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Pia’s Picks: cardboard boxes for all your organising needs

Pia Seidel
10.3.2025
Translation: Patrik Stainbrook

Cardboard often gets lost among all the chic plastics and precious metals that surround us. But precisely this simplicity makes it an unmistakable beauty.

Cardboard – we all know it as packaging material for eggs, pizza or parcels. Most of the time, it’s simply thrown out after a short period of use. But cardboard can do so much more. It can offer creative storage solutions and give your home an individual touch. The following design pieces show how this everyday material can be used in a clever and quirky way.

Hako and Stacie cardboard boxes

For example, there are the Hako boxes from Oyoy. According to the manufacturer, they were inspired by Japanese culture, combining minimalist and elegant design. They help to keep your room tidy, while the desaturated colours create a calming atmosphere.

Cardboard class for the home: simple boxes…
Cardboard class for the home: simple boxes…
Source: Oyoy
… that still keep things tidy with their appearance.
… that still keep things tidy with their appearance.
Source: Oyoy
Whether in the living room, hallway or bathroom, cardboard boxes like these help to sort clutter.
Whether in the living room, hallway or bathroom, cardboard boxes like these help to sort clutter.
Source: Oyoy

Stacie stackable boxes from Broste Copenhagen also impress with their clear lines and subtle, chic accents. They’re made from a particularly thick and sturdy cardboard-MDF combo that’s strong enough to both store knick-knacks and serve as a side table.

Cardboard boxes for stacking are light and save space.
Cardboard boxes for stacking are light and save space.
Source: Broste Copenhagen
The individual compartments are useful for organising objects.
The individual compartments are useful for organising objects.
Source: Broste Copenhagen

Clever design for everyday use

These two examples and the following favourites from our shop show that you can make cool and practical things out of simple materials using clever design. They prove how stylishly you can stage objects such as these at home.

Boxes like these are the ideal solution to combine your love of order with a cool decorative twist.
Boxes like these are the ideal solution to combine your love of order with a cool decorative twist.
Source: Hay
Whether for jewellery or other small items, this design cuts a fine figure.
Whether for jewellery or other small items, this design cuts a fine figure.
Source: Hay
Puik-art Tammy piggy bank (20 x 16 x 19 cm)
Piggy banks
CHF23.90

Puik-art Tammy piggy bank

20 x 16 x 19 cm

Zeller Present Storage Box 25x35x20 fly (25 x 35 x 20 cm)
Storage boxes
CHF18.70

Zeller Present Storage Box 25x35x20 fly

25 x 35 x 20 cm

Broste Copenhagen Aufbewahrungsbox Stacie
Storage boxes
CHF139.–

Broste Copenhagen Aufbewahrungsbox Stacie

Broste Copenhagen Aufbewahrungsbox Stacie
Storage boxes
CHF139.–

Broste Copenhagen Aufbewahrungsbox Stacie

In my Pia’s Picks series, I regularly showcase my favourite finds – things I might not need, but definitely want.

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Pia Seidel
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Like a cheerleader, I love celebrating good design and bringing you closer to everything furniture- and interior design- related. I regularly curate simple yet sophisticated interior ideas, report on trends and interview creative minds about their work.

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