Refold is commercialising recyclable, foldable desks.

Refold, a furniture design spin-out of Massey University, has developed a cardboard desk which can be folded up, is portable and fully recyclable while being sturdy enough to hold the weight of a person.

The desk was developed by visual communication design graduates Fraser Callaway and Oliver Ward. Their aim was to build a lightweight, recyclable solution for office furniture. It consists of four parts which fit and hold together without the need for tools or glue.

The company, based…