How can museums (and communities) reduce their carbon footprint with Stooly furniture?

Museums, guardians of heritage, can also be guardians of the environment. These museums are increasingly aware of their influence on the public and their environmental impact. Among the many initiatives to reduce their carbon footprint, the interior design of the museum space plays a key role. Stooly furniture offers an ecological and aesthetic alternative to traditional solutions. Organizations such as ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) and WWF often publish reports on the ecological impact of different materials.

Why choose Stooly to design a corner in a museum?

• Eco-design: Made from recycled cardboard and fully recyclable, this furniture significantly reduces waste and the use of non-renewable raw materials.

• Lightweight and easy to transport: Cardboard is a lightweight material, which makes it easier to transport and set up furniture, thus reducing energy consumption related to logistics.

• Endlessly customizable: Stooly furniture can be customized to fit any museum's requirements, whether it's a temporary exhibition or a permanent fixture.

• Aesthetics and design: Contrary to popular belief, cardboard can be used to create elegant designer furniture, in perfect harmony with the cultural world of a museum.

The advantages of cardboard furniture for museums:

• Reducing carbon footprint: By opting for cardboard furniture, museums help reduce their energy consumption and waste production.
  The carbon footprint of each piece of furniture depends on many factors, but here's a rough estimate to compare the two types of chairs.

→ Classic chairs: A classic wooden or metal chair can have a carbon footprint of around 10 to 30 kg CO2e per chair, depending on the type of material and the manufacturing process.

→ Cardboard chairs (Stooly): A cardboard chair could have a carbon footprint of around 2 to 5 kg CO2e per chair, due to the lighter material, less energy-intensive production, and more efficient transportation.

Figures that speak for themselves: A Parisian museum opted for Stooly furniture by replacing 30 classic chairs with cardboard stools. It reduced its carbon footprint by 85%. In concrete terms, this represents 510 kg of CO2e saved . A great example of how every little bit helps.

• Flexibility: Origami furniture is modular and can be easily adapted to a museum's changing needs and unusual surfaces.

• Competitive cost: Cardboard is a less expensive material than wood or metal, which allows for savings on setup costs. Especially since Stooly offers a range of materials for rental for certain events.

• Communication on environmental commitment: In the era of social networks, by choosing cardboard, museums affirm their commitment to the environment and enhance their image with the public.

Examples of use in museums:

• Setting up temporary exhibitions: Cardboard furniture can be used to create original and ephemeral scenographies.

• Creation of mediation spaces: Cardboard tables, benches or shelves can create user-friendly spaces for visitors.

• Storage: Cardboard can also be used to create aesthetic and functional storage for collectibles.

In conclusion, Stooly folding furniture offers museums a sustainable, economical, and aesthetic solution to reduce their environmental impact. By choosing Stooly, museums can combine respect for the environment with heritage enhancement. This furniture can offer a significant reduction in carbon footprint compared to conventional chairs, which are heavy and bulky. This saving is particularly notable in terms of materials and transport, although the shorter lifespan of cardboard chairs may limit some long-term benefits. However, for communities looking to reduce their ecological footprint, purchasing cardboard furniture is an attractive alternative.