CARTONLAB MEETS LATINARQ. PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT. CARDBOARD DESIGNERS.

CartonLab Inc.(Spain) and LatinARQ (Chile), two leading companies in innovative CARDBOARD structural designs in cardboard, are now launching their strategic international partnership. Through this alliance, both companies, are pushing forward the knowledge and use of sustainable materials in ephemeral architecture designs for exhibitions, events, trade shows,  and products.

The agreement opens up wonderful opportunities, allowing clients of both companies to develop their projects in Spain, Europe, USA, and Chile (LatinARQ base). The alliance outlook in 2016 is to spread to other countries in Latin America.

CartonLab is an eco-design and forward thinking studio founded in 2010 in Spain. In 2016, it has begun launching operations in the USA from its headquarters in Orlando Florida. Cartonlab team has carried out around 300 projects worldwide, with special focus in Europe. Their sustainable projects have been featured on Spain National Media as TVE or El País.

“Environmental responsibility and sustainability are here to stay. CARDBOARD opens up doors for designing in incredible new ways. Products are not only Green, but they also have a specific purpose as well as they are easy to the eye. We are happy to have found and agreed to collaborate with LatinARQ, Chile’s market is leaning towards eco-designs.”

 Diego Mendez Canon
CEO Americas CartonLAB Inc
Orlando USA

LatinARQ is a design firm of architects dedicated to sustainable construction. It was created in Santiago de Chile, aiming at research, development, and implementation of innovative and friendly products to the environment. “LITE de LatinARQ” is the name of their business line for ephemeral architecture, which focuses on events, trade shows, and product development. During 2015, it was endorsed by the Program “Capital Semilla. Corfo” and “Xanita Authorised Designer”, being pioneers in LATAM in the use of this certification.

“We find CARDBOARD a very simple and humble material, in which many amazing qualities come together. It allows designers to have an endless amount of opportunities to work with creativity in the field of ephemeral architecture. Nowadays, thanks to years of experiences behind, we have even ventured to design furniture, refurbishment projects, and dwelling designs. For us, resistance, lightness and readiness are just a few of the main advantages of working with cardboard.”

Cristina Bustamante, Architect
Founding partner LatinARQ

This Alliance shows how the designing and producing with cardboard is here to stay, as an alternative with plenty of advantages compared to what traditionally has been used by the advertising industry (foam, PVC, MDF, among others). Companies such as Cartonlab and LatinARQ have proved through their projects and creations that designing sustainable is not at odds with high-quality standards.