For much of it’s life cardboard has been perceived as paper’s poor relation, far removed from the much revered hybrid parent material. Thought initialy designed with durability in mind, cardboard has risen from the anonymity of a utilitarian product; it is almost fair to say that it is now imbued with a desirability to rival any creative material. This change of purpose has not been sudden and is not conclusive, but the recent proliferation of it’s use in design and art is asserting cardboard as a legitimate creative material.
Source: Michael Czerwinski, The cardboard story unfolds