Bespoke cardboard - Bruunshaab Gl. Papfabrik

Bespoke cardboard - Bruunshaab Gl. Papfabrik

Bespoke cardboard - Bruunshaab Gl. Papfabrik
Bespoke cardboard gift boxes for Stilleben Oak Boards

Our Oak Boards come in a cardboard gift box, made especially for Stilleben by Bruunshaab Gl. Papfabrik in Viborg, Jutland.

Bruunshaab has produced cardboard since 1919 and is one of the very few working cardboard factories still in operation in Denmark. In addition to cardboard production, Bruunshåb Gl. Papfabrik has been a working factory mu­seum since 1987. 


Photo by Rigetta Klint / Håndværk Bookazine
Photo by Rigetta Klint / Håndværk Bookazine

Behind the factory buildings, to the north, is a steep, forested slope. This wooded area is known as “Cardboard Wood” to the locals, due to partly being planted by a previous owner of the cardboard factory.

Before 1919, the buildings served as a clothes mill, and up until 1986 Bruunshaab was run entirely on commercial terms. After being declared bankrupt in 1986 and selling off some of the buildings, Bruunshaab Gl. Papfabrik reopened in 1987 as a factory museum. 


Photo by Rigetta Klint / Håndværk Bookazine

The machines and factory environment today has remained mainly the same since the 1950s and today Bruunshåb Gl. Papfabrik is the last factory in Den­mark to produce fibreboard.
Fibreboard is made from 100% recycled paper, including newsprint, print publications and the rolls from toilet paper and pa­per towels. Fibreboard is both stable and flexible. It is also pH-neu­tral and can be made in both undyed grey and bespoke colours. The cardboard for our gift boxes is undyed.


Photo by Rigetta Klint / Håndværk Bookazine


Photo by Rigetta Klint / Håndværk Bookazine

During the summer, visitors to the factory museum can observe the production and the old machines that turn wastepaper into cardboard. 

The factory supplies a number of companies in Den­mark and abroad. It also has a department that produces fibreboard boxes, luggage for children, waste bins and even biodegradable urns.

Stilleben has teamed up with Rue De Tokyo to launch a new project based on a unique selection of bedlinen and unisex sleepwear in a limited edition. 

New life to dead stock fabrics

Going through the archives of beautiful and high-quality Rue De Tokyo textiles, we decided to give them new life by creating a limited series for the bedroom from these various premium materials. Resulting in a unique selection of beddings and sleepwear in various patterns, structures and mellow tones.

David, creative director at Rue De Tokyo, tells: 

»Looking back at some of the textile stock we have at Rue De Tokyo, we wanted to give it new life. Material and texture have always been of great importance in my creative process and many times initiates my design. So, with these past high-quality fabrics at hand and the world’s resources in mind me and the STILLEBEN team decided to make a series of very limited products, that suited their assortment and was made from these so-called dead stock fabrics.«

Fashionable sleepwear for everyday use

Sleepwear as a casual outfit is a fashion trend that has been popular for years. It can be a fun and comfortable way to express your style and personality. There are many ways to style your sleepwear for different occasions and seasons. The styles has a classic and fashionable cut, and is made from crisp high-quality cotton for lasting use.

Limited stock – only in our Flagship Store

The Stilleben x Rue De Tokyo will be sold exclusively in our Flagship Store and comes in the models Harper pillowcase in 63x60 and Hagi duvet cover in 140x200, and unisex Skylar and Paxton.

Exclusively numbered

The series of very limited products are made from these so-called dead stock fabrics. And just like all limited series garments, these too will have an information label, stating the total amount of product produced and what number in the batch you’ve got in your hands.