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Personal project inspired by the traditional folding paper Carlos Meira was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, where he attended the Arts Course. He worked as an art director in many advertising agencies and moved to Portugal in the beginning of the nineties. In Europe he developed […]
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Taking inspiration from the Dutch seaside, Netherlands-based design studio VasiliLights produces both DIY and fully-assembled paper light shades in the form of aquatic life. The paper shades come in a variety of colors and sizes. VasiliLights: etsy Via: thisiscolossal.com
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Circling is an extremely personal project, one that came from trying to deal with a period of intense fear and worry. Bright colours and happy thoughts are usually our driving forces, but some days take their toll, and this was our way of dealing with anxiety. Making something constructive out of a stressful state of […]
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“I found my silence” is a series of personal work of finding peace and silence our ever changing world. It’s about accepting the growth and the death which is always present. Eiko Ojala is a renowned illustrator and graphic designer. He lives in Tallinn, Estonia. He works mostly digitally and draws everything by hand. Within […]
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Colombia-based artist Diana Beltran Herrera has been fascinated by birds since she was a child, however it wasn’t until four years ago that she started working with their forms. Her incredibly lifelike depictions are built entirely out of cut paper and imitate a variety of bird species from all over the world. Each iteration of […]
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Working with compact rolls of Japanese mulberry paper in a myriad of colors, artist Lisa Nilsson painstakingly creates anatomical figures and textile patterns using a centuries-old technique called quilling. In her latest artworks Jardine and Gospel, Nilsson was inspired by the patterns of an Islamic carpet and an 8th century gospel cover. The carpet piece […]
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Mixed-media artist Amy Genser’s masterful fingers can make bold ocean reefs swirl across canvases just by cutting, rolling, and arranging countless tubes of colored mulberry paper. The abstract quality of having the variably-sized paper sprout up in differing directions mimics the unpredictability of the natural world. It’s this particular quality that Genser is inspired by, […]
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At first glance, London-based architect and designer Umut Yamac’s Perch Light series looks like carefully folded pieces of origami art. However, they’re fully functional lamps that invite viewers to touch them. The simplicity of the life-size “paper” bird sculptures are, in Yamac’s own words, poetry. Turn the lights down low and watch the birds glow […]
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Series of insects we made for IGEPA Benelux, we made these insects out of used and recycled paper. Creative director: Jim Van Raemdonck Graphic Designers: Phoebe De Corte, Dries Caeckebeke Interns: Claar De Waele, Sil De Boeck Making off: Ludovica Saccenti “It begins with an idea, and then it becomes something else.” Soon […]
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Barcelona-based paper artist Raya Sader Bujana designed these fantastic serial plane paper figures in collaboration with photographer Garcia Mendez for an Olympic themed stock photography shoot. Each figure is cut from up to 150 pieces of paper joined by hundreds of tiny 3mm separators to create the delicate layering effect. Raya Sader Bujana: instagram / […]
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Mindaugas Cesnavicius: deviantArt / flickr
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“The medium I use is something most people encounter as an everyday object – paper. I try to turn that ordinary object into something extraordinary. Something that asks the viewer to stop, to take a second look, and to think outside the box. I first got into paper art through pop-ups. At school, I had […]
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