Cutting Edges: Layered Back-Lit Paper Art Gets Deep & Dark
Together, Hari & Deepti (Deepti Nair and Harikrishnan Panicker) turn sets of two-dimensional cutouts into vivid and haunting three-dimensional dioramas, often set in shadowy fantasy ...
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Origami Microscope: Fifty-Cent Design is Crazy Durable
Not only is this a microscope made of paper, costing a total of fifty cents to produce, it can stand up to being thrown, stomped on and dunked in water. And it comes in a flat-pack of yardstick ...
Awe-Inspiring Art: 14 More Masters of Paper Sculpture
Most artists approach paper as a two-dimensional surface upon which to draw or paint. Others see it in an entirely different way, using it as an architectural material for the most unexpected of ...
Chromatic Vortex: 3D Art from 4,416 Sheets of Photo Paper
A site-specific installation in a New York City storefront, this twisting multi-colored tunnel was suspended in mid-air and held together with no less than 17,000 standard office bind ...
Macro to Micro: Intricate Paper Cut Art Inspired by Nature
What starts as a scientific study takes on a life of its own, guided only by the imagination of artist Rogan Brown as he transforms a sheet of paper into a masterful sculpture with thousands of ...
Stack on Sheets: Minimalist Printer Needs No Paper Tray
An elegant concept and beautifully executed, this thesis project strips away everything but the essentials from the process of printing, proposing a simple solution to reduce visual clutter in ...
Street Origami: 30,000 Pieces Folded to Create Colorful Art
An urban art play in multiple acts, this staged installation colorfully spans brick walls, stone steps and wood facades as part of an art festival in Angers, France. Mademoiselle ...
Paper City Animation: “Rise & Fold” of a Fragile Metropolis
Unfolding like a pop-up book in real time, this incredible little built landscape of buildings and bridges, trees and mountains, lampposts and benches rises from nothing then fades back into the ...
Rendering the Digital Physical: 10 Bitcoin Designs & Ideas
The crypto-currency Bitcoin is all over social media, blogs and news sites. But beyond the volatility, speculation and noise there is a fascinating question being asked and answered: from coins ...
Flexible Paper Sculptures Bend Reality + Warp Perceptions
At first glance, these sculptures look just like delicate porcelain or ceramic - but they hide a surprising secret. Beijing artist Li Hongbo's sculptures are actually made of thousands of layers ...
