No longer do I have to be homesick for my beloved Chitown thanks to the fine folks over at Wurlington Brothers Press, who publish the Build Your Own Chicago series of scale model postcards. Each card can be cut and assembled into a miniature paper model of a prominent Chicago landmarks. Inspired by the “Micromodels” […]
Dutch artist Evelien Lohbeck‘s “Paper Notebook” video showcases some very clever & quirky interactions with sketchbooks. I’m pretty sure there must be a similar Firefox theme out there – just wish I could get YouTube to load up in graphite as well.
At last, something to do with that pile of toilet paper tubes you’ve been saving all these years! (There’s no point denying it; we know how you are.) Then again, you’d be lucky to have the mad skillz of sculptor Junior Jacquet, who’s made a career out of sculpting cardboard. His toilet paper tube faces, […]
This in from the comments: Back in the late 80s, Maarten van Gelder had already come up with a set of origami gears: Neat gears, but they only tell part of the story. Van Gelder’s work is amazing, and his commitment to help explain it is fantastic. Maarten van Gelder is a retired programmer, who […]
Although it’s been years since I’ve done much papercraft to speak of, it’s always been a craftform that’s fascinated me. When I was a kid, I used to get those Dover Publication papercraft books, of castles and other historical buildings, and I’d spend countless hours cutting, folding, and gluing. I made an entire Medieval castle […]
Bert Simons is an amazing paper sculptor living in the Netherlands. His work is incredible, and there are some details about his technique and portfolio on his site. One thing that is fascinating is his technique for 3d scanning. His early explorations in 3d modeling were done with a cheapie laser from a saw. After […]
Flickr user Gardenque created this exacting replica of a Korg MS-20 synthesizer in white. Elegant! – Paper Sculpture: In a Quiet Corner of Sussex [via Matrixsynth]
