For a new art project, the designer Martin Postler has investigated the history, the aesthetics and the lethal seductiveness of the Kalashnikov. He has freed the AK-47 from its terrible capacity to injure and kill by deconstructing it into a paper model construction set. At the end of the construction process each person can decide if they would like to hang their own AK-47 on the wall, paint it, customize it with stickers or simply burn it. Then ultimately this AK-47 thankfully remains a piece of paper.
i'm taking this thread slightly sideways, i guess, because this is only about paper (unless you want to construct something with these gorgeous examples.
a selection of decorated and decorative papers from Europe, primarily Germany, France and Italy, produced between the 17th and 19th centuries are collected at the UW LIbrary (USA).
2 examples of the nearly 300 patterns displayed:
(screenshots at 25% and 100%)
and... as a reminder of the basic technique (simplified), this Japanese (warning:bamboo flute) man is "painting on water" - oil and dyes floated on water and manipulated.
The Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun was first produced by the Swiss company Oerlikon Contraves in 1914, it was either sold to or stolen by all sides during WWI and WWII and continues to be used today.
These paper sculptures are part of a gorgeous window display at Liberty. The display was comissioned by The Crafts Council and designed and created by paper artist Andy Singleton to celebrate the opening of the Liberty Stationery Room on March 10th.
Each year CPNB (Collective Promotion Dutch Literature) Organised the Dutch Book Week to Promote Dutch literature. And Every year a specific genre is Being profiled. This year the (auto) biography is featured. This is translated in the theme 'Geschreven Portretten', Which Translates in Written Portraits. " Van Wanted Etcetera created the campaign s, which show the Different faces behind the (auto) biographies. Anne Frank, Vincent van Gogh, Louis van Gaal and Kader Abdollah (writer of the Book Week biographic give away). Souverein made the artwork and did an amazing job Creating realistic images. Even original book pages Were Used for the text inside the portraits to get right structure for each 'portrait. Concept: Markus Ravenhorst, Maarten Reynen Artwork: Souverein
By means of an origami-inspired folding technique, the nascent flower, still only a bud, defolds in three frozen moments, to ultimately form the calyx of a blossoming flower. In this third moment of the growing process, the flow¬er almost reaches back the form from which it originally/technically sprang, the hemisphere, thus being at the same time the first and the last invisible moment.
This installation, called "Moments of Growth", has deliberately been kept simple, free from any additional decoration or glaze in order to emphasize the purity of the form and to preserve the natural colour of the clay.
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Italian toy designer Filippo Perin has recently presented a first preview of his latest paper toy project called ‘Box Cans’.
lots more good stuff at Hyperbole Studios
city blocks were cut by hand and forms a delicate paper art. only one original panel of each exist.
kate forrester
robert the makes redonculous creations from books, and that.
zim & zou
AK47 - Paper Gun Model Kit
For a new art project, the designer Martin Postler has investigated the history, the aesthetics and the lethal seductiveness of the Kalashnikov. He has freed the AK-47 from its terrible capacity to injure and kill by deconstructing it into a paper model construction set. At the end of the construction process each person can decide if they would like to hang their own AK-47 on the wall, paint it, customize it with stickers or simply burn it. Then ultimately this AK-47 thankfully remains a piece of paper.
"Chrysler - Paper City"
Pawel Nolbert & Lukasz Murgrabia for Chrysler
kinda cheating, right?
TINE DE RUYSSER Jewellery made from current banknotes
also check out her wearable metal, and copper lacework stuff - tre hot!
yes. and be sure to ask for the veal.
discarded lottery tickets and cardboard (some cast plastic, wood, steel, and a mirror).
they have made many more lottery ticket creations.
Ghost of a dream
nikki salk's and amy flurry's papercut project
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this... is a different kind of worthy.
rolling rolling rolling
downloadable steampunk-style robot update to the classic Skull-A-Day papercraft skull with moving jaw.
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i'm taking this thread slightly sideways, i guess, because this is only about paper (unless you want to construct something with these gorgeous examples.
a selection of decorated and decorative papers from Europe, primarily Germany, France and Italy, produced between the 17th and 19th centuries are collected at the UW LIbrary (USA).
2 examples of the nearly 300 patterns displayed:
(screenshots at 25% and 100%)
and... as a reminder of the basic technique (simplified), this Japanese (warning:bamboo flute) man is "painting on water" - oil and dyes floated on water and manipulated.
paper soldiers refight the battle of Waterloo on your desk (if you want).
first pic is a link to the site.
site has several more. Anastassia Elias
more jen stark
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closeup of her V
more pix at Bianca Chang's website
marshall alexander
Philip Valdez creates intricate Steampunk sculptures, and they very much look Victoria, except the part that they are mostly paper, and not bronze.
The Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun was first produced by the Swiss company Oerlikon Contraves in 1914, it was either sold to or stolen by all sides during WWI and WWII and continues to be used today.
After Effects
they look really cool. you'd have to have a special kind of stoicism to wear them, i think..... that or get paid really well.
Paper Eyelashes.
where should we go?
pop up book illustrated and designed by nate coonrod. produced for nokia at Wieden + Kennedy NY
These paper sculptures are part of a gorgeous window display at Liberty. The display was comissioned by The Crafts Council and designed and created by paper artist Andy Singleton to celebrate the opening of the Liberty Stationery Room on March 10th.
Written Portraits
Dutch Book week campaign
Each year CPNB (Collective Promotion Dutch Literature) Organised the Dutch Book Week to Promote Dutch literature. And Every year a specific genre is Being profiled. This year the (auto) biography is featured. This is translated in the theme 'Geschreven Portretten', Which Translates in Written Portraits. " Van Wanted Etcetera created the campaign s, which show the Different faces behind the (auto) biographies. Anne Frank, Vincent van Gogh, Louis van Gaal and Kader Abdollah (writer of the Book Week biographic give away). Souverein made the artwork and did an amazing job Creating realistic images. Even original book pages Were Used for the text inside the portraits to get right structure for each 'portrait.
Concept: Markus Ravenhorst, Maarten Reynen
Artwork: Souverein
moments of growth