Intricate and Delightful 3D Paper Architecture by Christina Lihan
When one thinks of construction materials, paper is probably the last idea that comes to mind. Artist Christina Lihan of Lihan Studio creates intricate buildings with fascinating details by using hand-cut paper. Her works (discovered on My Modern Met) are amazing three-dimensional replicas of famous bridges, various landmarks and buildings across the world, such as the Eiffel Tower or the Taj Mahal.
Here is a statement from the artist revealing further details of her sculptural paper buildings: “These artworks are made using unpainted, plain watercolor paper. I use very heavy 300 lb. cold press paper: Lanaquarelle, Arches and Fabriano. Although the pieces look like sculpture, they hang on the wall and range from 2″ to 6″ deep. They are framed in shadow box frames, which I usually make, out of wood, either stained or left natural, depending on the piece“. We invite you to patiently check out the impressive details of each design and let us know if you find Christina’s projects as delightfully entangled as we do.
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D.Y.O. (Design Your Own) Paper Craft Kit
“Fairminds is a fair trade co-creation platform in the Netherlands. It aims to get young consumers (18 – 28) to participate in fair trade consumption, co-create with fair trade producers and activate others to start consuming fair trade products. Fairminds asked TrendsActive to create this (online) co-creation platform and it’s identity including a new fair trade product to be sold in Dutch stores. The result: the D.Y.O. (Design Your Own) paper craft kit. The paper craft kit is a package full of different sheets of paper from all over the world. It contains sheets from old Tunisian schoolbooks, paper made from elephant poop from Sri Lanka and more.”
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Robot made from paper spells doom for the trees in the Robopocalypse (video)
A paper tiger might have a bark that’s worse than its bite, but that proverb might not be valid once you’ve seen the Mechanical Paper Robot. The brainchild of artist / genius Kikousya, it’s entirely constructed from dead trees, a few rubber bands and some dowel. We suggest you watch the amazing video after the break and, if you’re looking to build your own, head down to the source link for the instructions. After all, given the cost of those robotic bulls, scary babies and giant mecha, Skynet’s gonna need some wallet-friendly foot-soldiers for the Robopocalypse.
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The Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine: paper sketchbooks and journals get connected
Evernote has trotted out an update to its iOS app and accompanied the software release with an announcement of a collaboration with Moleskine. Yes, you read that correctly. The digital note-taking application has teamed up with the analog sktechbook maker to produce the Evernote Smart Notebook. Designed specifically for the refreshed iPhone and iPad software, the notebooks allow users to snag written notes or drawings right off the paper and archive them with the app — making them searchable and organized for future reference. So where exactly does the tech angle come in? First, pages are lined using a dotted pattern that is optimized for the upated mobile software.
With the new Page Camera feature, photos of pages are shot and automatically given a proper contrast adjustment. The add-on also finds the aforementioned dots are corrects a skewed photo. Last but certainly not least, each Smart Notebook comes with a set of Smart Stickers. Evernote will now recognize each of these and apply the appropriate tags before sorting. While the stickers come with pre-defined tags, they are customizable to accomodate your particular sensibilities. These pseudo-digital Moleskines will be available in both pocket (3.5 x 5.5 inches / 8.89 x 13.97 cm) and large (5 x 8.25 inches / 12.7 x 20.96 cm) sizes, carrying $25 and $30 price tags when they hit shelves October 1st. If you can’t contain your excitement, head on to the coverage link below to pre-order yours now.
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Leave a commentSenac’s Paper Airplane Goes Down in Flames
Established in 1946, Senac — originally SENAC, short for Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial; National Commercial Training Service in English — is a vocational trade education institution in Brazil where it has presence all over the country with over 580 locations. It employs over 23,000 faculty members that teach more than 54,000 combined classes to 1,150,000 students a year. In other words: it’s big. Earlier this month, Senac introduced a new logo, designed by Rio de Janeiro-based Packaging Brands, and a new advertising campaign by Ogilvy.
“The logo features a stylized paper plane, formed by the junction of triangles, like an arrow, pointing toward the new, the future. Professional education is the vehicle of this transformation of lives, enabling the rise of the personal and professional Brazilian accompanying the trajectory of social and economic success of the country,” explains Sidney Cunha, director general of the National Senac. […] Regarding the colors, blue and orange contemplate freedom (the choice of what you want to be in the future), innovation (creativity who becomes for education) and lightness (a simplicity that enables the flight entrepreneur).
— Press Release (Google Translated)
Samples of old facade.
Samples of new facade.
TV spot.
I wasn’t going to post this project because the result is so bad but it is my duty to the profession to report on all outcomes. This is an especially sobering occurrence of poor identity design because of Senac’s vast presence throughout Brazil, deploying this thing en masse. The old logo was already bad, but at least it was bad in that naive kind of way that it was the 1970s and nobody knew any better other than slap Helvetica inside some abstract shapes — a practice that led to great results by capable designers, not the case here. The new one, however, is presumably done with all the knowledge that comes from twenty-first century branding and what appears to be common sense rationalization: a stylized paper airplane, forward-looking-ness, transformation, etc. But the execution is so so terribly bad. The icon is perhaps okay. It almost looks like a paper airplane and there is some clichéd dynamism to it. But then we come to the typography. Words can’t begin to convey how inappropriate this is. Each character is progressively worse, starting with the truncated “S” through the stemless “n” and culminating in quite possibly the worst “c” ever drawn since Lithos. To think that this logo could last as long as the old one (1969) makes me want to jump off an airplane. And not a paper one.
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Unique Kitchen Made From Recycled, Eco-Friendly Paper
Sustainability has been THE buzz word of the past few years and manufacturers have been under increasing pressure to reduce the carbon footprint of the products that they bring to market. Using recycled materials is one way that they have sought to do this. But one company has taken this in a very unexpected direction by producing a kitchen made from recycled, eco-friendly paper. Italian kitchen manufacturer Key Cucine has used PaperStone, an innovative new material composed of recycled paper fiber and non-petroleum-based resins to create the Eco kitchen designed by Alessio Bassan. The original design features a checkerboard modular surface in four different shades suspended on a recessed base. Meticulous attention has been paid to details, such as the PaperStone sink with sunken taps and the board, which provides extra preparation space. The kitchen also benefits from recessed handles making the doors easier to open without interrupting the smooth, clean design.
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Leave a commentThe Soap & Paper Factory: The Bella Collection
The Soap & Paper Factory’s new collection has an old world feel and a natural heart. Check out photos of The Bella Collection and an interview with one of the creators of Soap & Paper Factory: Lisa Devo.
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Detailed Paper Architecture by Dutch Artist Ingrid Siliakus
These amazing intricate details created by Amsterdam-based artist Ingrid Siliakus have been gathered under the name “Paper Architecture“. Miniature architectural details rise from thin folds of paper to shape three-dimensional artistic pieces. All those windows, corners and rooftops were designed to fit within a frame that imitates skylines and casts interesting shadows. Cubes, mock-ups, pop-ups – all pieces are unique, but a special one is dedicated to the study of Gaudi’s astonishing work and named “Reflection on Sagrada Familia”. From prototype to detailed results, the Paper Architecture series were created by designing each layer with careful consideration, as an architect would design a building. Here are a few words on how the artist works: “To design a pattern from scratch, the artist needs the skills of an architect to create a two-dimensional design, which, with the patience and precision of a surgeon, becomes an ingenious three-dimensional wonder of paper. After the design stage, creating a paper architecture art work is done by a combination of detailed cutting and folding. The paperweight Ingrid uses for her creations varies from 160 to 300 gram.”Has any of you tried any cutting/folding techniques?
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10 CommentsJonathan Adler Cottonelle Toilet Paper Roll Covers
“Since toilet paper was invented more than 100 years, it has been taken for granted. Tossed into a cabinet or shoved into a closet, the same bath tissue that has taken care of your bum has been downright disrespected—until now. The Cottonelle brand tapped world renowned designer Jonathan Adler, known for his cheeky and energetic designs in home décor, to design the brand’s spring collection of toilet paper roll covers. The new line of roll covers arrives just in time for the New Year, when many people are making resolutions to get organized, and offer a perfect way for consumers to organize and affordably indulge in a designer piece for their bathrooms.
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Christmas Vacation Wrapping Paper
Christmas Vacation themed wrapping paper! Hand illustrated and Designed by Alicia Waters and printed by Drew Binkley of Monkey Ink Design.
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