June 28, 2014
HiiH Lights makes some of the loveliest lamps in the world (IMHO). They make their papers by hand, airbrush and wax them to perfection. Visit their new website, and they have a retail shop in Portland, OR.
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June 21, 2014
Happy Solstice Everyone! May you reach for the sun like these sprouts.
Check this out: the Cooper Hewitt Museum has put together this amazing video Design Dictionary. It looks like a work in progress, but they’ve already …
June 14, 2014
Happy Father’s Day!
Check out this fun Father’s Day card tutorial by Sparkfun Electronics. I took a pop-up/light-up card workshop at Sparkfun in Boulder a couple of months ago. These electronics are so tiny and make incorporating light, sound …
June 7, 2014
Pop-Up lovers, did you see this post in The Guardian featuring Robert Sabuda’s 10 favorite pop-up books? Robert’s work as well as that of several listed in his top 10 (Marion Bataille, David Carter, and David Pelham) is featured in …
May 31, 2014
The Wish had its public unveiling last night in Thornton, CO. This is a permanent installation with a sound component. If you’re ever in the Denver area, I hope that you will be able to visit and experience the piece.…
May 24, 2014
Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami is currently on exhibit at the Bellevue Arts Museum, May 16 – September 21, 2014.
In case you didn’t see his work on Colossal this week, Peter Gentenaar is a paper …
May 17, 2014
Love Boston, history, architecture, pop ups? Support The Freedom Trail Pop-Up Book kickstarter project and acquire a copy of what looks to be a spectacular book.
More pop-ups in this article about Colette Fu’s work. You can learn how to …
May 10, 2014
Miriam Londoño, an artist from Colombia who is now living in Holland, describes her work as paper calligraphy. She is showing her work in several countries right now – check out her FB page to find out where.
Hemp …
May 3, 2014
They keep saying that paper will become obsolete, yet artists, craftspeople, designers and creatives are keeping it alive and well. A healthy number of people are even making paper by hand (in some cultures they are still using age-old traditions). …