Affiches Artifices by Pinaffo-Pluvinage is the first collection of printed fireworks
Affiches Artifices is a series of 10 posters to be ignited. Each poster is a little spectacle printed on paper, combining several pyrotechnic powders.
The ‘Nature in Motion’ pavilion by Ahmed El-Sharabassy is inspired by the UAE moving desert
At Dubai Design Week 2021, Ahmed El-Sharabassy has created the NATURE IN MOTION pavilion inspired by shapeshifting dune landscapes in the UAE. Made of sustainable and recyclable materials, the sinuous lightweight architecture provides multi-functional and multi-purpose public spaces and hosts an exhibition exploring compostable building materials and structures made of paper pulp.
Invisible Cities: paper architectures by Camille Benoit and Mariana Gella
For the INVISIBLE CITIES lockdown project, Camille Benoit and Mariana Gella have created fictional paper architectures at home.
6 architectural patterns for textiles, rugs and wallpapers thriving in Paris
From Renaissance perspectives to CAD software visualisations. 6 architectural patterns building up a trend at Maison & Objet and Paris Deco Off.
Nendo’s Watercolour collection looks like is made of painted paper
Nendo debuts at Design Basel 2018 with the poetic Watercolour collection: steel furniture were treated to look like they were cut our from a paper sheet with bleeding blue-hues.
Vegan design projects by Erez Nevi Pana show the way for a more sustainable approach
Recycled stools re-shaped by random salt crystallization, animal-free paper and silk clothes which harm no butterfly. Vegan design is possible, says Israeli designer Erez Nevi Pana.
OK GO’s OBSESSION music video features 567 printers creating multicolour animated backdrops
567 printers create kaleidoscopic backgrounds in OK GO’s OBSESSION music video which was shot in one take and performed to the camera with 1 millimeter accuracy.
Papier Machine alternative pop-up book allows to create electronic toys
ENSCI students Marion Pinaffo and Raphaël Pluvinage design Papier Machine playful booklet which allows to create responsive electronic toys from “powered” paper,
Shigeru Ban’s CARTA collection for wb form is made of cardboard tubes
The CARTA collection by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban features tables, stools, chairs and chaise lounges made of paper tubes used to store architectural drawings and birch plywood frames.
PINWU design team re-interprets ancient Chinese crafts from Yuhang, near Hangzhou
PINWU design team has spent four years of extensive research on Yuhang’s traditions to create a contemporary design set according to ancient Chinese craftsmanship.
NLXL launches Materials wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek
Piet Hein Eek designed a wallpaper collection with a three-dimensional effect that resembles architecture materials like marble, wood and brick.
Digital Handwriting
Moleskine and Livescribe smartpens presented a new collection of notebooks that tranlsates handwriting in digital files.
The Fox’s Den
Zim&Zou studio designed a window for Hermès store in Paseo de Gracià in Barcelona offering a sneak peek into a fox’s home completely hand-crafted in paper.
Paper Torch by Kazuhiro Yamanaka lits up by rolling a A4 paper sheet
A piece of paper and a battery operated LED: these are the basic components that Japanese designer Kazuhiro Yamanaka would need to create his genial PAPER TORCH.
MOLO Modular Living
Vancouver brand MOLO is a modular paper-made design system that was born by Stephanie Forsythe + Todd MacAllen’s architectural explorations.