sunday newsletter
a designboom.com publication
February 2011, 13
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every sunday we choose a topic from the vast archive of designboom
today: paper
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siba sahabi: kerameikos paper porcelain
published 02.04.11
adopting its name from an area in athens that was known for centuries as the potters' quarter, the collection reflects an aesthetic that was originally established by ancient greek ceramicists.
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saq + zirkumflex: botoxcloud
published 02.02.11
the two-part work explores ideas of complexity and construction through a cloud-like assemblage of modular lights.
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yang yongliang: cigarette ash landscape
published 01.17.11
in the installation, black and white photographs are cut and collaged to mimic cigarette ash.
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jen stark: paper art
published 01.15.11
artist jen starck intricately cuts sheets of colored paper and layers them in topographic landscapes or spiraling kaleidoscopes of color.
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origami by brian chan
published 01.09.11
the paper world populated by brian chan's origami designs includes people, insects, ships, vegetables, and manga characters.
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ryuji nakamura: cornfield
published 11.26.10
constructed solely of glue and paper, the structural formalities of the piece balance logic, technique and aesthetics. its size measures 53.90 m2 with a total volume of around 100m3, expressing a feeling of filling a great space with a rigorous geometry, while transmitting an ephemeral sense of weightlessness.
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paper breakfast
published 11.05.10
paper breakfast is a project created by a french design collective with fitting name, paper donut.
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anastassia elias: rolls
published 09.08.10
paris based artist anastassia elias typically works in the mediums of painting and illustration, but she recently undertook a new project of silhouettes encased inside toilet paper rolls.
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sascha nordmeyer: paper plants and flowers
published 09.06.10
these colourful exotic flowers are actually made entirely form paper by designer sascha nordmeye , who is german born and now based in reims, france.
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anna wili highfield: paper sculptures
published 08.08.10
often of the winged and hooved variety mounted on wood blocks, her pieces are similar to taxidermy work--but albeit on the whimsical side.
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'going west' animation by andersen m studio
published 11.30.09
'going west' is a stop-motion film produced by colenso BBDO and animated by andersen m studio. it was created for the new zealand book council, a non-profit organization that promotes writers and artists from the country.
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iPhone app design products
published 09.25.09
the 'notepod' by jacky winter and inventive labs is a 100 page notebook in the shape of the iPhone. another product also intended to help with app design is the the iPhone stencil kit from design commission which has recently been updated to include new icons.
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'slash: paper under the knife' preview
published 09.10.09
the museum of arts and design will begin a new exhibition next month dedicated to the phenomenon of cut paper in contemporary art
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cru de ladies: mundo de papel
published 09.07.09
cru de ladies and BBDO mexico recently created the spot 'mundo de papel' for scribe. the ad shows a student awaken in a world where everything is made of paper with sketched details.
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sam winston: romeo and juliet
published 08.04.09
for one of his most recent artworks sam winston cut every word from a copy of shakespeare's 'romeo and juliet' and separated them into three categories: passion, rage, and indifference. he then cut each letter individually and worked them into patterns.
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