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Layered 3D Paper Savanna Landscape

Layered Paper Savanna Landscape

Nick Meeuws, a Netherlands based designer, has created this extensively detailed landscape of the Savanna complete with and elephant, meerkat and monkey. Also with the perfect colors and gradations to really make you feel the heat of the desert and sun. He used a layering technique which adds depth to the piece making it more three dimensional.

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3D Relief Cityscape Paper Sculptures

3D Relief Cityscape Paper Sculptures

Christina Lihan, who was formally trained as an architect, has created these astoundingly detailed architectural reliefs by intricately hand cutting paper. Her works are mostely sculptural, three-dimensional reliefs of skyscrapers, cityscapes, historic buildings, and European and American landmarks. Throughout her process she carves, cuts, scores, bends and folds watercolor paper by hand to form facades that come alive with shadows, texture, light and details.

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2013 Paper Craft Wallpaper by Ink Studio

2013 Wallpaper by Ink Studio

Ink Studio is a Brussels based design studio that has created this amazing wallpaper for the year 2013. They have managed to combine a series of beautiful colors and produce what looks to be a very complex paper craft having layer upon layer of eye-catching detail, making it an outstanding piece, so why wouldn’t you want it for your desktop? You can download the 1920 x 1200 wallpaper here.

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Interview With Paper Engineer Matt Shlian

Interview With Paper Engineer Matt Shlian

“As a paper engineer, Matt Shlian‘s work is rooted in print media, book arts, and commercial design, though he frequently finds himself collaborating with a cadre of scientists and researchers who are just now recognizing the practical connections between paper folding and folding at microscopic and nanoscopic scales.” — Ghostly International

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Cartographic Paper Sculptures

Cartographic Paper Sculptures

Matthew Picton is a UK-based artist who uses strips of paper from both historic and fictional texts to assemble maps from around the world.

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New Platonic

New Platonic

Benja Harney, Australian based paper artist, has a new series of exploration in paper surrounding Platonic Solids. His latest exhibition encompassed making these forms with the use of paper only and NO GLUE! Each miniature paper crafted object interlocks into one another creating stunning patterns. Be sure to check out our interview with Benja as well, he is quite a talented individual if I do say so myself.

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30,000 Swarming Paper Moths

30,000 Swarming Paper Moths

Carlos Amorales is based out of Mexico City with a broad selection of works in areas such as large installations, performance, drawing, painting and animation. This piece entitled Black Cloud is a site-specific installation in which the artist, along with the help of 14 others, arranged more than 30,000 black paper moths to the walls and ceilings of several galleries.

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Here’s Looking At Euclid

Here's Looking At Euclid

In collaboration with Moo for their Luxe Project, Helen Friel designed this beautiful series inspired by Oliver Byrne’s 1847 version of Euclid’s Element, which are also very reminicent of Piet Mondrian paintings. These were created for ‘an initiative that teams creatives with Luxe Business Cards, and helps good causes as well. Each designer’s collection is showcased for a month with 100% of net proceeds from sales going to the designer’s charity of choice.’ Her cards can be purchased on the site and be sure to check out the interview about the project as well.

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Red Battle by LoSiento

Red Battle by Lo Siento

LoSiento has made this awesome paper geode covered with army men that was part of a collective exhibition at N2 gallery in Barcelona which was commissioned by Kognitif.

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Paper Tomtit Sculpture By Kiki Peeters

Paper Tomtit Sculpture By Kiki Peeters

There have been several different paper birds featured throughout the site, this however is one that I have never heard of. The Tomtit is a bird within the Australian robin family that is generally found in New Zealand. Haarlem Netherlands-based artist Kiki Peeters, inspired by trips to taxidermy museums, has created her paper crafted rendition of the Tomtit. This sculpture uses several different layers mimicking that of the layers of feathers found on a bird achieving a life-like quality overall. Be sure to check out her site to see more of her paper crafted animals. There is a sneak peek of the tiger below.

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