A little peek into the world of paper artistry
These might make you think twice about throwing out your paper scraps and cardboard cuttings! Utterly inspiring upcycling cuteness by Blanca Helga. Looking at these makes me want to start cutting and pasting pronto – heading to my paper bin now :) Btw, Blanca has an Etsy store here.
Santa has arrived to our shop of folds. Click here to view all our new festive finds.
Horst Kiechle believes that,
‘an environment less dominated by orthogonality and regular grid patterns – an environment much more influenced by curves and natural irregularity – might subconsciously lead to more open-minded mental pictures of society, our relationship with nature and the world in general.’
(Quote sourced from The Australia Council for Arts in Australia here.)
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Yuki Nobuko collects beautiful things from the sea and uses them as inspiration for making limited edition handcrafted works of art. More items can be admired and bought online at the LAVVO store. And I’m so excited today because one of Yuki’s beautiful designs is now available in the Upon A Fold shop. Sea Urchin Friends (pictured just above) is one of this month’s new and beautiful finds. Enjoy! xo
These amazing paper installations are by Japanese washi artist Kyoko Ibe. Her work is currently on show at the LACMA until November 28. Discover more about Kyoko Ibe’s papermaking here in a previous post.
I love visiting Cecilia’s blog to see what beautiful new paper illustrations she has made. It’s really nice to catch a glimpse of her creative space too. I love that we can experience such inspiring things daily via blogs, I really do.
Beautiful necklaces, hats and other wearable pieces by Verena Sieber-Fuchs.
Above: Santa Blandina, pencil on paper. Below: Sant'Onesimo, pencil on paper.
San Vitale, pencil on paper.
Sant'Alessandro, pencil on paper.
San Saturnino, pencil on paper.
Sant'Anatolia, pencil on paper.
Currently showing at the 1000eventi Gallery in Milan is the new work of Andrea Mastrovito. Using pencil, paper and a few careful cuts, Andrea presents a contemporary portrayal of the concept of martyrdom. This show is open until November 19.
The Box & Needle shop in Tokyo.
A great way to store your jewellery and other little loose bits and pieces.
Think hat boxes, tissue boxes, shoe boxes, jewellery boxes, photo boxes + more.
A cute Box & Needle paper button used for gift wrapping.
These magnet boxes are such a good idea!
A gorgeous box brooch and decorative papers.
Beautiful albums and notebooks.
A couple of the boxes I brought back with me.
If pretty papers and beautiful boxes are your thing, then you will REALLY love this shop. Box & Needle is a beautiful little store I visited in Tokyo that specialises in decorative boxes and stationery. Paper is sourced from around the world and brought back to the Box & Needle workshop in Kyoto where each and every box is handmade by artisans to display and sell in the Tokyo store.
Box & Needle make boxes in many shapes and sizes and for every occasion too. Their bevel edged ring boxes are devine and so are their little box brooches. Every box I picked up was a little work of art and the handiwork was so inspiring. These are the kind of boxes you store precious things in for safekeeping for a very long time.
Box & Needle is located in an upmarket part of Tokyo that is home to other artisan shops like the beautiful Kohoro shop pictured below. This shop is definitely one of my favourites. Their selection of handmade ceramics is amazing. I experienced true love for a teapot here and next trip I think I’ll have to go back and get it!
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