paper umbrellas by tsujikura

Oiled umbrellas placed out to dry, taken from the early 1900s. Note the abundance of spokes – a lovely characteristic of Wagasa. Original customer listing notebooks collected and preserved by…

ruinchi

Whenever I go searching for new things to add to the shop I comes across the most wonderful artist sites and works. Here is one I found recently.

column

This incredibly beautiful pleated paper installation titled Column is Richard Sweeney‘s latest creation. It will be exhibited at Miniartextil in Italy – October 6 to November 18, 2012.

paper storage company

Are these not the cutest desktop storage boxes ever made? The Paper Storage Company has a long history of making Japanese paper to produce decorative storage boxes. If you happen to be…

don’t fence me in

Sydney-based artist Natasha Frisch uses tracing paper to recreate everyday objects that look so real they could easily go unnoticed. I’m so amazed by the absolute precision and detail in these…

springtime wonder

I’ll be heading to the QVB this week to admire up close this tremendous celebration of spring by paper engineer Benja Harney. I can’t wait! It’s on display at the QVB…

paper biennale 2012

Constructing, folding, cutting and sculpting paper and cardboard, it can all be seen at the Netherlands 2012 Paper Biennale. Museum Rijswijk // September 4 – November 25, 2012. Museum Meermanno // September…

sarah dennis

I’m in the middle of moving at the moment and everything I own is now packed away into boxes. I’ve been in this apartment for 3 years now but it…