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F5: Architect Rudabeh Pakravan Shares Her Love of White Paper Models + More

Design Milk

White Paper Models. We make a lot of white paper models in our office. I discovered the power of a simple paper model at the Zaha Hadid: Constructed Landscapes exhibition at SFMOMA in 1998. We are drawn, as architects, to geometric abstraction in art. Today Rudabeh joins us for Friday Five ! Urban Density.

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Zai Divecha Turns Plain White Paper Into Geometric Sculptures

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San Francisco-based Zai Divecha is an artist transforming plain white paper into geometric works made by repetitive folds and pleats. She makes the intricate works by folding or pleating paper to form patterns of light and shadow.

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Charles Young's miniature houses crafted from paper brought to life in pleasing stop motion shorts

Creative Boom

Charles Young studied Architecture at Edinburgh College of Art and graduated from the post-graduate course in 2014. Young completed the 108 four-colour combinations in early 2021, and these pieces were shown together at CODA Paper Art 2021 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Four Colour Houses © Charles Young.

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The Esquisses Collection Taps Into the Less Colorful Side of Matisse’s Art

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Henri Matisse is known for the masterful use of color found within his art, but there’s another world of his work focused on lines and shapes. For Milan Design Week 2023 , Maison Matisse invited British designer Faye Toogood to interpret Chinese black ink on white paper from the book Dessins: Thèmes et Variations” by Matisse.

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Behind the scenes of Ray Dalio's hit animation examining the changing world order

Creative Boom

We were engaged to bring a white paper of his to life that he had written about the economy. It's more or less a work of art". We highly recommend it. How did this epic project come about? It was all done remotely, wasn't it? Scott: Our first experience working with Dalio was in 2013. His reaction was: "This is a masterpiece.

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Best Friday Five Posts of 2021

Design Milk

F5: Architect Rudabeh Pakravan Shares Her Love of White Paper Models + More. F5: Designer André Fu Tells of His Love of Gardens, Modern Art + More. He creates his work in the gap between art and design – objects, spaces, and furniture – each marked by his life’s experiences. Photo: Frampton Co.

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Fedrigoni 365: Anticipated calendar project doubles as an educational toolkit for new designers

Creative Boom

The wondrous technicalities of printing are an art form in themselves. Printed entirely on sustainable, FSC certified paper from the Materica range, the calendar has a bulky, tactile feel because it contains 25% recycled content and 10% cotton. Enter Fedrigoni 365.

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