by Elsa Mora | May 9, 2014
* Today I am excited to feature these beautiful lamps designed by Monika Singh during her internship at Inmark Exports . Founded in 1995 by Virender Kumar, Inmark Exports is a company based in india. You can browse their catalogue here. Images © Monika...
by Elsa Mora | May 8, 2014
Nguyễn Hùng Cường is an origami artist from Hanoi, Vietnam. I love what he does with paper! The apple is quiet remarkable. Referring to the apple, the artist said: “A real challenge, totally different from my other designs but fun to fold.” I can...
by Elsa Mora | May 7, 2014
Boogie Hood is the name of a brand created by Boogun Chung, a Graphic Designer based in Daegu, Republic of Korea. All the characters created for Boogie Hood have something in common: a hood. I invite you to visit the artist’s portfolio and blog to see...
by Elsa Mora | May 6, 2014
Enjoy this collection of lamps designed by artists from all over the world. Aren’s they beautiful? Light and paper get along very well. © By Eugenie Jeong ↓ © By Liqui ↓ © By Lenka Bollová ↓ © By Mariel Katafias ↓ © By Liz Connolley ↓ © By YoungLong Jang ↓ © By...
by Elsa Mora | May 5, 2014
* Last Saturday our family attended the 2014 student art showcase at the California State University, Los Angeles. Our daughter Natalie has been taking art classes over there, as part of the Gifted/Talented Program that she is part of. Sponsored by LAUSD, his program...
by Elsa Mora | May 2, 2014
* Sonia Poli is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Lille, France. Today I am excited to share this piece that she created recently. I love the combination of different materials here, being paper the protagonist. Materials used: wooden embroidery frame,...
by Elsa Mora | May 1, 2014
Wirin Chaowana is a paper craft artist and designer based in Bangkok, Thailand. She created these beautiful Thai flowers that I am excited to share with you today. The attention to detail is amazing. Wirin is so talented! I invite you to visit her website,...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 29, 2014
Today I am excited to share something special made by Sue Jeong, a graphic designer and artist from Seoul, Korea. Sue created this series of 3-D pieces to illustrate the paper making process. She built the objects by hand, using paper, scissors, and glue. Isn’t...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 28, 2014
* Today I want to introduce you to Christine Kim, a Toronto-based artist who works in illustration, cut paper, and installations. Here you see some of the work that she has done with paper. Aren’t these pieces beautiful? You can visit the artist’s website...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 25, 2014
Vera van Wolferen is a very talented artist and filmmaker from the Netherlands. She is also the creator of these beautiful paper lamps. As you can see, Vera has an amazing eye for detail and a great imagination. Aren’t these lamps beautiful and clever? I invite...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 24, 2014
* Angie Garland is a graphic design student from Melbourne, Australia, currently living and studying in Copenhagen. Angie is super talented. I predict that she will have a successful career. Today I want to share this paper project that she did for her 3D illustration...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 23, 2014
I love these printable products by Sky Goodies, a shop run by a talented team of designers based in Bombai, India. The director of the team is Misha Gurnanee Gudibanda. They design each item with lots of care and attention to detail. You can purchase and...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 22, 2014
PaperMatrix is a wonderful blog run by Lene and Anna Schepper. They are based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Through PaperMatrix, Lene and Anna share their passion for the Danish tradition of woven paper ornaments. Here you can see some of the beautiful pieces that...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 21, 2014
I love this clever project by Jonathan Shackleton, a Freelance Designer based in Leeds, UK. In 2012 Jonathan designed a campaign to promote Fedrigoni’s papers. Fedrigoni is a large manufacturer of fine papers in Italy. Here you see some beautiful samples...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 18, 2014
* I was blown away when I found Dorothy McGuinness’ work. She creates these beautiful sculptures out of watercolor paper painted with acrylic paint, and waxed linen. Photography © Dorothy McGuinness ↓ Her incredible journey started when she took a basket making...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 17, 2014
Diana Beltran Herrera is a super talented artist born in Colombia. At only 27 years of age, she has a solid body of work with paper as her primary medium. Diana studied Design at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogota, Colombia where she graduated in...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 16, 2014
* Today I am excited to introduce you to Janaki Lele, an Indian born, Sydney based Paper Artist. An architect by training, Janaki traded in her architectural career for an adventurous one in paper art. Her work is usually a celebration of the world that we live in...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 15, 2014
* Here is some study of flowers that I did for a book that I am illustrating for Chronicle Books. It is a novel for young readers. I will share more details later. My job is to design the cover and 17 vignettes for the chapter openers. I put lots of love into each of...
by Elsa Mora | Apr 14, 2014
I have blogged about Gunjan Aylawadi before, but I am always looking forward to seeing her latest work. The first four pictures are from a large paper mosaic installation that was recently exhibited at the He Made She Made gallery, in Darlinghurst, Sydney....
by Elsa Mora | Apr 9, 2014
* Maryse Dugois creates these amazing sculptural forms out of transparent tissue paper with no structure at all. Light plays an important role in these pieces. Seeing them in person must me a sublime experience. I am only staring at them via regular digital magic and...
