papercraft – design and art with paper publisher: gestalten editors: r.  klanten, s. ehmann, and b. meyer language: english format: 24 x 30 cm features: 256 pages, full colour, hardcover, incl. DVD ISBN: 978-3-89955-251-5

 

http://www.gestalten.com

 

________________________________________________________________________________________

designboom rating: book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paperbook report: papercraft   design and art with paper (must have)

________________________________________________________________________________________

 

‘papercraft’ by gestalten extensively chronicles the current renaissance paper is enjoying among young artists and designers as an experimental material for design. projects from over 140 individuals / collectives are featured over 256 pages and the accompanying DVD.

 

‘paper is arguably the most important material of our civilisation and has continued to serve as a medium for information and ideas’. 

 

in recent years a growing number of designers and artists have deiced to render their work through analogue means, for some it’s a revolt against the incredible influence of digital technologies on the design industries while others are more interested in integrating the latest technological developments to produce their paper works. reading through papercraft the versatility of paper becomes more and more apparent from the most basic techniques of cutting, folding, gluing and collage to more elaborate processes such as embossing and laser cutting.

 

the book is thoughtfully organized into chapters such as: posters and typography, objects and toys, pop-up books and installations allowing you to reference projects with ease. the DVD features a selection of animations and interviews with some of the contributing designers / artists. it also provides you with 18 printable templates to get you started with some of your own paper designs. the quantity and quality of the work included in this book make it a very useful resource for anyone looking to discover just how far paper is being pushed in art and design today.

 

papercraft is now on sale in europe and will be released in the US in october.

 

see a video preview of the book here.

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper work by: julien vallee, eve duhamel and brent wadden

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper ‘the grand showman (reborn)’ by michael velliquette

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper work by michael velliquette and helen musselwhite

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper T.I. by ian wright

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper honeycomb lamp by koichi okamoto

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper ‘les robes de geographiques’ by elisabeth lecourt

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper ‘alto profilo’ by bela borsodi

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper ‘prevent horizon’ by brian dettmer

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper ‘lettre de voltaire’ by hina aoyama

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper work by kerstin zu pan

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper ‘portrait of silvia elena’ by swoon

 

book report: papercraft   design and art with paper ‘il etait une fois… winter 1972’ by adrian merz and cornelia hess

 

_________________________________________________________________________________________

designboom ratings: book report: papercraft   design and art with paper ……………………. interesting book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper ………………. good read, worth a look book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper …………. very good book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper ……. excellent, recommended book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper book report: papercraft   design and art with paper . must have _________________________________________________________________________________________