Art is an energy-costing and time-costing work: to finish these Paper Collage portraits, artist Nathalie Boutté has spent much time in splitting old pages of books into strips and then arranging them into remarkable artworks carefully. The process to make each artwork takes really a long time, but the result? Wow, it’s surprisingly good – as you step backward, the painting then gradually becomes much clearer and more charming.
Even though it’s almost the hundred times we introduce you some paper art here on I New Idea, Colombian artist Diana Beltran Herrera’s “Paper Birds” still wins a “WOW”, due to its outstanding details and lifelike patterns. The series involves hummingbird, Swan, Parrot, and other birds, all of which are made merely with paper but finally bring us great fun far beyond the paper material can achieve.
The development of bio-batteries is now pushed to a new level, after electronics giant Sony announced that it has developed a battery powered by paper. The batteries were demonstrated at the Eco-Products exhibition in Tokyo, where they have successfully powered a mini fan to work. Sony’s actually utilizes cellulose enzymes to accomplish this technology: after breaking down the paper, the enzymes were left with sugar that had been created from the cellulose; and then the sugar is processed to create hydrogen ions and electrons. Theoretically, a piece of A4 paper is expected to produce about 18 watts of electricity, equivalent to the electricity power of six AA batteries. But currently the electricity power we get is fewer than that, which is also a drawback of this bio-battery.
These glasses are not unnecessary toys as you may have thought, as they can help to focus your eyes without lenses due to the 1mm holes. Hence when your real glasses suddenly get broken, you can use these paper ones for an emergency.
You know that many receipts from ATM or the stores are found to contain harmful substance Bisephenol-A (BPA)? To solve that problem, the printer manufacture Epson now boasts the world’s first BPA-free free thermal receipt paper made with recycled paper. It is already launched to the market, with a price of just $57.91 per case.
While we frequently see foldable paper animals, flowers or something else, have you ever met a foldable paper cover? Designed by Hamburg-based agency Paperlux for a magazine, the geometric cover is constructed of more than 140 triangles that allow the readers to fold the cover into any shapes they may want. Also, the cover can be used as foldable wrap for gifts if you no longer need it on the magazine.
Is there anything cannot be accomplished with paper? As the development of paper art is quickly pushed forward, it’s more difficult to figure out what the paper material cannot do. Shown here is Yulia Brodskaya’s latest work “Babushka”. It may seem quite simple on screen, but in fact each detail is subtly finished with various shapes and colors of paper. To make the portrait is difficult, but what is harder is to create the artwork. Congratulations, Yulia Brodskaya, you’ve gotten an imaginative creativity.
Paper can be crafted into anything. Anything you can ever imagine, such as the wigs. They’re beautiful, each featuring delicate paper cut and outstanding feeling of fashion. Once viewing these paper wigs for a long time, you even couldn’t help to imagine how great they would be if worn on your head… Yes, I want them!
Let us enjoy the beautiful scenery of Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal and American cities now, with these fantastic paper sculptures created by Christina Lihan. Each piece is hand assembled in detailed layers, being rather rich with the layer and a stereoscopic feeling. To finish these sculptures, about up to 300lb of coldpress watercolor paper was used, which indicates the designer’s really hard work. But obviously Christina Lihan’s efforts have not been wasted, coz all the sculptures seem so great. Well done.
Always eco-friendly. Being nice and kind to our earth is not merely the duty of everybody living there but also an important theme of modern designs. This Ready-to-Wear-Away Dress is made of kraft paper while feels soft and comfortable. Moreover, each dress comes with its secret. Due to your body heat and natural wear, the out skin of the dress will disintegrate to reveal a layer with hand-written quotes on it. So cool. [Read the rest of this entry...]
With more than 700 hours spent on about one ton of paper, Jum Nakao finally finishes with these delicate paper dresses and showcases them all through the internet. [Read the rest of this entry...]
An incredible breakthrough of paper is this graphene paper. With a synthesized method and heat treatment, the UTS research team has developed the unique composite material based on graphite, which is as thin as paper but ten times stronger than steel. Due to its outstanding features of “lighter, stronger, harder and more flexible than steel”, graphene paper will no doubt revolutionize the automotive, aviation, electrical and optical industries. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Disposable wooden chopsticks, although deemed to have destroyed a vast amount of trees, are still in great need nowadays. But fortunately we may have the hope to see our forests saved with Chung Ran Hee’s Re-Paper Chopsticks. [Read the rest of this entry...]
The lapse of years will never have those famous people like the Beatles and Elvis Presley really wiped from our memories, because we’ve got too many items to think of them. Such as these Detailed Paper Art created by Alexei Lyapunov and Lena Ehrlich. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Making a speaker is much easier than you’ve ever imagined, and what you need to prepare is merely: textile (or paper), conductive tape and some strong magnets. Try this one made by Hannah Perner-Wilson and you’ll find it quite impressive. [Read the rest of this entry...]
