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...]
Fold, fold and fold, and you would have another box of Doritos… Designed by Petar Pavlov for Doritos, this packaging box is reusable, allowing the users to keep their chips closed after opening. Wanna have a try? Check the video below for more information. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Waste Folder is a recyclable bin that you can take everywhere, as it usually keeps in a compact size as that of a notebook. But simply unfold it and then you can get a six-compartment garbage suited for any situations. [Read the rest of this entry...]
“Geografia”, by Japanese studio Drill Design, is a series of paper educational tools that aim to help kids learn better about geography topography and earth in an impressive but also interesting way. They are all made with special processing techniques and printing technology methods but feature different functions. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Many designers nowadays prefer to create something with paper, such as Cheong-ah Hwang and his Paper Sculpture Series. The usually soft paper seems to have regained new energy after the designer’s work and each of the sculptures tells us a fancy story with vivid and impressive images. So how do you like them? [Read the rest of this entry...]
Unlike common tattoos, these ones from designer Jacob Dahlstrup are created by disordering the paper structure with a tattoo machine. They look really amazing, not only featuring a three-dimensional line but also presenting delicate images. I love them! [Read the rest of this entry...]
What’s the coolest way of redesigning ordinary paper pieces? Well if you could cut them into delicate 3D sculptures and make them attract every viewer, then you’re definitely successful. At least as successful as Elsa Mora. Using a knife and some special wooden tools, the genius designer has created several amazing paper sculptures, which in Elsa’s opinion “couldn’t be more perfect”. Do you agree with that? [Read the rest of this entry...]
Everybody views the same thing from different angles and product designer Ilvy Jacobs has used unique materials such as crumpled paper and tyvek to create several bags that she believed the most perfect. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Apparently Geneva-based Altanus has resulted in a world-wide revolution of timepieces after they announced to own the world’s first biodegradable paper watch “Patch”. Available in 10 neon colors, the Patch features a simple LED ticker and it is degradable in nature, therefore leaving little prints to the environment when the timepiece is no longer needed. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Though paper art is quite familiar to everybody, who would ever imagine that the soft material can create something that seems and feels animated? Accomplished by Jeff Nishinaka, each 3D sculpture here is transformed from regular paper but features a fantastic look, and you will see a dragon, a bridge, the Great Wall and so on. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Beauty could be found everywhere and everybody could create new beauty if they have an inventive and abundant imagination and also a pair of clever hands. Apparently Anastassia Elias fulfils all the three above-mentioned reqirements and the artist has showed us a series of fantastic scenes inside empty toilet paper rolls here. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Who would figure out that these amazing white sculptures are made of paper rather than plaster, if they hadn’t seen them before? Though sounds incredible, they’re really paper sculptures created by Allen and Patty Eckman and each of them comes into being through at least three working procedures. [Read the rest of this entry...]
There is an element of surprise in the “Levita” shelf, an interesting piece of decor and furniture created by Alessandro Loschiavo. But do not let the images or the designer fool your eyes, because these A4 paper sheets are actually a series of hammered sheet metal planes. So the shelf is really durable though people may take it as a fragile one. It indeed looks like an art piece, but the shelf is also practical for frequent use. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Thanks to Floortje Bouwkamp and Nine Fluitsma, you can “feel your skin what a thing it is and how close it sits to your bones barely holding inside”. Truly amazing… [Read the rest of this entry...]
Who would ever consider recycling the toilet paper core except for Kim Ji-eun? I mean, the designer is quite unusual, but still ingenious. The Day Re Toilet Roll comes with a creative core that can unfold into a memo pad when you pull the sticker on it. But do we really need such a design? You are the one to decide. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Made from 100% recycled paper, these pencils, with environment protection as the main concept, aims to enlighten the kids to live harmoniously with the nature. [Read the rest of this entry...]
What’s cardboard plus originality? It’s the Cardboard Baggage, which also doubles as a multi-functional rack to keep your shoes, books and other items when reassembled. One would expect it a rigid and fragile container, but the baggage is actually quite elegant and durable. And, the most important thing is that the paper luggage is more eco-friendly than those made from plastic and other materials. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Wood can be used to produce newspaper, but have you ever imagined making the daily newspaper into wood? Though sounds incredible, that’s rightly the thing Mieke Meijer and Vij5 have created. The Newspaper Wood can be cut, milled and sanded, then presenting wood grain and the rings of a tree just like a real wood do. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Paper bags? Not exactly. Actually, they’re made of Tyvek®, a synthetic lightweight paper that is quite durable and waterproof. Like traditional travel bag, Papier can be used to store your clothes and other items. Also due to the special materials, this travel bag is even as light as real paper, 135g for the bigger one and 115g for the smaller one. Cool! [Read the rest of this entry...]
Look at my heart and you’ll know exactly about my love for you…The weirdest but most impressive gift for Valentine’s Day. [Read the rest of this entry...]
OMG, who would care about the gifts you’ve prepared, if you use so cute a box to package them! At least in my mind, such an innovative packaging is enough to surprise my buddies (they love everything that looks kawaii). If you have enough time, you could also follow the instructions to make some. Do enjoy it. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Welcome to the Five-Stars Hotels made from cardboards…
Designed by Keung Caputo, these boxes would offer you a luxurious resort, because each of them is created with a cardboard bed, pillow and dedicate interior decorations. Four different themes are available for you to choose from. But the biggest problem with the cardboard hotels may be that no smoking is permitted if you want to be safe…Just kidding. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Creative Factor: Cool machine converts office paper into toilet paper.
The Japanese company Oriental has come up with a machine by the name of ‘White Goat’ recently. It is an innovative machine that converts your wasted office paper into toilet paper in about 30minutes. After you put about 40sheeets of paper into the machine, ‘White Goat’ will then shredder the paper, dissolve it in the water, thin the paper out, and then dry it into toilet sheets. Merely costing $0.11 to churn out one toilet roll, claimed by the company, the machine will save up to 60 cedar trees every year. The cool machine is expected to hit the market in Japan this summer, at a price of $100,000. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Believe it or not, these 3D wall decors rich in colors and patterns are all handmade from paper by an ingenious graphic designer Yulia Brodskaya. She perfectly combines typography, paper and dedicate hand-made craft objects all together, endowing these advertising posters with a distinctive beauty. Using the unique technique, Yulia Brodskaya has made advertising posters for Orange, Nokia and other companies. Bravo!
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Hello, everybody, here is a creative collection of toys we’ve specially prepared for you all. Including 6 different characters dressed in distinctive clothes, the cute series are made from paper, but present a solid three dimensional visual effect. Oh, almost forget to tell you its name; the whole series of toys is given the name “Momot Paper Toys” by its designer, Korean BrownBreath. Good work! [Read the rest of this entry...]
Have you ever imagined that one day all the trees disappeared and we had to make some trees with paper? Frustrating to say the least. But possibly that won’t happen as we’ve realized the importance of protecting the nature at present, due to the Papercraft Tree by Le Creative Sweatshop. Made from recycled and FSC-certified paper, the tree is specially designed for show our respect to the Arjowiggins Creative Papers, who have pledged to save one hectare of Brazilian rainforest at the COP15 conference held last month. [Read the rest of this entry...]
