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Paper-craft Objects: Digital Samples

Below are objects that hold some sort of importance to me, that have been recreated in Rhino and unfolded. Some objects were seemingly simple, yet difficult to unfold. What I found most interesting about this process was how to turn complex shapes, or organic forms into planar surfaces to be unfolded. The first object I recreated is a heart-shaped glass frame. It has been on my desk, with a photo of my family in it, since I was around six. The next object I wanted to connect to hockey, a sport that has lots of objects that mean something to me. I quickly realized most were to complicated to unfold. I decided on a miniature hockey stick that I got from playing in Hockey Day in Canada. While I was working on this project (and really most of the day) my earbuds were in playing music. I recreated one earbud in two separate pieces. Here is a three-person friendship necklace charm. Super cheesy but I loved it in jr. high, and it made a really cool unfolded form. I only own th...

Paper-craft Inspiration: Amazing Art from Zim and Zou

After reading articles about artists who create amazingly detailed paper-craft art pieces, I found myself going back to the articles about Zim and Zou. An amazing pair of artists that work by hand to create colourful and interesting designs, for clients of all sorts. The installation of theirs I am choosing to focus on blew me away due to it's whimsical beauty. I was also amazed to find out their client was a high-end clothing and accessory store in Dubai. It's crazy to imagine this was in a mall window: The little villages represented in these installations are a fantastical and whimsical place. It has the essence of a fairy village, and the childishness of a Spongebob episode. (I totally love the pineapple house). Though it has the child-like effect it also effectively communicates the needs of their client which was to further communicate the precision and refined beauty that they feel represents their store. At first it seems a bit weird to use a tiny p...