Blog - Upon a Fold

paper in fashion

2012-05-16T13:03:43Z

Beautiful paper dresses made by Isabelle de Borchgrave.

still life continued

2012-05-12T22:32:54Z

Last week I blogged about a paper still life by Fideli Sundqvist. Here are a few more from her still life series. Head over to Fideli’s site to see more. It’s simply mind-blowing, jaw-dropping paper perfection!

Photography by Olivia Jeczmyk.

KIYATA

2012-05-10T19:21:31Z

I discovered my first KIYATA creation during a visit to the very inspiring Baden Baden shop in Tokyo. Moshino Shinobu and Moshino Yuka from KIYATA hand craft the most beautiful things from wood. I think I need one of their little seal card holders – so cute! Fingers crossed I’ll find one next time I’m there. If you’re heading to Tokyo you may want to visit the Baden Baden shop too. It’s full of hand crafted goods and unique interior objects. Baden Baden // 2-31-7 Chuocho, Meguro-ku, Tokyo.

(Images thanks to KIYATA and Baden Baden.)

fine forms

2012-05-04T13:41:34Z

Continuing on the still life path and enjoying these compositions by William A Berry.

still life

2012-05-03T22:59:40Z

This is a sneak peek of Fideli Sundqvist’s latest paper project. I’m intrigued and can’t wait to see more of this still life series.

new and beautiful things

2012-05-03T20:55:26Z

These are some of the newest arrivals to the Upon A Fold shop. Discover more here.

toki no kumo

2012-04-23T12:12:58Z

It seems I’m forever planning a trip to Japan and bookmarking all the places I want to visit when I get there. Here is one I’d really like to get to. TOKI no KUMO is a gallery and shop in Nagahama and it has the most beautiful collection of handmade goods by Japanese makers. The address details are below in case you might like to visit it too one day.

TOKI no KUMO
211-1 Yahatahigashicho
Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
TEL // 0749-68-6072
www.tokinokumo.com

like paper

2012-04-17T10:01:51Z

The white paper-like lampshades above are actually made of concrete. I found them over at Behance, and a couple of clicks on I discovered the dua shop where more beautiful things can be found.

The Like Paper series is designed by Miriam Aust & Sebastian Amelung and sold here. The corrugated cardboard light (pictured above) titled Beute and designed by Herr Wolke is available at the dua shop also.

unfold

2012-04-06T00:10:27Z

I love this so much. I just found it over at one of my favourite blogs HITSPAPER. Head over there to learn more about this image and other paper inspired works by Scholten & Baijings. You’ll discover a nice interview there with Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings. I found it to be a really inspiring read.

emma nishimura

2012-04-03T11:38:32Z

Beautiful garments made with Japanese Gampi paper by Emma Nishimura.

lady of the lake

2012-03-28T21:56:27Z

Yep, it’s another Stuart McLachlan magical paper cut piece! Lady of the Lake is a life size hand cut paper set beautifully captured/photographed by Simon Cardwell. See the set come to life here.

Stuart and Simon have donated Lady of the Lake to a star-studded auction event with proceeds going to A Bid to Save the Earth. All money raised goes to four environmental not-for-profits who have already shared in almost 5 million dollars of funds raised so far. The theme for this year’s auction event is water.

stuart mclachlan

2012-03-28T18:01:35Z

Yes that ship up top is made entirely of paper! Titled Aurora’s Night, the incredible sculpture was made by paper artist Stuart McLachlan who took inspiration from The Cruiser Aurora – the Russian cruiser that fired a blank shot signalling the start of Red October.

Stuart’s work blows me away. I blogged about his very awesome paper hats here. And I have one more amazing work of his to show you, so stay tuned it’s up next!

UPDATE: I’ve just heard from Paper Runway Magazine that Stuart’s work can be seen in their upcoming issue 5 due out on April 30. You can pre-order a copy here.

discovery layers

2012-03-26T11:38:09Z

These are zoomed in images of meticulously layered works by Nerhol. I just discovered them via Hitspaper. Click here to see the full images. The site allows you to zoom in and really get up close, but be warned, once you start magnifying there’s no turning back (you’ll see what I mean).

Artist Ryuta Iida is one half of Nerhol. His book sculptures are so incredibly beautiful. You really must see them. I blogged about them here.

postcard book by yoko inoue

2012-03-22T14:27:43Z

I was so happy to find this Postcard Book by Yoko Inoue. It’s full of beautiful imagery and it showcases a wide range of her collage work. It even comes with specialty waxed papers designed by Yoko and a few blank gridded postcards for creating something nice yourself.

This book and many other NEW items are now available in the shop. Enjoy!

papermaker

2012-03-11T17:03:24Z

“My work in handmade paper concentrates on the membrane of the page as an expressive form in its own right, not simply as a support. To me, a sheet of paper represents a unique conjunction of the human capacities for making and for communicating. The objects I make are the result of thinking through the implications of this dialogue between material and experience.”

Susan Warner Keene’s beautiful handmade works are on show now at the David Kaye Gallery in Toronto. I wish I could go. It’s on until March 25 for you lucky locals.

P.S. Hello. I’ve been so busy with side projects this year. Finding time to blog has been difficult. Still there is so much to share and I shall continue to share it, but just a bit slower than usual so please bare with me.

Justine xo

winners revealed

2012-02-21T16:13:05Z

These fantastic Paper Faces by Héctor Sos can be found here and the winners of the Upon A Fold birthday giveaway can be found here too!

Thanks to everyone who entered our birthday giveaway. It was really nice to read all your kind words and to discover what your favourite things are too. Thank you. xxx

Congratulations to the six winners below. You have won your two favourite things! I will be in contact with you all in the next day or two to organise delivery of your Upon A Fold goodies =)

The winners are…

Georgia Bowen // Paper Stamp Kit + Bird Card
Anthea // Airvase White + Craft Log’s Gift Card Set
Cath Elizabeth // 1-100 Paper Model Set No.6 New York + Paper Puppet Kit Sheep
Zoe // Rond Tenugui + Medetai Pochi Bukuro
Julie King // Fold IN Fold OUT Book + Hana-Kotoba Flower Cards
Susan Charalambidis // Kotori Mobile + Rainbow Tenugui

NEW beautiful things in the shop today

2012-02-14T14:11:58Z

See the latest arrivals to the Upon A Fold shop here.

FlexibleLove

2012-02-14T10:57:49Z

It’s Valentine’s Day and so it seems fitting that I blog about something papery with the word ‘LOVE’ in it – ok!

FlexibleLove is a chair that is expandable to seat anywhere from 1 to 16 people. It is designed by Chishen Chiu and is made with a honeycomb manufactured paper that is durable and can be expanded and collapsed with ease. There are so many ways to shape FlexibleLove. See it in action here.

(Images sourced from FlexibleLove Italia and Pinzaan.)

mini post box

2012-02-09T20:28:52Z

Since launching the Upon A Fold shop two years ago we’ve been sending out fun little DIY paper gifts with every order. There has been DIY origami hearts, paper pencils, decorative envelopes and now this cute mini post box with mail!

The biggest thanks to all our customers for supporting what we do and for sending us beautiful and encouraging messages everyday. Thanks for joining us on this one very papery and creative journey!

the upon a fold birthday giveaway 2012!

2012-02-02T21:59:47Z

The shop turns 2 today! Yep, it’s all grown up and to celebrate we are giving away good stuff in twos. Entering is easy and everyone can enter so here’s how…

Tell us what your two favourite products are in the shop by leaving a comment on this post. Just the product name is fine and colour variation if it has one. These are the items we will send you if you win!

6 winners will be selected randomly (names out of a hat kind of thing) and contacted by email. Please leave your email address in the box provided. It won’t be published.

Please do not include out of stock items. You may be waiting a while otherwise.

Entries close at 11.59pm Sydney, Australia time on Monday, February 20.

Thank you so much for loving Upon A Fold and helping us reach 2 whole years!

Justine xo