Ebru or ‘paper marbelling’ is an ancient Turkish technique of ‘aqueous surface design’. Here, Oguz Uygur showcases the work of his father Seyit, a master of the art.
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Flexagons
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Got four minutes? Let fast-talking ‘Mathemusician’ Vi Hart (she of ‘Why Spongebob Squarepants Does NOT Live In A Pineapple Under The Sea’) introduce you to the word of six-sided flexagons – flippable geometric thingies folded from a simple strip of paper.
It’s educational.
You there at the back. Bring that up here.
Paperbot
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From mechanical paper model to elastic band-powered robo-biped, complete with scary music.
Now you make one.
Horrorgami
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The first three in a series of 13 famous haunted houses cut from single sheets of paper – kirigami style – by former digital art director and ‘paper architect’ Marc Hagan-Guirey.
(Thanks Shiela Larkin)
Ten Trolls
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN6GwmW3vbw
By Quirkology. Go on, you know you want to…
A time-lapse of graphic novelist Mark Crilley executing what he calls a ‘realism challenge.’
Nice.
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Cutting Edge
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Back to Basics: a collection of meticulously hand-cut and assembled paper sculptures by Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann of Zim and Zou design studio in Nancy, France. Nearly a year in the making (and apparently still in progress).