Loop

Loop is an eco-conscious stationary and textile brand based in Phiadephia that develops organic, sustainable lifestyle goods.
I especially like the patterns and drawings and would love to have a pile of pillows of that fabric!

Masking tape 2.0

You are probably all very familiar with masking tape.
You will also know then that masking tape was originally used in construction sites and vehicle paint shops for curing and to prevent articles from being painted. I don't have to tell anybody that the colors all look adorable, not to mention the washi designs and that the packaging looks attractive. These features make me crazy in the shop, where I find myself contemplating for hours about which colorcombo to purchase.

Nothing new so far.

Except.

Kamoi Kakoshi recently introduced a new product to their masking tape line: MT wrap.
With this wrap (in 6 lovely colors/designs) they bring masking taping experience to a whole new level!
See the video about this new product here


(top image from studio tota)

Jaime Bennati

Can you believe this is not some coral or an imprint of a fossil?

This is discarded newspaper!

Jamie Bennati is absolutely a magician with paper! From discarded news paper, Jaime created an intricate paper sculpture based on folding and patterning. Jaime’s concept came from her discovery of an abandoned building in a working-class Baltimore neighborhood. After some exploration and research on the warehouse, she retrieved some of the items left over from it — documents, furniture, and a lot of newspaper. In the meantime, the building has been torn down.



From simply rescuing what was to be demolished, Jaime has produced work with beautiful shapes and patterns from the folds and construction in of the news paper.







On her site you can see the listings of her showcases. On her blog she records the steps she makes for her new project.

(found through upon a fold and brownpaperbag)

paper garden

These beautiful flowers are handmade with paper by Carol Gearing. Every single flower is cut out from ivory handmade cotton rag paper, cut with scalpel and scissors and sculpted into these beautiful forms. For more pictures see here.

Apparently, Carol sells her flowers either as a whole wall object or single ones.

(seen on uponafold)