Unlike children today, when I think of my childhood, paper played a crucial role in my early days. Aside from drawing on paper, I collected paper bookmarks, writing paper, and stickers; I dressed up paper dolls with my classmates after school; I did origami and paper cutouts; I learned calligraphy and practised

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Goran Konjevod on Instagram: "Extra paper is the key, but it doesn’t have to be neatly pleated"

Trapezoid Pleating - Pleated Structures - Basic pleating patterns

Evoking the spread wings of a bird in flight or a dancer’s graceful bends, the paper sculptures created by Richard Sweeney (previously) convey movement through an intricate display of folds and pleats. The monochromatic works, which the West Yorkshire, England-based artist manipulates into their final shapes with small cuts, wet creases, and dabs of adhesive,Continue reading "Movement and Flow Infuse Pleated Paper Sculptures and Modular Designs by Richard Sweeney"

4. V-pleats This chapter has the potential to turn the technique of pleating into an extreme sport. The concepts it presents can be developed to ever greater levels of difficulty, … - Selection from Folding Techniques for Designers [Book]

Goran Konjevod on Instagram: "Four from 2020 and 2022, on transparency. Much more to do here to understand patterns formed as the pleats shift when crossed, broken and offset at different angles. Top left: tengujo shi; top right: Thai unryu paper; bottom left: transparent abaca paper by @helenhiebert ; bottom right: (pre-)dyed tengujo shi. 15x15cm each."