Pablo Dorigo Sempere turns Venice canal algae into postage stamps
Spanish-Italian designer Pablo Dorigo Sempere has extracted algae polluting the Venetian Lagoon and used it to make paper postage stamps for the Italian city. More
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Envelope paper sleeves turn smartphones into analog devices
London design studio Special Projects has created a series of paper envelopes that seal away smartphones and minimise screen time for the day, while still allowing access to basic functionality. More
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Special Projects distills essential smartphone functions into a daily Paper Phone
London design studio Special Projects has developed an app that condenses important information such as contacts and maps onto a daily printout to help people live without their devices. More
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Paola Paronetto combines paper and clay to create delicate vessels
Italian ceramicist Paola Paronetto has unveiled two new vase designs, created using her distinctive "paper clay" technique. More
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Marc Hagan-Guirey uses kirigami to recreate Le Corbusier's buildings in paper
Paper artist Marc Hagan-Guirey has recreated ten modernist buildings from folded and cut paper for his book Le Corbusier Paper Models: 10 Kirigami Buildings to Cut and Fold. More
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Sun Lee reworks traditional Korean craft into clothes made from paper
South Korean designer Sun Lee has created a six-piece collection of clothing from traditional Korean paper which has been cut, torn and rolled by hand. More
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Sheets of paper form a floating backdrop to design exhibition in Taiwan
B+P Architects has used swooping swathes of paper to form a temporary exhibition design in a former military building in Taiwan. More
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Hubris Atë Nemesis installation curves up Maine contemporary art gallery
Curvy and bent wooden strips are laid out to resemble a wave in this installation in Maine, created by local designers Wade Kavanaugh and Stephen B Nguyen. More
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Optical illusion added to IM Pei's Louvre pyramid then immediately destroyed
Artist JR has created a giant 3D optical illusion from paper that imagines the iconic pyramid at the Musée du Louvre in Paris continuing underground, but it has already been destroyed. More
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Beer Holthuis designs 3D printer that uses recycled paper
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Beer Holthuis created the Paper Pulp Printer in an effort to combat the amount of waste plastic being created through 3D-printing. More
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Designers create Christmas wrapping paper to support London's homeless
Twelve studios have come together to design bespoke Christmas wrapping paper for charity, featuring prints inspired by hip-hop icons and social media. More
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Five lights created by Japanese designers revealed at Designart Tokyo
Japanese designers presented lights that showcased traditional craft, were created from delicate materials, and are made for small homes, at Designart Tokyo. Dezeen's design editor Augusta Pownall picks five of the most interesting. More
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Natchar Sawatdichai makes adjustable blinds from folded recycled paper
Thai designer Natchar Sawatdichai's collection of Qualified paper blinds are designed to offer a sustainable alternative to those made from environmentally damaging plastics. More
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Helen Musselwhite's paper installation for T2 features teaware from around the world
Artist Helen Musselwhite explains the paper installation she made for T2's Regent Street shop window during London Design Festival, in this movie Dezeen produced for the Australian tea brand. More
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Origami Wrap is a gift wrap printed with folding instructions for origami figures
Portland-based design studio Ilovehandles has created wrapping paper that can have an afterlife as origami figures, to avoid the mess and waste associated with ripping the paper off presents. More
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Charlotte Jonckheer makes side tables from recycled paper and stone dust
Belgian designer Charlotte Jonckheer has created two side tables with stone tops supported by curved recycled paper and stone dust legs. More
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Shigeru Ban builds temporary shelters from paper for Japan flooding victims
Pritzker Prize-winner Shigeru Ban has joined the disaster relief effort in Okayama Prefecture, Japan, personally setting up his Paper Partition System for evacuees. More
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Normal Studio refurbish Appartement N°50 in Le Corbusier's iconic Cité Radieuse
French duo Normal Studio have become the latest designers to overhaul an apartment inside Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse building in Marseille. More
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Bee Saving Paper could bring the bee population back from the brink
A glucose-rich paper touted as an "energy drink for bees" could help prevent the endangered insects dying of exhaustion as they search for flowers. More
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Spacemakers engages young Londoners in furniture design
London agency Spacemakers has brought together design studio Silo and a group of young people to create a range of public seating. More
