Fold Paper + Wire Greeting Cards

August 10, 2009 // kristen // 3 replies

I’m both amazed and delighted by these handmade cards by Fold. The handmade greeting cards are created by Fold’s Miro Chun, an artist and architect who uses wire and cut paper to create the wonderful little pieces of art. See all of Fold’s cards here, and check out more of Miro’s creations at the Fold blog.

A little more of what’s available from Fold:

images from Fold

Silhouettes, Silhouettes

August 06, 2009 // kristen // 6 replies

I’m seeing silhouettes everywhere over the past several months, and I can’t get enough of them! I also can’t get enough of the unique ways in which silhouettes are being used and incorporated in design, and below are just a few that have caught my eye lately:

1. A custom silhouette, created by Le Papier Studio and printed by Studio on Fire, makes an original and elegant custom wedding invitation

2. The Inspired Bride shares a step by step tutorial with us for this beautiful silhouette favor box

3. Elsita adds a touch of her trademark whimsy to a paper cut silhouette of a young girl

4. Intricate paper cut silhouette work from Flickr user Honeymil

5. A pink and brown “Sweet Sixteen” card gets a sweet silhouette, courtesy of Annie Clark for Minted

6. Die cut silhouettes with letterpress detailing hint at the words inside this lovely card by d.sharp

7. Designers Jen Davison and Jason Blackheart of DavisonBlackheart created custom business cards that blend Victorian silhouettes with a contemporary design aesthetic, printed by Pinball Publishing

8. Not quite paper, but I love, love these hand screenprinted handkerchief save the dates, featured recently on Style Me Pretty

images from their respective owners

Benja Harney

August 05, 2009 // kristen // 2 replies

I was first introduced to the work of paper engineer, Benja Harney, earlier this year and can’t believe that I didn’t say anything then, but I spotted Benja’s work again on Share Some Candy the other day and was reminded that I absolutely needed to feature Benja’s work! Benja’s paper sculpture and editorial work are simply phenomenal. You can see a taste below, and you can also check it out at Benja’s Flickr and blog.

images from Benja Harney

Business Card Eye Candy

August 04, 2009 // kristen // 1 replies

There have been so many unique, elegant, fun, well, just plain awesome business card designs popping up lately that I just had to share a few of my favorites. Get ready for the eye candy!

Denim + Letterpress business cards for fashion designer Kiya Babzani by Fresh Impression

Ultra elegant business cards for photographer Lisa Lefkowitz by Collective Lines (via Hello! Lucky)

Awesomely creative business cards, designed by and for Parliament Design and printed by Pinball Publishing.

Fantastic rubber stamp work by Sassen Design (via FPO)

Cheeky and unique “letterpress ninja” business cards by and for Studio on Fire.

Great pattern design and palette for Lucky Cat, designed by LovelyMPLS and printed by Studio on Fire

images from their respective owners

Ferry Staverman Paper Sculpture

August 03, 2009 // kristen // 4 replies

Ferry Staverman

Thanks to the wonderfully inspirational designvagabond for giving me a heads up about these spectacular paper sculptures, made from cardboard and string, by Ferry Staverman. Every time I look at them I see something different, finials, fancy dresses, trees, ultra modern skyscrapers, and on and on. So pretty!

images from Ferry Staverman