Ceramic Mugs That Imitate Used Cardboard by Artist Tim Kowalczyk
Ceramic artist Tim Kowalczyk is drawn to objects of little material value—crushed tin cans, ripped up cardboard, and Polaroids that have been damaged during development. It is in these typical throw...
View ArticleThe Jollylook Is a ‘Retro’ Folding Polaroid Camera Made from Recycled Cardboard
The Jollylook is a new camera concept that merges the retro form-factor of a fold out camera utilizing polaroid film, and it’s fabricated primarily from recycled cardboard. Despite the bare-bones...
View ArticleMagnificent Cardboard Airships by Jeroen van Kesteren
Over the last year, Netherlands-based artist Jeroen van Kesteren has been toiling away at these sculptural airships as part of a series titled Orphanage for Lost Adventures. Made primarily from...
View ArticleFigurative Sculptures Formed From Recycled Cardboard by James Lake
Artist James Lake has used cardboard as his medium of choice for the last 20 years. The-UK based sculptor pieces together multiple layers of the recyclable material with hot glue to create...
View ArticleLife-Size Cardboard Sculptures of Chinese Villagers Tap Into Artist Warren...
Warren King began sculpting with cardboard as an attempt to add fantasy to the lives of his children, creatively crafting masks and helmets out of the recyclable material. This slowly evolved into a...
View ArticleNew Whimsical Cardboard Machines and an Art Deco-Inspired Stop Motion Film by...
“The Installation” (2017), cardboard, trace paper, mounted on timber base with hand-blown glass dome, 23 x 12 x 12 inches Australian artist Daniel Agdag (previously) produces invented contraptions and...
View ArticleArchitecture Firm NUDES Uses Corrugated Cardboard to Form the Furnishings and...
In the new Mumbai-based cafe Cardboard Bombay, corrugated cardboard composes each chair, table, and light fixture, in addition to the sinuous walls which sweep across the space. The restaurant was...
View ArticleMassive Cardboard Installations by Isabel and Alfredo Aquizilan Investigate...
Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan work as a husband and wife team primarily in the medium of cardboard. Their soaring installations fill gallery spaces, reaching from floor to ceiling and wall to wall. The...
View ArticleFantastical Mechanisms of Land and Sea Built from Cardboard and Hand-Blown...
“The Latitudinal” (2019), Cardboard, trace paper, mounted on timber base with hand-blown glass dome, 23” x 12” x 12″, all images provided by the artist Australian sculptor and filmmaker Daniel Agdag...
View ArticleSci-Fi Inspired Cardboard Sculptures by Greg Olijnyk Feature Fully...
Photographs: Griffin Simm To balance out his working life as a graphic designer focused on 2-D digital projects, Greg Olijnyk creates cardboard sculptures in his free time. The remarkably refined...
View ArticleExtraordinarily Intricate Cardboard Robots by Greg Olijnyk Feature Embedded...
All images © Greg Olijnyk, shared with permission. Photographs by Griffin Simm Imbued with a penchant for adventure, Greg Olijnyk’s cardboard robots are ready to zoom around on a Vesbot or dodge...
View ArticleA Plant Overruns an Incredibly Intricate Cardboard Universe for Robots by...
All images © Greg Olijnyk, by Griffin Simm, shared with permission Until now, Greg Olijnyk’s cardboard robots have been poised for adventure, whether perched on a speed bike or sailing an undulating...
View ArticleSound Artist Zimoun Channels Frenetic Movement in Expansive Kinetic...
Swiss sound artist Zimoun (previously) harnesses the power of quick, chaotic movements in his large-scale installations and kinetic sculptures. Each artwork is composed of simple materials like...
View ArticleNew Articulate Cardboard Sculptures by Greg Olijnyk Populate Miniature Worlds...
“DvG 2.0.” All images by Griffin Simm, © Greg Olijnyk, shared with permission An eerie pair of buildings, a jet-powered dragonfly, and a sci-fi-inspired retelling of David and Goliath complete with an...
View ArticleMonumental Cardboard Bridges Float in the Sky in Temporary Installations by...
Architecture en Fête, Villeneuve lez Avignon, France (2015). All images © Olivier Grossetête, shared with permission Temporarily seen hovering above small European towns or balancing on a river in...
View ArticlePeeled Cardboard Adds Corrugated Dimension to Javier Pérez’s Clever...
All images © Javier Pérez, shared with permission Ecuadorian illustrator Javier Pérez (previously) is known for transforming humble materials into minimal drawings brimming with his distinct sense of...
View ArticleThe Cardboard Sculptures of Artist Warren King Are an Homage to His Chinese...
Detail of “Xuanzang.” Photo by Jón Prospero. All images © Warren King, shared with permission Artist Warren King (previously) finds much of his inspiration by wandering through Chinatown in New York...
View ArticleA Cast of Articulate Cardboard Robots Populate a Growing Sci-Fi Universe...
“Neil,” cardboard, LED lighting, and glass domes, 48 centimeters. All images by Griffin Simm, © Greg Olijnyk, shared with permission Melbourne-based artist Greg Olijnyk continues to add to his troupe...
View ArticleImposing Wild Animals Emerge from Layers of Cardboard in Scott Fife’s Sculptures
“Polar Bear” (2011), archival cardboard, ink, and red pencil, 26 x 53 x 29 inches. Photo by Mark Davidson. All images shared with permission Armed with glue and screws, artist Scott Fife fashions...
View ArticleAnn Weber Elevates Discarded Cardboard Boxes and Staples to New Heights in...
“You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows” (2020), cardboard, staples, and polyurethane, 101 x 44 x 20 inches. Photo by Ray Carofano Exemplifying the possibilities of combining...
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