27 Oct
Tas-ka's creative paper lights

Dutch company Tas-ka, has been around for over 6 years. Their specialty? Well it started out with handbags, but now its moved on to all sorts of kitschy homemade-style items. This paper crane lamp is just one example of the crafty things the company has come up with. Hundreds of paper cranes, in different colors […]


22 Jul
The ultimate in couture upcycling

I blame Blade Runner, but for some reason I have an attraction to the simplicity and beauty…and ritual…of origami. Apparently, so does artist Yuliya Kyrpo. She crafted the elegant bustier gown above strictly out of newspaper — but not just any newpsaper, mind you, but from 1,000 paper cranes carefully hand-folded from old recycled Metro […]