Paper Artwork – Peter Callesen

Well hello there!  I'm finally back home after a week in NYC for the NSS and some anniversary celebrations, and even after just a week away it feels so good to be home.  I'm also excited to get back into a normal posting schedule after more than a week of NSS coverage and round-ups

I thought we'd start the week off with these amazing paper sculptures by Peter Callesen:

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Aren't these just gorgeous?  Each one is created using only paper and glue! 

On his website, Peter says that his "paper works have been based around an exploration of the relationship between two and three dimensionality."  Peter almost exclusively uses A4-size sheets of paper, "because it is probably the most common and consumed media and format
for carrying information today, and in that sense it is something very
loaded."  Peter then creates each cut in part to highlight the actual material of the paper, the thinness and fragility of which in turn highlights the tragic and romantic theme of the works. 

Check out Peter's website for lots more of these delicate papercut sculptures.  Just gorgeous!

{all images by Peter Callesen, found by my husband!}

NSS – Booth round-up, part seven

As promised, I've got one final NSS round-up to share with you!  I had so much fun at this year's show, particularly in getting to know some of my favorite designers a bit better and making some new (at least to me) discoveries.  I'm already looking forward to next year's show, but until then, you can find my entire NSS coverage in one handy location right here.  And now on to our final round-up!

First up, I enjoyed the bold graphic designs at the L2 Design Collective booth:

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Next a few of the prints and cards over at the Product Superior booth:

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Next up, some lovely wedding invitations and letterpress baby prints from Robin Beth:

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One of my favorite booth displays came from The Beehive Press, which used dozens of little white paper bees to accent their invitation and card designs:

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And last, but definitely not least, a few more from Lilywillow, one of my favorite NSS new discoveries:

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{you can check out more from the Lilywillow wedding portfolio right here}

In case you still haven't gotten enough from NSS 2009, I've been slowly uploading all of my photos to my flickr page.  I'm still working on getting all the photos up, but you'll be able to find them all in my NSS 2009 collection right here.

{all photos by Oh So Beautiful Paper}

NSS – Booth round-up, part six

So for those of you still reading blogs on this lovely holiday Monday, I figured I'd put up my last two NSS booth round-up posts for you!

First up, Binth, whose booth was full of gorgeous cards and art prints:

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I love this handcrafted baby book

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.and this deck of completely redesigned playing cards!  I particularly love the redesigned face cards (like the jack, queen and king) for each suit, and the way the odd number cards are redesigned to fit together in a more organic way, like the seven of hearts below:

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Another favorite booth was from Pikku, whose colorful + patterned textiles and paper goods just made me smile:

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{love these wrapping papers!}

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{these eco-friendly letterpress calendars adhere to screen-printed birchwood planks – once the year is over, you can either hand the birchwood as artwork or order a refill with next year's dates!}

Next up, the bright + bold designs of Dutch Door Press:

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{look closely for a sneak peek at the dutch door 2010 calendar!}

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{gorgeous wedding invitations!}

Red Cap Cards used whimsical illustrations with a definite sense of humor throughout their NSS collection:

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{love those prints!}

Celebrating their 10th year in business – and 9th year at the NSS! – the Egg Press booth was full of lovely paper goods, from a sneak peek at the 2010 calendar to holiday cards:

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I've got one more coming up, so check back soon!

{all photos by Oh So Beautiful Paper}

NSS – Booth round-up, part five

As promised, I've got a few more NSS exhibitors to share with you.  First up, the deliciously snarky Old Tom Foolery:

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Next up, the lovely ladies of Pearl & Marmalade

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{love those screenprinted linens!}

…and The Great Lakes:

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Over at the Paper Loop booth, I was immediately smitten with their hand-lettered greeting cards:

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The folks from Maginating Letterpress did a wonderful job of showcasing their whimsical design style and quirky sense of humor:

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The Albertine Press booth was filled to the brim with bright + patterned cards and notebooks…

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…and Angela from Carta, Inc was out with her gorgeous cotton ribbon and a new line of initial notecards, not to mention the gorgeous journals she creates with Bari Zaki:

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Only a few more booths left!

{all photos by Oh So Beautiful Paper}