It's been a while since I've posted a new entry in this Paper book series. For those who've joined us here in that intervening time, I feel I should introduce you to this wonderful find... Paper: Tear Fold Rip Crease Cut is a magnificent volume of contemporary paper artists and artisans who work in many areas of life. It's a celebration of this amazing medium, but not necessarily featuring artists who work exclusively in the genre...
And so it is with our next paper genius, Takeshi Ishiguro. An Industrial Design graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, Takeshi Ishiguro has worked extensively in both the USA and Japan but has now set up his own studio in Tokyo. Visit his website here and you will see some of the amazing projects he has been working on, like his performance in zero gravity project (in collaboration with the national space development agency in Japan). It feels quite gratifying then, that such a designer should turn his attention to creating a book with a pop-up paper lantern. Lit by three small LEDs and a low-voltage adaptor, it is more of an atmospheric object in function. It reminds me of childhood and all the fascinating paper pop-up books that would make the subject come alive. Of his motivations, Ishiguro says:
