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1. Paper Friends

   

   

   Fun col­lage work by illus­tra­tor Blanca Helga (a per­sonal fave).

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2. Brass Pencil by Midori

   

   

   

   Brass Pen­cil by Japan­ese sta­tioner Midori is a rein­ter­pre­ta­tion of the clas­sic bul­let pen­cil, a design that orig­i­nated in the rural U.S. Mid­west. When closed, the the solid brass pen­cil resem­bles a bul­let cas­ing (hence the name). The cap sits on top of the pen­cil when removed to cre­ate a full-size, bal­anced pencil.

   The coolest aspect is how quickly the pen­cil shows signs of aging with tar­nish­ing and brass­ing, giv­ing it a well-worn appearance.

   Avail­able for $20 at Baum-Kuchen.

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3. Origami Animals

   

   

   

   South African artist Quentin Trol­lip designed and folded each of these from a sin­gle uncut square of paper. Visit his web­site to see more of his amaz­ing work.

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4. Coolest Activity Book for Kids by Marion Deuchars

   

   

   

   

   Judg­ing by the pre­view pages on the web­site, Let’s Make Some Great Art by Mar­ion Deuchars looks like an absolute must-buy. The book is filled with art activ­i­ties that would eas­ily cap­ture a child’s atten­tion while teach­ing them a bit of art his­tory at the same time. I def­i­nitely plan on pick­ing up the book–anyone else bought a copy yet?

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5. Paper Devices

   

   

   

   

   

   UK-based artist Jen­nifer Col­lier cre­ates beau­ti­fully detailed devices using card­board, thread, and road maps. If you hap­pen to live in/near Lon­don, her work will be on dis­play Sept. 22–28 at the Ori­gin Craft Fair at Old Spitafields Market.

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6. Amazing Letterpress Pinewood Derby Car

   

   

   Designer Jeremy Sla­gle built “Van­der­car” for a Pinewood Derby held by the Colum­bus Soci­ety of Com­mu­ni­cat­ing Arts. He even printed the tiny posters using a let­ter­press for authenticity.

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7. Impossibly Small Origami

   

   

   

   Paper artist Anja Markiewicz uses sheets of paper smaller than an inch wide to cre­ate incred­i­bly small origami pieces.

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8. From Here For Here by Ariane Prin

   

   

   These pen­cils were made by stu­dent Ari­ane Prin using waste mate­r­ial found around the Royal Col­lege of Art. She made the lead using clay from the ceram­ics depart­ment and liq­uid graphite from the glass depart­ment. For the body, she mixed saw­dust with flour.

   She designed a tool which extrudes the two parts simul­ta­ne­ously to cre­ate the pen­cils in one step. So cool!

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9. Tabletto Typography Game

   

   

   

   

   

   Tabletto by Thomas Dahm, avail­able as both a sten­cil and game that allows you to design let­ter­forms from ten exist­ing shapes.

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10. Letters from Vintage Comics

    

    Hand­crafted let­ters made from vin­tage comics, avail­able from The Let­te­room ($38).

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