The Art of Cutting is a gorgeous collection of artworks that have been created using a variety of cutting techniques. The author explores traditional techniques that are still very much alive worldwide, and then analyses the current aspects of the art of cutting, in which different materials and technologies lead to new forms of artistic expression. This book presents a selection of artists who revisit and work with traditional techniques, as well as those who adopt contemporary approaches. From paper to ceramics, food design and architecture. The Art of Cutting offers a stunning and diverse universe that is waiting to be discovered. This exceptional research work takes us to distant worlds, and also stimulates our imagination.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 225 x 244 mm

Trimming, piercing, slicing, snipping: just a few of the many words that relate to the idea of cutting. In this volume Jean- Charles Trebbi explores the traditional techniques of paper cutting, before examining current manifestations of this art form, including the contemporary materials and technologies it uses and the types of artistic expression it offers. The Art of Cutting is a collection of artworks thathave been created using a variety of cutting techniques. The author explores traditional techniques that are still very much alive worldwide, and he analyses the current aspects of the art of cutting, in which different materials and technologies lead to new forms of artistic expression. This book presents a selection of artists who revisit and work with traditional techniques, as well as those who adopt contemporary approaches. From paper to ceramics, food design and architecture, The Art of Cutting offers a stunning and diverse universe that is waiting to be discovered.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 220 x 240 mm

Publication Date: 31-01-2019

The art of folding is traditionally seen purely in terms of ori- gami and structures in paper, today it is used in many creative fields: design, architecture, industry, furniture, clothes, jew- els... These new domains are accompanied by a wide range of media and materials: cardboard, textile, metal, plastic... They all finally give in to the infinite resources of folding. This widely illustrated book, built around portraits and inter- views with creators which present their vision of the art of folding and its applications in their various productions, is an overview of these new and promising formal investigations. In this volume architect and origami expert Jean-Charles Trebbi cooperates with the architecture partners Guillaume Bounoure and Chloe Genevaux, who specialized in experi- mental applications of folding techniques with new materials. The book includes ten folding templates.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 176

Dimensions: 220 x 240 mm

Publication Date: 28-02-2020

An splendid showcase of the flip book, from its origins until present-day authors and trends. With a refreshing perspective, The Art of Pop-Up shows the designs of pop-up creators all around the world with some of their most innovative designs and practical examples to construct them. Full of colour illustration and inspiring force, The Art of Pop-Up: The Magical World of Three-Dimensional Books reveals the techniques of such a peculiar craft. It gathers a splendid showcase of three-dimensional books, from its origins until present-day authors and trends. AUTHOR: Born in Paris, Charles Trebbi is an urban architect, designer, artist and writer. A Renaissance man who specializes in the infinite possibilities of folding, cutting and assembling using paper, cardboard, textiles and even wood and metal, influenced by Bruno Munari, Katsumi Komagata, et Masahiro Chatani he creates his own art books, which are often inspired often by urban spaces and architecture, and produces completely original structures with pop-up and cutting techniques. He is author of several books on cutting, folding and pop-up techniques for all sorts of materials and on near-natural architecture. SELLING POINTS: There is no other book which gives such a complete, in depth going historical overview over the development of this art and of all pop-up types, techniques and themes. The book includes lists of private and public pop-up items collections. The book includes also an unfoldable time line describing the history of pop-up and a chart describing systematically the different pop-up techniques.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 203 x 229 mm

Packed with great examples by renowned artists and paper crafters and a wealth of folding templates, this book is a suggestive journey through the fantastic world of handmade books without binding, using origami and kirigami paper folding techniques to build leporellos, labyrinth, mini books, tunnel and other kinds of books. This repertoire of shapes and structures, many of them easy to make, is intended for artists, visual artists and teachers, as well as for lovers of handmade objects, scrapbooking or creative hobbies, who will find in here tools at the service of their imagination. The models presented here, some of them by artists known worldwide like Masahiro Chatani, Katsumi Komagata, Ed Hutchins, Paul Johnson, Hedi Kyle, Werner Pfeiffer, Alisa Golden and Joan Michaels Paque, not only use the traditional base of the classic folds resulting from oriental paper folding techniques (preliminary square or triangular base, lotus or diamond folding) but you will also find basic shapes which are reinvented.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 176

Dimensions: 225 x 245 mm

Publication Date: 15-09-2022