*Compagnie Mademoiselle S. / Visual Identity

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The visual identity of the theater company, *Compagnie Mademoiselle S. for the promotion of the show: “The marriage proposal and the Bear” by Chekhov. Random Fact: the colorfast dye (yellow) is produced from saffron – one of the most expensive spices in the world, it’s derived from the dried stamen of an oriental or Mediterranean crocus. Originally when imported into Europe it was only used to dye the clothes of the wealthy.

Design – mw studio
Client – *Compagnie Mademoiselle S.

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SITU – Architectural Book / 2011

Holy origami folds batman! This sculpture of a book is a “realization of a collection of books and pamphlets on the theme of architecture”. Design / layout by Benoit Berger. Take a peak at  the photos of the book below. Photography by Kim Holtermand.

If you know of any crazy printed pieces that have next level ninja folding techniques, I’d love to hear about it in the comments below.

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Dentsu London and Wallpaper* Magazine

Design magazine Wallpaper* collaborated with Dentsu to create an issue that features a “moving” cover as well as animation within some of the editorial. The animation is created using a technique called ombro cinema. You slide a corrugated sheet of acetate — which is provided in each issue of the magazine to animate it.

After the jump Junichi Harima the designer talks technique and a tutorial that will show you how to create a six-frame analog animation yourself from Paul Overton at Dude Craft.

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