Ilann Vogt

Above: Antigone de J. Anouilh

Ilann Vogt weaves stories into garments, art pieces and sculpture, the book is transformed into 'text-ile' the words wearable on the skin. 

"I have the ability to create very rich draperies and shapes that become supports for provoking a sensation from the material thus intertwined. This allows the reading of a text in a fraction of a second of glance, to read without reading in a way: to each book its own universe ," Ilann Vogt

Above:  1,2,3 Ulysses de James Joyce  Below: Madame Bovary. De G Flaubert. 

Above: The castle, from F Kafka

Bianca Severijns

Bianca Severijns transforms hand-torn paper into intricate vessels, blankets, garments and art works  that echo the rhythms of nature and life. Some pieces resemble nests, while others take the form of grand, wearable furs - protective yet delicate, like quills on an echidna’s back, forming an illusive armour.

For the 2019 Venice Biennial Personal Structures 'Identities', she created a wall installation of protective blankets and a video, symbolising fundamental human rights, security, and freedom.

Azya Kozina

 

Ukrainian artist Azya Kozina's paper sculptures in the form of clothing inspired by historical eras such as the Baroque.

 This piece is called the 'Religion of death'.

“I don't want to see its bloodthirsty essence, its lust for death, but every day Russia kills dozens of people in Ukraine, and this work is a reminder to all of Europe that the war in Ukraine continues.... every day... The Russian empire of evil stands majestically and at the same time terrifyingly on the bones and blood of millions of innocent people. Its hands are stained with blood, surrounded by the skulls, bones, and crosses of those who have perished. But history shows us that every empire sooner or later collapses. Likewise, this empire of evil will inevitably fall apart, collapsing like a domino made of bones,” Azya Kozina

Murray Odessky

Murray Odessky's (1931-2015)  journey making hats began serendipitously on a New Year's Eve in 1979 when he brought some things to a party in a paper bag.  When he went home, he emptied a size 12 bag and turned it over his head.  It was a good fit, and he formed it into a hat. Thank you

 Having moved to Hawaii and changed his name to Moses he revisited his love of hat making as a way to  protect himself from the strong Hawaiian sun. His designs kept coming, each hat inspired by a person, thing or idea, so that over roughly a decade Moses created over 250 hats 

His background as a a package and graphic designer for Mattel and other firms informed his work. Up until the last weeks of his life he could still be found at the Starbucks in Kamuela wearing one of his paper bag hats. He donated all his hats to the Mingei Museum in San Diego.

Jill Flower

Jill Flower uses paper as fabric in her textile sculptures and jewellery she uses printed materials as an extra layer of meaning whilst creating a complex lace of culture.

Asya Kozina I

Paper costumes created to represent the different wedding outfits of different culture by paper sculptor Asya Kozina, as an advertisement for wedding underwear from "Wild Orchid" company.

Billie Mertens II

An exploration of paper and cardboard in homage to Issey Miyake by French artist Billie Mertens.

Bea Szenfeld

Bea Szenfeld SS2014 Haute Papier was revealed at Stockholm Fashion Week at the end of August. Bea has worked with Stella McCartney, Tommy Hilfiger, Björk and Swarovski and her work is full of fun, innovation and theatre it is exciting and inspiring.