Tenmangu Japanese Shrine Pop-up Papercraft Template
This template allows you to build a pull-tab-activated pop-up paper toy initially designed by Utagawa Yoshifuji in mid-19th-century Japan, that I reworked and recreated for all to enjoy and craft.
The download-able file entails a presentation sheet in English and French, two sets of templates (one large, one small, for large and small home printers) and a link to a step-by-step, real-time tutorial video.
Original papercraft size = 75 x 174 mm (approx. 2.95 x 6.85 in) closed. Can be down/upsized.
This is a digital item: a home printer is necessary. Please contact me if you have a problem with the download of the template after purchase. Note that some ad-blockers and very tight browser security settings may interfere. For private (non-commercial) use only.
This is the fully-crafted version of this pull-tab-activated pop-up paper toy initially designed by Utagawa Yoshifuji in mid-19th-century Japan, that I reworked and recreated for all to enjoy. I handcut and handcraft this physical version myself, on quality 140 gsm matte photo paper.
Size = 75 x 174 mm (approx. 2.95 x 6.85 in) closed.
Born from reflections on a verse by French poet Arthur Rimbaud, Creation (2024) explores the creative process through a poem and pop-up sculptures of raw architectures in white.
Accordion book, entirely handcrafted by the artist. 18 p., 6 pop-up spreads, rigid boards, housed in a collapsible paper receptacle in a cardboard box. Text in French, translation sheet in English.
30 copies, numbered and signed.
Size: ca. 15.5 x 22 x 3 cm (6.1 x 8.6 x 1.2 in) closed, and about 1.8 m (5 ft 9) long when fully unfolded.
A unique artist’s book, larger in size, is at the origin of the present series: more info here.
Born from reflections on a verse by French poet Arthur Rimbaud, Creation (2024) explores the creative process through a poem and pop-up sculptures of raw architectures in white.
Accordion book, entirely handcrafted by the artist. 18 p., 6 pop-up spreads, rigid boards, housed in a collapsible paper receptacle in a cardboard box. Text in French, translation sheet in English.
This is a unique copy, numbered 1/1 and signed. It is the origin of the smaller regular edition.
Size: 21.8 x 30.3 x 3 cm (ca. 8.6 x 11.9 x 1.2 in) closed, and about 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long when fully unfolded.
A poetic kiri-origamic architecture pop-up book. A maze of dreamed sceneries of star-lighted, impossible stairs. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
The first large-sized variation in the Steps artist’s books series. It entails all designs from Steps 1 and Steps 2.
11 pop-up spreads, hardcover, hardcover slipcase. Entirely handcrafted by the artist, finished on January 1st, 2024. This is a unique copy, numbered 1/1 and signed. The book can be unfolded into a leporello.
Size: ca. 21.5 x 28.5 x 4.5 cm (8.5 x 11.2 x 1.8 in) closed, and 4 m (13 ft) unfolded. Text in French and English.
The last picture puts this Full Night Steps next to the smallest book of the series, Small Night Steps.
Une Saison en Enfer (A Season in Hell) is an interpretation in typographics and pop-ups of the full text by the French poet Arthur Rimbaud, created on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first edition.
A5 size (approx. 16 x 21 x 4.5 cm = 6.3 x 8.2 x 1.7 in), 9 pop-up spreads, in slipcase, 50 numbered and signed copies, entirely hand-cut and assembled by the artist, crafted on order (please allow about one week for crafting).
Calligrammes Animés (Movable Calligrams) is a selection of French poet Guillaume Apollinaire’s “graphic poems” interpreted into pop-ups.
A5 size (approx. 16 x 21 x 3.5 cm = 6.3 x 8.2 x 1.4 in), 9 pop-up spreads, in slipcase, 50 numbered and signed copies, entirely hand-cut and assembled by the artist, crafted on order (please allow about one week for crafting).
DIY “Evil Castle” Pop-up Card Template, for age 5 to 105! What kind of weird and terrifying things lie in the Evil Castle?!
Download the pdf file (4 pages), print at home, cut, fold, color and craft! You only need a pair of scissors, some glue and color pencils or felt-tip pens. (An adult with box cutters can be of help ; )
Explanations in English and French. Comes with a link to a step-by-step tutorial video. https://youtu.be/XHehixic4x0
This is a digital item: a home printer is necessary. Please contact me if you have a problem with the download of the template after purchase. Note that some ad-blockers and very tight browser security settings may interfere.
X-mas Santa Claus Pop-up Card Template, for age 5 to 105!
Download the pdf file (2 pages), print at home, cut, fold, color and craft! You only need a pair of scissors, some glue and color pencils or felt-tip pens.
Explanations in English and French. Comes with a link to a step-by-step tutorial video https://youtu.be/5wmuMhIaOek
This is a digital item: a home printer is necessary. Please contact me if you have a problem with the download of the template after purchase. Note that some ad-blockers and very tight browser security settings may interfere with the download.
A guided tour of the Tower of Horrors, free of charge: what luck! or is it really? … Walk through the grounds to the Tower and meet her strange denizens, in 8 stunning pop-up scenes. A fine, original (and perfectly harmless) pop-up book, all in black and white, all laser-cut!
Hardcover book, 7.5 x 20 x 2.5 cm (2.7 x 7.9 x 1 in). 8 pop-ups spreads, laser-cut black paper mounted on white paper, and one movable element. Text in French. Loose sheet with translation in English. Print run limited to only 500 numbered copies.
A guided tour of the Tower of Horrors, free of charge: what luck! or is it really? … Walk through the grounds to the Tower and meet her strange denizens, in 8 stunning pop-up scenes. A fine, original (and perfectly harmless) pop-up book, all in black and white, all laser-cut!
In this Special Edition, the book is housed in a lavish, incredibly flashy, laser-cut slipcase that glows in the dark (phosphorescent silkscreen printing) and comes with two extras: a separate copy of the Cursed Tree pop-up spread and a laser-cut proof of the cover illustration, both titled and monogramed by hand by the artist.
This special edition is notably in the Special Collection of the Fleet Library of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
Hardcover book, 7.5 x 20 x 2.5 cm (2.7 x 7.9 x 1 in). 8 pop-ups spreads, laser-cut black paper mounted on white paper, and one movable element. Text in French. Loose sheet with translation in English. Laser-cut color slipcase (glow-in-the-dark silkscreen printing), 2 additional loose spreads, titled and monogramed by the artist. Special edition: 100 numbered copies (1 to 100).
John Tenniel’s 42 illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), each with a short quotation from Lewis Carroll’s original text, in a fine miniature book!
John Tenniel’s 42 illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), each with a short quotation from Lewis Carroll’s original text, in a fine miniature book!
This “White Rabbit” edition also comes with one foldable cut-out silhouette figurine of the White Rabbit!
John Tenniel’s 42 illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), each with a short quotation from Lewis Carroll’s original text, in a fine miniature book!
This “Alice’s Friend” edition also comes with – one additional, foldable cut-out silhouette figurine of the White Rabbit, – one color booklet with the 20 illustrations from Nursery “Alice” (1890), – all in a fine, deluxe color slipcase.
There are only 49 copies, numbered and signed, of this edition!
John Tenniel’s 42 illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), each with a short quotation from Lewis Carroll’s original text, in a fine miniature book!
This “Alice’s Favourite” edition also comes with – one additional, foldable cut-out silhouette figurine of the White Rabbit, – one color booklet with the 20 illustrations from Nursery “Alice” (1890), – all in a fine, deluxe color slipcase, – with one larger, amazing and very delicate pop-up spread that features plenty of characters and places from the book!
There are only 21 copies, signed and numbered (1-20, 42), of this edition.
The White Rabbit from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in a cute miniature cut-out figurine!
It was designed and crafted on the occasion of our first self-published book, John Tenniel’s Alice in Wonderland, a miniature book that features Tenniel’s 42 original illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), each with a short quotation from Lewis Carroll’s inimitable novel.
Description: Foldable figurine (2.2 x 3 cm / 0.87 x 1.18 in), laser-cut black paper, assembled by us.
Chats en Toits – Paris Rooftop Cats Accordion Picture Book
Cute cats have casually invaded the rooftops of Paris and they are doing all kinds of things, some less usual than others! How many can you spot?
Featuring the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Arc of Triumph, Montmartre Basilica… and Paris rooftops!
Limited, collectible edition of only 300 numbered copies. For all cat lovers, Paris lovers, movable books lovers and all who enjoy beautiful pictorial objects!
Accordion-leporello book, pictorial boards and 18 panels. 7 x 10 x 2 cm (2.7 x 3.9 x 0.7 in) closed, ca. 1.25 m (4.1 ft) unfolded.
A special edition is also available: copies #1-10 come with a unique, original hand-cut paper illustration (each one is different).
A collaboration with the renowned Australian street artist RONE (Tyrone Wright) for his installation TIME at Flinders St. Station in Melbourne, Australia (Oct 28, 2022 – Apr 28, 2023).
This large pop-up artwork features one of the rooms reworked by Rone, reinterpreted in volume and movement by me.
22 x 25 cm (= 8.66 x 9.84 in) closed, 44 cm (17.32 in) opened. Copy signed by Rone and me, here justified “A.P.” Extremely limited stock.
The calligram La Colombe poignardée et le jet d’eau (The Stabbed Dove and the Jet of Water, 1918) is a heart-wrenching picture-poem by Guillaume Apollinaire, who wonders in the midst of World War One where his lovers and his friends are.
Delicately put in volume and motion in a collectible pop-up artwork.
Edition limited to only 300 deluxe numbered copies. 14.8 x 21 cm (A5 size, 5.8 x 8.2 in) closed.
Simon Belmont is on his way to defeat Count Dracula! He passes before the large Castlevania Map before accessing the last level! The Bat tauntingly flaps its wings, hahaha.
Join us in pure love and nostalgia with this awesome pop-up card, a tribute inspired by the original Castlevania video game on NES (Nintendo, 1986). The Game Map unfolds, Simon stands out, and you can make Dracula flaps its wings thanks to a pull-tab!
A collectible movable card, limited to only 300 numbered copies. 19 x 9.7 cm (7.5 x 3.8 in) closed, 38×18 cm (= 15 x 7 in) fully open.
The ultimate geek present for retrogamers and pop-up book collectors!
22.00€Original price was: 22.00€.16.00€Current price is: 16.00€.
Can you get out of the Maze? Was it meant for you? Collectible pop-up card inspired by the famous TV-show. Beautifully put in volume, opens with an intricate motion. To lead you to robot revolution and android liberation!
Limited edition of only 300 deluxe numbered copies. Outstanding finish. 14.8 x 21 cm (A5 size, 5.8 x 8.2 in) closed.
The perfect geek present for pop-up book collectors and WestWorld fans!
At the crossing of paper engineering and decorative arts, it is a movable design object, a uniquely shaped pop-up, an elegant flower that unfolds in one movement and finds its place where and wherever you are.
Each flower is patiently crafted by the artist in his Parisian workshop. ca. 7 x 14 cm (2.8 x 5.5 in) closed, h-18 x l-6 x L-12 cm ( h-7 x l-2.4 x L-4.7 in) opened. 210 & 300-gsm paper. Monogrammed by the artist.
Night Bloom is available in three different sets of colors: blue and white, black and white, or pink and green.
Steps 2 Variation: Moonless Night (2022) A stand-alone, poetic variation on the artist’s book Steps 2. Its center is of black darkness, like a moonless night, like a black hole.
Signed pop-up card. ca. 14 x 20 cm (5.5 x 8 in) closed / 25 x 20 cm (10 x 7.8 in) open. Entirely handcrafted by the artist, each card is unique.
Steps 2 Variation: Endless (2022) A stand-alone, poetic variation on the artist’s book Steps 2. Three staircases intertwined, falling endlessly into the light.
Signed and numbered (1/1) pop-up artwork. 210 gsm white bristol / blue paper, hardcover with translucent window. ca. 15 x 21 cm (5.9 x 8.2 in) closed / 24 x 21 cm (9.5 x 8.2 in) open.
Entirely handcrafted by the artist, this is a unique artwork.
A pink telephone? A green phone number?? Yellow pages???
A humorous pop-up based on a play-on-words taking literally French expressions that include adjectives of colors – quite obscure! hahaha! (A “pink telephone” is a sex chat line, a “green number” is a toll-free number, and “yellow pages” mean quite the same, a business phone directory ; )
Patiently and meticulously made by the artist in Paris, France!
Size: ca. 14 x 20 cm (5.5 x 7.8 in) closed. Signed card.
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Kirigami (cut paper) multiple illustrations on Paris city and Cats. Clear-cut contrasts and designs full details and humour. Unique presents to be framed and displayed!
A variety of five tableaus are available in this Paris / Cats series:
* Tourist Cats in Paris: The world is populated by cats! and cats too visit Paris. They do! * Eiffel Tower by Night: Half an Eiffel Tower, before a starry sky, and gazing cats! * Moon Cat: The cat on the moon, stretching among the stars! * Paris Rooftops and Cats: Cats like gazing at the Eiffel Tower too! The foreground is hand-cut differently in each card. * The Chase: A man chases a dog that chases a cat! The world goes round and round.
Patiently and meticulously made by the artist in Paris, France.
210 gsm cut black paper, mounted on 210 gsm white paper, titled and signed on back, some also monogrammed in the picture. Frame not included.
Each design exists in two sizes: – regular: ca. 15 x 6 cm (5.9 x 2.3 in) – large: ca. 25.5 x 10.5 cm (10 x 4.1 in)
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Small Night Steps (2021) A poetic, kiri-origamic architecture, miniature pop-up book. Dreamed sceneries of impossible stairs under infinite starry skies. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
5 pop-up spreads, hardcover, slipcase. Entirely handcrafted by the artist. Only 10 copies, numbered and signed.
This miniature book unfolds into a leporello / accordion! 6.3 x 7.2 x 2.5 cm (2.48 x 2.83 x 1 in) / approx. 35 cm (13.78 in) unfolded.
Small Night Steps is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City (Thomas J. Watson Library).
Small Night Steps: Card #1 (2021) A poetic, kiri-origamic architecture, miniature pop-up spread. A dreamed scenery of impossible stairs below infinite starry skies. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
Entirely handcrafted by the artist, each card is unique. This miniature card is also a beautiful and elegant object to be displayed.
5.2 x 7.1 cm (2 x 2.8 in) closed / ca. 8 cm (3.15 in) opened.
A stand-alone fragment of our miniature pop-up book Small Night Steps which is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City.
Small Night Steps: Card #2 (2021) A poetic, kiri-origamic architecture, miniature pop-up spread. A dreamed scenery of impossible stairs below infinite starry skies. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
Entirely handcrafted by the artist, each card is unique. This miniature card is also a beautiful and elegant object to be displayed.
5.2 x 7.1 cm (2 x 2.8 in) closed / ca. 8 cm (3.15 in) opened.
A stand-alone fragment of our miniature pop-up book Small Night Steps which is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City.
Small Night Steps: Card #3 (2021) A poetic, kiri-origamic architecture, miniature pop-up spread. A dreamed scenery of impossible stairs below infinite starry skies. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
Entirely handcrafted by the artist, each card is unique. This miniature card is also a beautiful and elegant object to be displayed.
5.2 x 7.1 cm (2 x 2.8 in) closed / ca. 8 cm (3.15 in) opened.
A stand-alone fragment of our miniature pop-up book Small Night Steps which is part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City.
Steps 2 Variation: Night Steps Card 2 (2021) A stand-alone, poetic variation on the artist’s book Steps 2. A beautiful starry sky appears with back lighting!
Signed pop-up card. ca. 14 x 20 cm (5.5 x 7.8 in) / 22 x 20 cm (8.6 x 7.8 in) unfolded. Entirely handcrafted by the artist, each card is unique.
A beautiful, unique, decorative book-object for all bookshelves and table tops!
Leporello-book, 5 pop-up spreads, slipcase. This book can be unfolded into a leporello! ca. 8.5 x 10.5 x 3 cm (3.3 x 4.1 x 1.2 in), ca. 55 x 10.5 cm (21 x 4.1 in) unfolded.
Only 20 copies, numbered and signed. Entirely handcrafted by the artist.
The mini version of Meggendorfer Award finalist Steps!
A spiral of stairs in intricate pop-up kiri-origamic architecture.
Leporello pop-up panel in signed slipcase. ca. 10.5 x 20 x 1 cm (4.1 x 7.8 x 0.4 in) in case, ca. 35 x 20 cm (13.7 x 7.8 in) unfolded. Two in One: both sides, obverse or reverse, can be displayed! Entirely handcrafted by the artist.
Steps A poetic kiri-origamic architecture pop-up book. Two characters are lost in imaginary mazes of stairs.
5 pop-up spreads, hardcover. The book can unfold into a leporello! Dimensions: approx. 21 x 15 x 3 cm / 21 x 120 cm unfolded. Text in French. Entirely handcrafted by the artist.
Originally 10 copies, numbered and signed, plus a few artist proof copies. Now crafted on demand in a slightly different making and size.
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There is also a mini-version of this book: Steps: Baby Steps. It’s half the size, twice as difficult to craft, and ten times as cute! A unique book-object for all bookshelves and table tops!
Steps 2: Night Steps (2021) A poetic kiri-origamic architecture pop-up book. Dreams of impossible sceneries of stairs. Backlighting reveals stars and constellations!
6 pop-up spreads, hardcover, slipcase. Entirely handcrafted by the artist. Only one copy, numbered and signed.
The book can be unfolded into a leporello! ca. 15 x 20 x 3.5 cm (5.9 x 7.8 x 1.3 in) / 120 cm (47 in) unfolded. Text in English.
– This unique copy is now in the collections of the Forney Library in Paris, France. –
Steps 2: Colors! (2018) A poetic kiri-origamic architecture pop-up book. Dreams of impossible sceneries of stairs.
6 pop-up spreads, hardcover, slipcase. Entirely handcrafted by the artist. Text in English. Only 3 copies, all sold.
The book can be unfolded into a leporello! 20 x 15 x 3.5 cm / 20 x 120 cm unfolded
Steps 2: Colors! is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City (Thomas J. Watson Library) and of the Berkeley Library of the University of California.
Steps: Boxed Color Cards Set The art pop-up book Steps in a colorful set of 5 separate cards, housed in a wonderfully dashing box.
Limited to one unique copy, numbered and signed. Cards & box entirely handcrafted by the artist.
5 pop-up cards, monogrammed, signed certificate, box. The box is 15.6 x 11 x 2 cm (6.1 x 4.3 x 0.8 in). The cards (closed) are 10.4 x 14.7 cm (4.1 x 5.8 in).
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There is also a mini-version of the initial book, Steps: Baby Steps. It’s half the size, twice as difficult to craft, and ten times as cute! A unique book-object for all bookshelves and table tops!
