Inspired by Rob Ives

Made with: toilet paper rolls, paperclips, drinking straw, paper

I have always been fascinated by pop-up books and how a paper universe springs to life with the turn of a page.  After a visiting a particularly inspiring pop-up exhibition at the Auckland Central Library in 2019, I started tinkering with pop ups.

While we were in lockdown, my colleagues started organising weekly 'social events' to provide a place and time to have fun and hang out together virtually. These continued even after the lockdown lifted in New Zealand and were a great way those of us still working remotely to join in the fun.
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I was scheduled to organise an event with a colleague just before Christmas and we decided on a crafting activity.  I took this chance to share how easy and satisfying making a pop up could be. My co-organiser on the ground took care of preparing the materials and snacks while I put together some slides and ran the workshop through Zoom.

A short video on a basic v-fold pop up.

The journey continues - I continue to explore and play with different pop up mechanisms and applications.