Germany · Fine-Art-Adjacent Workshop Craft (paper engineering / wearable art)
Zeichnen mit Karton — Schmuck
A contemporary German studio practice associated with Lydia Hirte in Dresden, in which cardboard is cut and drawn into sculptural wearable forms through tension, bending and the material's resistance. This record deliberately does not merge it with paper compression-and-sanding, which is a separate Berlin practice.
Risk level: Stable · Not applicable — a contemporary design practice
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