London-based paper artist and set designer Lydia Kasumi creates minimalistic, geometric paper sculptures that are carefully made by hand for magazine editorials, shop window displays, advertising, events, and fashion commissions. With representation in both Europe and Asia, Kasumi has worked with major brands such as Adidas Originals, Chanel, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, and Vogue UK, to only name a few. Kasumi is known and praised for her way of creating work that has a bold impact with minimal means, a talent she has honed with a career spanning over a decade now.
Bold colors, playful forms, and imaginative paper worlds for you to explore!
With bold and bright color combinations, Kasumi’s playful pieces feel delightfully imaginative and primary at once. Exploring new dimensions in elemental shapes and forms, the artist creates experiences that feel inviting and exciting at once. Kasumi seems to find endless inspiration and intrigue with paper, as she plays with the versatile and forgiving yet demanding material. Naming Olafur Eliasson, Rachel Whiteread, and Victor Vasarely as sources of inspiration, the creative follows in the footstep of masters of shape, color, and form – in her own unique style.
Exploring new dimensions in elemental shapes and forms, the artist creates experiences that feel inviting and exciting at once. Kasumi seems to find endless inspiration and intrigue with paper, as she plays with the versatile and forgiving yet demanding material.
You can enjoy some of our favorite artworks by Lydia Kasumi below, but make sure to follow the artist’s endless exploration of form and color also on Instagram. For more paper ART + ILLUSTRATION, inspiration read our latest articles on the topic.
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