Folded Book Sculptures - Clara Maffei

Because folded books are always popular here at ATP, I'm guessing this post will make many of you happy. It certainly made me happy to come across the sculptures of Clara Maffei on Pinterest. While I've long admired books that are folded into meaningful words like the ones by Stephanie Pounds and those who sculpt books into intricate scenes, like Su Blackwell, Jodi Harvey-Brown and Malena Valcárcel, Clara often turns books, minus their covers, into singular objects.

This trio reminds me of kaleidoscope crystals.


Clara is an architect and designer in Italy. She told me she creates book sculptures as part of her job.


Often they are whimsical...


...and always clever.


Clara linked to this tutorial [no longer available] via her blog for making the locust if you'd like to try your hand at one too.


Stay current with Clara's newest sculptures via her blog or Flickr where she has been posting creations since 2011.