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Interviews
  BOOKS ALIVE! WITH DAVID A. CARTER

April 27, 2017

  COLETTE FU BOOKS

Colette Fu: My first series of 21 photographic pop-up books. Started and finished at 4 consecutive artist residencies in 2004 - the Millay Colony, Visual ...Read More

  ELLEN G K RUBIN - DISCUSSING HER COLLECTION


  ELLEN G. K.RUBIN - THE POPUPLADY


  ELLEN RUBIN - RADIO INTERVIEW ABOUT KUBASTA

‘Pop-up Lady’ Ellen G. K. Rubin on the artistry of master Czech illustrator, paper engineer Vojtěch Kubašta

  ELLEN RUBIN INTERVIEW - 2018


  HELEN HIEBERT INTERVIEWS ROSSTON MEYER


  HIROKO MOMOI


  HIROKO MOMOI -SHOWS PROCESS OF CREATING A POP-UP ROLLER COASTER

 


  INGELA ARRHENIUS


  INTERVIEW WITH MARION BATAILLE - IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES


  JUNKO MIZUNO INTERVIEW


  MATTHEW REINHART


  MATTHEW REINHART: "HOW DOES ONE MAKE POP-UP BOOKS?" | TALKS AT GOOGLE


  NICK BANTOK INTERVIEW


  PANTIES INFERNO: AN INTERVIEW WITH PETER LARKIN

  Panties Inferno: An Interview with Peter Larkin

These pop-ups were never published as a book.

  PETER DAHMEN THE AMAZING PAPER ENGINEER

Peter Dahmen is a world-renowned paper artist and designer. I had the opportunity to meet Peter in his hometown of Dortmund, Germany and spend several ...Read More

  POP-UP TUTORIAL 40 - PIONEERS OF POP-UP - PART ONE - DUNCAN BIRMINGHAM


  POP-UP TUTORIAL 41 - PIONEERS OF POP-UP - PART TWO

Duncan Birmingham

  RAY MARSHALL AND MARION BATAILLE IN TAIWAN 2013


  ROSSTON MEYER INTERVIEW BY HELEN HIEBERT


  SMITHSONIAN TALK - A HISTORY OF POP-UP AND MOVABLE BOOKS: 700 YEARS OF PAPER ENGINEERING

Ellen Rubin lecture at Smithsonian in 2010

  VENICE LUXURY CREATIONS GALLERY FOUNDER WITH DARIO CESTARO

Italian paper engineer


Bookano
  3:25 / 9:55 BOOKANO STORIES PT ONE: BOOKS 1, 2, 3. POP-UPS. - VIDEO


  BOOKANO STORIES - BOOKS 10, 11, 12. VINTAGE POP-UPS.

On Horipet YouTube Channel

  BOOKANO STORIES, BOOKS 7, 8 ,9. POP-UPS BY THEODORE BROWN.

From Horipet YouTube channel Some duplicates here, as publisher Giroud recycles artwork from previous volumes. Book No.8 (not numbered but eighth in the series)

  BOOKANO STORIES, PT TWO, BOOKS 4, 5, 6. POP-UP.

From Horipet YouTube channel

 
  Dawson - S Louis Giraud , The Wizard of Bookano

History of Louis Giraud including his time at the Daily Express and at Bookano. Authored by Michael Dawson AMBR Vol XVIII, no. 6 - June ...Read More


Other
  10 POP-UP BOOKS THAT ARE WORKS OF ART

We often think of pop-up books as a simple way to entertain the little ones (or at least we did before the iPad came along!) ...Read More

  A TO Z: MARVELS IN PAPER ENGINEERING - ALPHABET POP-UP COLLECTION

MBS alphabet book described by all the artists

 
  Encyclopedia Prehistorica: A Teacher's Guide


 
  History of Andy Warhol’s Index Book

Self-published by Andy Warhol, as “a children’s book for hipsters”, The Andy Warhol Index Book, is an important Warhol book and iconic publication of the ...Read More

  JUIAN WEHR - BIO AND PICS OF ALL HIS BOOKS

 

Great pics of all his books

  MARCHEN PANORAMA - AS SHOWN ON A GERMAN TV SHOW - 2017

Around 1900, the luxury paper toy manufacturer Adolf Sala from Berlin fascinated children and adults with its "fairy tale panorama", a colorfully printed mixture of ...Read More

  MARCHEN PANORAMA - LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD & SNOW WHITE - A. SALA, GERMANY 1900

Narrated by Ellen Rubin This toy theater by A[dolf] Salas Company, circa 1900, shows the stories, Little Red Ridinghood and Snow White in myriopticon style. ...Read More

  MBS ZOOM SHOW AND TELL (10-3-20)

Click here for Zoom Show-and-Tell YouTube link October 3, 2020 Shawn Sheehy, co-host Emily Martin, co-host Kyra Hicks, chatmaster featuring Marianne Petit, maker Wang ...Read More

  MIND-BLOWING 360° BOOKS FROM JAPAN - BOOKS CREATED BY YUSUKE OONO.


  POP-UP BOOKS OF LOUISE ROWE


  POP-UP OR MOVABLE BOOKS

Article by Shelly Segal 4/12/2016 ASU/Herberger Institute School of Art/Printmaking/Book Arts

  POPUPLADY - YOUTUBE CHANNEL


  THE ANATOMY OF TYPOGRAPHY POP-UP BOOK - YU QING

I created a pop-up book about the anatomy of typography. Adapted the idea from 'The Anatomy of Typography' poster by Janie Kliever. https://designschool.canva.com/blog/t...


Collectors
  JOHN RAILING - MAGIC OF MOVABLE BOOKS: HISTORY OF POP-UP BOOKS & PAPER ENGINEERING - COM APR 2021

Movable books began with science and math treatises in the 1500s – had its Golden Age in the late 19th C. – and its renaissance ...Read More

  POP GOES THE PAGE - MOVABLE AND MECHANICAL BOOKS FROM THE BRENDA FORMAN COLLECTION

An exhibition at the University of Virginia Library. We want to thank Brenda Forman for generously placing her collection of pop-up books on deposit with ...Read More

  POP UP BOOKS - A PEEK AT JUST SOME OF MY COLLECTION - TANIA MCCARTNEY

Pop Up Books - a peek at just some of my collection Big Frog Can’t Fit in, Mo Willems, Walker The Little Mermaid, Robert Sabuda, ...Read More

  POP-UP BOOK COLLECTION TOBIDASU! UGOKU! BY KIMIKA WARABE

A collection of 13 mini pop-up books

  THE HISTORY OF MOVABLE PAPER IN ONE MASSIVE, 9,000-BOOK COLLECTION

An article in Atlas Obscura discussing Ellen Rubins collection


Pop-Up Creations
  FLIP BOOKS - ENTRIES TO FLIPBOOK FEST 2020


  HIROKO MOMOI - FERRIS WHEEL & ROLLER COASTER


  HIROKO MOMOI - TEA CUP


  YOUR FLIPBOOKS - 2020 COMPILATION AND CONTEST WINNERS


  YOUR FLIPBOOKS - 2020 COMPILATION AND CONTEST WINNERS - RANDOM



Exhibits
  “POP-UPS FROM PRAGUE: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE GRAPHIC ARTISTRY OF VOJTECH KUBASTA

Exhibit from Jan -Mar 2014

  POP GOES THE PAGE: MOVABLE AND MECHANICAL BOOKS FROM THE BRENDA FORMAN COLLECTION

  Pop Goes the Page: Movable and Mechanical Books from the Brenda Forman Collection

We want to thank Brenda Forman for generously placing her collection of pop-up books on deposit with Special Collections. This exhibition is drawn almost exclusively ...Read More


History Of Movable Books
  1:07 / 1:05:38 • INTRO POP-UP BOOKS: A BRIEF HISTORY - ROBERT SABUDA


  A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE POP-UP BOOK - BY LAUREN CORBA

Books contain tremendous power. They captivate our minds, change the way we look at the world, and transport us to faraway lands. It seems hardly ...Read More

  A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MOVABLE BOOK.

NEC Libraries: The Movable Book: Tunnel Books

  ARTICLE ON WALLY HUNT - INTERVISUAL COMMUNICATIONS


  DIMENSIONAL BOOKS IN BOOK HISTORY

Moveable books have been around for some 700 years. When they were first created, they were made with adult use in mind and not children. ...Read More

 
  MOVABLE BOOKS AND THE PRIVATE LIBRARY

Great article on the history of the movable book from the earliest volvelles in 1540 to the present

  POP-UP DESIGN MECHANISM PAPER TRANSFORMATION TO 3D SCULPTURE

Though we have records of gatefold mechanisms being used in encyclopedias in 1100, these can’t be called pop ups in the true sense. The first ...Read More

  THE MOVEABLE BOOK - VOLVELLES-FLAPS-TUNNELS-JALOUSIES-POP-UPS

A moveable book is a book or card that contains moveable pictures or other interactive elements that are made from paper. The moveable book is ...Read More

  THE WEIRD VINTAGE POP-UP BOOKS IN THE BASEMENT

An article from piccalilli Pie by Christina Wilsdon - (piccalillipie.com)

  WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE: LIJ - BLOG

Trying to cope with his job, sometimes so gratifying, other times hateful, this humble teacher with airs of critic and writer, began to defend the ...Read More


How To
  DOUBLE OPPOSITE REVERSE LAYERS - POP-UP EXPERIMENT

Done by Paul De Graaf

  3D MOUNTAIN WALL | POP UP MOUNTAIN WALL CARD | PAPER ART | KIRIGAMI |


  AN EXPLORATION OF POP-UPS


  BOOKANO - 'RE-BUILDING' A POP-UP BOOK

A home rebinding and repair of a pop-up book in the Bookano series. Amateur bookbinding for the impecunious collector, with no Sellotape or Fablon involved.

  CONSERVING THE PAST: THE PRESERVATION OF POP-UPS


  DOUBLE REVERSE LAYERS - PAUL DEGRAAF


  DUNCAN BIRMINGHAM - POP-UP TUTORIAL 52 - DISSOLVE TYPE 1 - PULL-TAB 7

Duncan has one of the best tutorials available.....you can also go directly to his youtube channel: Thew Pop-Up Channel. This site has over 80 different ...Read More

  DUNCAN BIRMINGHAM YOU-TUBE CHANNEL

70+ How-To videos by Duncan Birmingham

  ENGINEERING THE PERFECT POP - MATTHEW REINHART

Using scissors, tape, and reams of creativity, Matthew Reinhart engineers paper to bend, fold, and transform into fantastic creatures, structures and locales. By adjusting the ...Read More

  ENGINEERING THE PERFECT POP - MATTHEW REINHART

Using scissors, tape, and reams of creativity, Matthew Reinhart engineers paper to bend, fold, and transform into fantastic creatures, structures and locales. By adjusting the ...Read More

  HOW TO MAKE A POP-UP - KEITH ALLEN


  ILLUSTRATION MASTER CLASS BY KIT LAU - PAPER ART: POP-UP ANIMALS

ABOUT MASTER CLASS - PAPER ART: POP-UP ANIMAL Puppies are often featured in Yoshitomo Nara’s work. Puppies represent the artist’s once isolated relationship with others ...Read More

  MAKING A TED-ED LESSON: BRINGING A POP-UP BOOK TO LIFE

In ‘The Pangaea Pop-up’ Lesson, animator Biljana Labovic decided the best way to illustrate moving, shifting tectonic plates was to use a physical object that ...Read More

  MEET & MAKE ONLINE | POP-UP FORESTS WITH ARTIST BETHAN MADDOCKS


  MISTER PAPER - WEBSITE WITH TUTORIALS

This website has tutorials in Spanish for making popups Tutorial 1 - In this first tutorial I will show you all the basic materials you ...Read More

  PAPER ENGINEERING: FOLD, PULL, POP & TURN

Chuck Fischer - designer/illustrator Bruce Foster - Paper Engineer

  PAPERPAUL - YOUTUBE CHANNEL


  PAPERPAUL - YOUTUBE CHANNEL


  PAPERPAUL YOUTUBE CHANNEL


  POP-UP BOOK CREATION


  POP-UP TUTORIAL 1 - INTRODUCTION – MATERIALS AND BASIC THEORY - DUNCAN BIRMINGHAM

How to make a pop-up.

  POP-UP TUTORIAL 2 - V-FOLDS PART 1 RIGHT ANGLE V-FOLD & ACUTE ANGLE V-FOLD - DUNCAN BIRMINGHAM


  POP-UP TUTORIAL 40 - PIONEERS OF POP-UP - PART ONE

Done by Duncan Birmingham

  POP-UP TUTORIAL 41 - PIONEERS OF POP-UP - PART TWO - DUNCAN BIRMINGHAM


  PUPPY CARD TUTORIAL


  THE MAKING OF A POP-UP BOOK - MELISSA MARWEDEL


  THE POP-UP BOOK: STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING OVER 100 ORIGINAL PAPER PROJECTS

Paul began his international career in paper folding at the age of six, discovering he could create boats and animals out of toilet paper. Since ...Read More


Websites
  BEST POP-UP BOOKS


  COLETTE FU

“Although Fu’s books are motionless, their exuberant shapes, intense colors, and closely interwoven pop-up pages give the impression of being alive. Her themes are largely ...Read More

  DAVID HAWCOOK - INFINITE JEST


  INGELA P ARRHENIUS - LIST OF PRODUCTS

Here are some items designed by Ingela Arrenhuis - other than her pop-up books

  LIBROS POP-UP BOOKS CARDS


  MASSIMO MISSTROLI - YOUTUBE CHANNEL


  PETER DAHMEN - PAPER ENGINEER

Peter Dahmen is a world-renowned paper artist and designer. I had the opportunity to meet Peter in his hometown of Dortmund, Germany and spend several ...Read More

  POPUPLADY


  THE FOUNDATION FOR THE HISTORY OF CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH LITERATURE (SGKJ) DUTCH ORGANIZATION


  UP WITH PAPER, LLC


  VCU LIBRARY COLLECTION OF POP-UPS


  YOOJIN KIM - PAPER ENGINEER AND DESIGNER

She discusses her work Yoojin Kim spends her days developing and designing pop-up cards that are both beautiful and hilarious with a little help from ...Read More


Lecture
  MASTER PAPER ENGINEER & DESIGNER - YOOJIN KIM

check out her website: https://www.yoojinkim.com/

  ORIGINS & VARIETY OF MOVABLE STRUCTURES IN THE BOOK FORMAT

Toy and moveable books have fascinated and entertained children and adults alike for centuries. This talk explores the origins and variety of movable structures in ...Read More

  POP-UP BOOKS: A BRIEF HISTORY - ROBERT SABUDA -

Series: House of Learning Speaker: Robert Sabuda Title: Pop-up Books: A Brief History Date: September 26, 2012

  SALLY BLAKEMOR - KEYNOTE AT 8TH MBS CONF IN POIRTLAND


  THE BIRTH OF A CORPORATE POP-UP BOOK

Paper Engineer Andrew Baron's talk entitled "The Birth of a Corporate Pop-Up Book," given at the National Museum of American History's Carmichael Auditorium on April ...Read More

  THE BIRTH OF A CORPORATE POP-UP BOOK - ANDREW BARON

Paper Engineer Andrew Baron's talk entitled "The Birth of a Corporate Pop-Up Book," given at the National Museum of American History's Carmichael Auditorium on April ...Read More

  THE WORLDWIDE POP-UP INDUSTRY

The Worldwide Pop-up Industry, Wally Hunt and Vojtěch Kubašta

  THE WORLDWIDE POP-UP INDUSTRY, WALLY HUNT AND VOJTěCH KUBAšTA (ROGER CULBERTSON & ELLEN RUBIN)

Lecture by Roger Culbertson and Ellen Rubin On October 7, 2014, the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book at Broward County's Main Library hosted lectures ...Read More