Robert Sabuda (previously) writes, "It has long been a dream of the Leonardo da Vinci Robot Society to bring one of the Renaissance Master's creations back to life. 2019 is the 500th anniversary of da Vinci's death and the Society has chosen to honor his memory and celebrate his life through one of his best known inventions – the Robot Knight. — Read the rest
Earlier this year paper engineer David Pelham and illustrator Christopher Wormell collaborated on a masterful pop-up book rendition of Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven."
It's an unusually accomplished work in a genre that is often thought to be directed at children. — Read the rest
If you're fascinated by paper art and pop-up books, then the name of 51-year old Robert Sabuda will resonate like that of a Zen master. He's a legend in the world of children's books, paper design, and engineering, with many famous books to his credit (my favorites are The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland). — Read the rest
See sample pages from this book at Wink.
There are only five "pages" in each of these books despite their 3-inch thickness. That is because each page is stuffed with layers and layers of ingenious interacting bits of printed paper, which magically assemble themselves into an alternate reality when each page is opened. — Read the rest
Kids' author Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are) and pop-up artist Robert Sabuda Matthew Reinhart are working on a pop-up book about monsters called Mommy? that's a tribute to the movie monsters of the 1930s.
(Thanks, Jonathan! — Read the rest
A greeting-card company is selling pop-up greeting cards based on Robert Sabuda's classic pop-up version of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." They seem very nice — the Cheshire Cat and White Rabbit cards come with flocked fake-fur.
These would fit in wonderfully with the Alice in Wonderland-themed restaurant I stumbled across in Tokyo's Ginza last month — where the waitresses all wore Alice in Wonderland costumes and the food came with little "EAT ME" labels. — Read the rest
