A spectacular exhibit of Chinese paper cutting, both traditional and a form called “Neo Realism,” is on display in the second floor lounge area of William & Mary’s Sadler Center until Nov. 18. Brought ...

KINGSTON — “Isn’t it exciting?” Beverly Nachlis, of Kingston, said as about 20 people interested in the Jewish art of paper cutting gathered around a table at the Friedman Jewish Community Center on S ...

A humble concept from ancient Japanese design might remake the way supplies are dropped from the air. Polytechnique Montréal engineers designed parachutes based on kirigami—cutting paper into ...

Whether it's Greek sculpture or Renaissance paintings, paper cutting might not be the first thing you think of when you hear the word "art." The work of Pippa Dyrlaga, an artist from Yorkshire, UK, ...

The arms on this guy look like they could rip apart phone books. Instead, they power his thick fingers into making thousands of teeny cuts in paper. What’s up with that? Tom Sacco is Everett’s version ...

Inspired by kirigami, the Japanese art of folding and cutting paper, engineers have designed a new type of stent that could be used to deliver drugs to the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, ...

Borrowing from the Japanese paper-cutting art of kirigami, researchers have made specially cut tape that is 10 times as sticky as uncut tape but is also easy to pull free and reuse (ACS Appl. Mater.

Paper cutting is an art form that possibly dates back to the invention of paper itself in China around 2,000 years ago. Since then, many cultures have developed their own unique styles. Special ...

Have you ever cut out paper snowflakes? You probably didn't use a big, clunky pair of sheep shears to do it, did you? Historically, the people of Poland have cut wycinanki (pronounced vee-chee-NAN-kee ...

An artist is only limited by their imagination and the borders of their canvas – so what happens when you take one of those constraints away? That’s essentially what happened when Erik Ruin was handed ...

Polytechnique Montréal engineers designed parachutes based on kirigami—cutting paper into intricate patterns—that can automatically adapt in mid-air. The design has the potential to make air ...