Better Living Through Origami

Take papercraft to a new creative level and turn your home into a designer haven with this mindful DIY interiors book by Dutch design duo Studio Snowpuppe. Learn how to create 20 items of functional home decor using simple, origami inspired paper folding and manipulation techniques, and then show off your DIY creations at the heart of your home. Step-by-step illustrations will guide you through the projects, which include beautiful lampshades, creative wall art ideas, an ingenious clock, pretty garlands and decorations, unique vases, candle holders, plant holders, decorative bowls and more--all with a stylish modern aesthetic. Using readily available paper and card stock, you can create some stunning designer accents for your home for a fraction of the cost of store-bought versions.

Studio Snowpuppe is a happy, colourful and independent studio in The Hague, founded by architect Nellianna van den Baard and industrial designer Kenneth Veenenbos. Together, they design, make and distribute inspirational origami lamps. They exhibit at design fairs across Europe and their work can be seen in the restaurant at Schiphol airport, the Good Hotel Amsterdam, the Band & Olufsen showroom in Copenhagen and Nudge restaurant in Helsinki, among many other places. They are featured Etsy sellers and have over 15,000 Instagram followers.