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Paper-Brick: A Set of Paper Blocks That Look 3D

Nendo came up with a really cool design to be included as an insert into Japanese lifestyle magazine, Pen. Paper-Brick is a set of two-dimensional paper blocks that lets readers create three-dimensional looking objects.

The paper blocks are tricolor making them appear three-dimensional. “Stack” them or use them like puzzle pieces to assemble an object that won’t collapse.

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Photos by Ayao Yamazaki.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.