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Gary Card's curious collaborations bring us fantastical creatures from another world

When it comes to collaborations, there's nothing better than seeing what a brilliant creative mind can do with a bit of paper.

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Two fantastical paper creatures by Gary Card stand facing each other, adorned with intricate textures, ribbons and sculptural elements in jewel tones and metallic finishes

And not just any paper – I'm talking an avant-garde, patented paper by Arjowiggins' Curious Matter.

Created using potato starch, it gives us a startling texture with a richly matt, ultra-pigmented surface - making it daring, inspiring and quite possibly every creative's dream. Designer Gary Card, the rising star of the London scene and fêted costume and set designer for Lady Gaga, was recently commissioned by Arjowiggins to take part in an adventurous, artistic collaboration to launch the new range.

Taking his wildly eccentric ideas, Gary gave birth to a fantastical set of creatures, all reflecting the theme of metamorphosis. Just beautiful.

If you enjoyed browsing these images, then check out more of Gary's work on his Blog. You can also watch the following video to see the creative process in motion.

Colourful paper fragments in orange, red and cream float above a pile of white geometric paper forms arranged on a grey surface
Sculptural figure with wrapped head and straw-like torso holding colourful paper wings, standing on plinth surrounded by geometric white blocks
Fantastical sculptural creature with textured patterned forms in grey, red and blue, surrounded by coloured spheres and organic shapes on a neutral background
Designer Gary Card's fantastical creature surrounded by floating textured shapes and spheres in shades of purple, red, blue and gold against a neutral background
Figure wrapped in patterned fabric and organic materials stands among oversized textured spheres and scattered red and purple elements against a white background
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