The newest member of the Department of Phenomenal Papercraft is Japanese artist Japanese artist Riu, aka mr_riu on Instagram. His awesomely intricate hand-cut designs are meditative exercises in precision and celebration of the beauty of mandalic patterns and the natural world. Some of them also look like the most incredibly complex paper snowflakes we’ve ever seen.
Visit Riu’s blog or follow him on Instagram to check out many more of his outstanding cut paper creations.
[via My Modern Metropolis]
















