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I was browsing through Loulou and Tummie’s website and saw this happy print that is sure to add a bit of zest to any household!

(Character city print, €2.50 + shipping)

Zim and Zou is a French studio that is currently exploring paper sculpture, installation, graphic design, and illustration; headed up by creatives Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann.

And of course, instead of just using a computer, they create installations and sculptures made out of paper; creating magnificent compositions which are then photographed. While I’ve seen the works of other paper sculpture artists (quick link: check out the book Papercraft and Papercraft 2 by Gestalten) but I am really taken in by the splashes of color and the playful style that oozes out from each installation – papercrafts with a pop vibe, if you will.

For the past few months I’ve been hanging out with the girls from Gin & Jacqie. Not only are they great fun to be around, they’ve got their hearts in the right place – every year, they organize a charity event that’s focused on children and this year’s no exception.

A specially designed Gin & Jacqie bag will be on sale from 20 June 2012 in support of refugee children in Malaysia under a fundraising initiative called Art With Heart: A Refugee Art Project. Proceeds from the sales of these bags – featuring the artwork of Mary, a 15-year old refugee – will go towards refugee education programmes in Malaysia under the UN Refugee Agency.

For more information, visit UNHCR’s website and if you’re in KL, there’s going the be a launch at Bangsar Village One on the 20th of June!