Natchar Sawatdichai’s Paper Blinds Are a Testament to Modern Artisanry

London-based Thai-born designer Natchar Sawatdichai creates beautiful, and fully functional, interior products and furniture out of our favorite medium: paper. Her series Paper Blinds includes a set of hand-cut patterned blinds that are fully adjustable, and replaceable, adding a special touch to any interior or room. In addition to the ecological value of the product, the blinds are beautiful in their own right. Simultaneously echoing a vintage feel, the Paper Blind series is a modern testament to the value of artisan products.

Turning under-qualified materials like paper into qualified with spectacular and imaginable design

Passionate about environmental issues, Sawatdichai works with replacing over-used and ‘over-qualified’ materials and products in interior and furniture design with paper. Over-qualified means; providing something the consumers didn’t ask for, yet require excessive energy to produce and dispose of.

Paper is often overlooked in interior product design, and not commonly used in home decoration because of its simplistic and minimal aesthetic, and doubts of its durability. “In some way, we might not have found the appropriate applications yet, which can enhance its value and change the belief about this material”, Sawatdichai writes.

Sawatdichai is passionate about enhancing ‘under-qualified’ materials like paper, by helping them become ‘qualified’ through thoughtful and beautiful design. Paper is often overlooked in interior product design, and not commonly used in home decoration because of its simplistic and minimal aesthetic, and doubts of its durability. “In some way, we might not have found the appropriate applications yet, which can enhance its value and change the belief about this material”, Sawatdichai writes.
 
Sawatdichai’s desire to counteract throwaway consumer habits was the driving force in her journey to create a series of custom-made blinds,  the Paper Blinds. She makes the blinds mostly by hand, by first cutting and creasing the paper with the help of a machine, and then folding and gluing it into its final form, utilizing various patterns. After attaching a cord and a pulley for the user to alter the height of the blind, the whole process, for a single blind can take up to seven hours to complete. The paper part of the blind is designed to be replaced and recycled, therefore the user won’t need to throw away the whole product after its lifespan.
 
Follow Sawatdichai’s work on Instagram, and discover the full range of paper products by the designer here.
Natchar Sawatdichai's Paper Blinds Are a Testament to Modern Artisanry
Natchar Sawatdichai's Paper Blinds Are a Testament to Modern Artisanry
Natchar Sawatdichai's Paper Blinds Are a Testament to Modern Artisanry
Natchar Sawatdichai's Paper Blinds Are a Testament to Modern Artisanry
Natchar Sawatdichai's Paper Blinds Are a Testament to Modern Artisanry
Natchar Sawatdichai's Paper Blinds Are a Testament to Modern Artisanry
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