This article was first published on The Manila Standard
by The Manila Standard
The fascination of 22-year-old Amy Nayve with pop-up art started when she was inspired by the books received as gifts from her grandparents residing in the United States. She was only around five years old when she made her first pop-up heart in a card and was nine when she created her first carousel dollhouse pop-up book for a school project.
Nayve wanted to be a paper engineer since childhood, but it was only during her days at the De La-Salle College of Saint Benilde’s School of Design and Arts that she fully realized the joy in creating pop-ups. The precision and accuracy she honed at the college—with two years enrolled in the Architecture program prior to shifting to the Industrial Design program—added to her foundation. And are very well visible in her choice craft.
Fascination with pop-up
New York Times best-selling paper engineer Matthew Reinhart, whose books are some of the most mind-blowing Nayve has ever seen, asks: “What is the most awesome way to experience things?” This question was carved in the young artist’s mind when building her own pieces.
Pumapapel Pop-Up Design Studio 