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The Magic Moment: Work by paper engineer Peter Dahmen

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From sketches, to prototypes, to finished three dimensional pieces, Germany-based paper engineer Peter Dahmen infuses his passion for movement into his paper structures and pop-up cards. In this film by Christopher Helkey, we get to see The Magic Moment as every card unfolds.

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See more of Dahmen’s work on his YouTube channel:


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Related videos on TKSST include:
• Paper engineer Matthew Shlian
• Jule Waibel’s 25 dresses for 25 cities
• Irving Harper: Works in Paper

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