Creative duo Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann, aka Zim & Zou, are self-proclaimed paper pirates, making intricate sculptures and installations out of paper (with the occasional guest appearance of wood and thread).
“Our approach is mainly focused on the use of handmade crafts to create visuals, window displays, installations, and so on,” they explained in an interview with Adobe’s online magazine. “We have a predilection for paper because it’s a versatile material, easy to sculpt, and very rich in terms of color or texture.”
Their creations naturally take a lot of time but the end result seems to be worth it, garnering the attention of brands like Hermès, IBM, Microsoft, and TIME, all who’ve collaborated with Zim & Zou
“At the very beginning, we started working with paper just for fun between graphic design commissions, and of course because Lucie’s family was working in a paper factory in the Vosges Mountains,” explains the French duo. “We had access to a lot of paper sheets, so we just played with paper. That’s how our first paper project came out. Then we dropped it on the Internet, we had some positive feedback, and we were quickly contacted by a client for our first commission.”
They haven’t looked back since.
