zim & zou springs into the season with vibrant papercraft cleaning supplies 
all images courtesy of zim & zou

 

 

 

french artists zim & zou have sprung into the spring season with a series of handmade paper compositions that illustrate a few of the mundane tasks taken to ready our homes for the warmer weather. the images describe ‘de-cluttering services’, ‘trickier cleaning tasks’, ‘dustpans’ and ‘cleaning products’, each comprised of carefully cut paper elements and handcrafted card stock objects. a vibrant palette of bright blue, green, yellow and purple forms a geometric backdrop for each scene, enhanced by pastel toned paper details. the compositions include quirky elements like confetti-like strips, swept up by a green paper broom for the ‘dustpan’ layout; a sculptural sponge and bucket describes household ‘cleaning products’; and a collection of handcrafted paper clothes are organized inside a box. 

 

the four spots — designed for an upcoming issue of washington post local living magazine — bring mundane moments to life through a collection of colorful cleaning tools and carefully crafted props. 

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dustpans — confetti-like strips are ‘swept’ by a green paper broom into the nearby pan 

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cleaning products — sculptural card stock objects have been made in the shape of a sponge and bucket 

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de-cluttering services — handcrafted paper clothes are carefully organized inside a box

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the phrase ‘spring cleaning’ is surrounded by paper flowers and translucent bubbles 

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the compositions comprise a vibrant palette of bright blue, green, yellow and purple

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each of the images feature carefully cut paper elements and handcrafted objects

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individually crafted paper flowers are assembled on a cutting mat 

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the bristles of a broom and its accompanying dustpan begin to take shape 

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tiny scraps of paper look like sprinkles as they are applied to letterforms 

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an assortment of colorful flowers have been incorporated into the compositions