Nathan Ward

I was delighted to be commissioned to design and create the papercraft trophies for the Gmund Awards, which were presented last week during the Unfolded Festival at the mill in Bavaria, Germany.

Designing awards for fellow designers is a great honour, and it’s hard to fully convey the sense of responsibility that comes with such a task. The awards celebrate design and creativity, recognising individuals and teams who are among the best in their fields. It’s very meaningful to have created these for the winners.

The awards feature Gmund’s new Gmund Colors papers, and it was a fantastic feeling to be among the first to use them! Thank you, Gmund, for inviting me to be part of the Unfolded Festival!

And that's a fold on 2025! ✨

Thanks so much to everyone who commissioned me, reached out, liked, saved, shared, or commented on my work in 2025! Your support means everything, and I truly appreciate it 😊🙌

I'm excited to share some highlights from my papercraft journey this year! There have been so many exciting moments this year that it has been hard to cover them all in a single post, I’ve tried to here!

Special thanks to for commissioning me to create their 40th-anniversary sculpture created from . A big shoutout to for the fantastic media coverage! Special thanks to . This cover image captured by 💙

It was great to be asked to speak publicly and lead a workshop to over 100+ participants onstage with at . Thanks for for the incredible content 🙌

It was an honour to work with fellow paper artist to create delicate paper roses and ivy for Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World at the 🤍✨

A favourite project was crafting paper red squirrels, chestnuts, and acorns for from 🐿️🌰

Another exciting project was a 17-metre hanging stairwell installation commissioned by in collaboration with 🔴🔵🟢⚪🟡

Awesome to have been commissioned to make 3D papercraft signage for .ch London organised by

Also great to be asked to design window displays for using

January, I had a special trip to visit the lovely folks at to deliver a unique artwork celebrating their collaboration with

Designed wisteria flowers using from

I had fun creating lots of animals for 🦋🦍🐧🐊

My 2025 kicked off with a window display for in Mayfair

I was invited by to create papercraft for Christmas , this time designing five feathered trees with

Thanks to my amazing agents 🙌☺️

Here's to a productive 2026!🌟

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Merry Christmas to everyone! ✨

I'm so grateful for all your incredible support throughout this year. It truly means the world to me to keep doing what I love - papercraft! I'm often asked what my favourite project is, and it's hard to pick one, but up there has to be creating this life-sized paper nativity scene for chapel last Christmas. Seeing my work displayed in such a beautiful and inspiring setting was amazing! I understand many people found the installation powerful and moving ☺️

The installation was crafted in my studio from 270gsm Bright White 🤍

I was excited to be asked to create these mice for as part of a new interactive children’s area at London Zoo! 🐭 The zoo has revamped the old reptile house, where Harry Potter scenes were filmed, transforming it into ZooTown — a lively and engaging space for children! ✂️ A big thank you to .paper and for supplying the Sirio Colour paper used to craft these mice! The paper mice are very small and required a lot of care to make!

I was excited to be commissioned to create this Humboldt Penguin for as part of a new interactive children’s zone at London Zoo! 🐧

The zoo has transformed the old reptile house, where Harry Potter was filmed, into ZooTown — a lively and engaging space for children. I designed this penguin for an area that aims to teach kids about penguins’ and other animals' diets! ✂️

A special thanks to .paper and for providing the Sirio Colour paper used to make this penguin!

I was thrilled to be commissioned to create this Morpho Peleidies Blue Butterfly for as part of a new interactive children’s zone at London Zoo! 🦋

The zoo has revamped the old reptile house, where Harry Potter was filmed, into ZooTown, a vibrant and engaging space for kids. I designed this butterfly for an area that aims to educate children about the diets of butterflies and other animals! ✂️

A big thank you to .paper and for supplying the Sirio Colour paper used to craft this butterfly!

In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing more paper animals I’ve designed and built on my feed.

I was excited to be commissioned to create this Silverback Gorilla for as part of a new interactive children’s area at London Zoo! 🦍

The zoo has transformed the old reptile house, where Harry Potter was filmed, into ZooTown, a lively and engaging space for children. I crafted this gorilla as part of an area designed to educate children about what food gorillas and other animals eat! ✂️

A special thank you to .paper and for providing the Sirio Colour paper used to make this gorilla!

I’ll be showcasing more of the paper animals I’ve designed and created on my feed over the next few weeks!