Renowned Japanese paper toy artist Shin Tanaka was tapped by the iconic Karl Lagerfeld to create a display of 20 brand new origami-style characters for the 2013 installment of the annual Parcours Saint-Germain in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Watch the process unfold in the clip below:
Included in the series are caricature immortalizations of Lagerfeld
himself as well as his trusty furry companion Choupette. The results are
now on display at Lagerfeld’s Parisian flagship along the city’s Left
Bank before making its way to Berlin on October 27.