It is one of the world's oldest, and commonest, design materials, but in the creative process, paper is usually relegated to an auxiliary role. In this issue, we put paper centre-stage and talk to six designers , who, although are from distinct design disciplines , all treat paper as the muse in their creations. Making paper their star performer, each of them, including Elisabeth leCourt, Zoe Bradley and Taviori, turns this magic material into stand-alone works of art in uniquely diverse ways.

Forming Paris - Championing graffiti art in Paris
In this column, we take a closer look at a more alternative and off-beat form of art gallery in Paris where art works are exhibited in more neighborly venues like restaurants, cafes or shopping malls. This enables people to appreciate art while having a cup of tea or shopping instead of having to make a specific visit somewhere to do so, and thus helps make art a more integral part of daily living.

Typography - Lineto, a bunch of dedicated types
In this feature we talk to one of the founders of Lineto, a collective project of some 20 designers for typefaces design. More than a normal type foundry, Lineto concentrates upon typographic preservation, which is especially important to our epoch where technologies may endanger some of the most sculpturally, unconventionally or even robustly designed typefaces.

Dimensions:9.25" x 11.75" (inches)
Pages: 110
Edition:Softcover
Languages: English