{"id":5205,"date":"2026-03-22T08:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=5205"},"modified":"2026-03-22T08:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:12:08","slug":"goran-konjevod-transforms-paper-into-elegantly-organic-origami-vessels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=5205","title":{"rendered":"Goran Konjevod Transforms Paper into Elegantly Organic Origami Vessels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konjevod-1.jpg\" alt=\"Goran Konjevod Transforms Paper into Elegantly Organic Origami Vessels\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If it weren\u2019t for being so lightweight and crisp in their facets, <a href=\"https:\/\/organicorigami.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goran Konjevod<\/a>\u2019s elegant vases could at first glance be mistaken for thin porcelain. Crafted instead from precisely folded paper, the works tap into the relationship between\u2014and associations with\u2014material, form, and function. His meticulous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/goran-konjevod\">origami compositions<\/a> combine organic forms with nuanced hues and gradients, creating a sense of visual heft and presence from thin, gauzy material.<\/p>\n<p>Konjevod\u2019s work was recently included in <em>Art of the Fold <\/em>at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accigallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACCI Gallery<\/a>, and \u201cGrey Curves Vase\u201d and \u201cArtist\u2019s Palette Vase\u201d will be part of an exhibition titled <em>The Craft of Paper: Contemporary Takes on Tradition<\/em> this August at the <a href=\"https:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking<\/a> in Atlanta. See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/foldsome\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konjevod-7.jpg\" alt=\"An origami paper vase with a wide lip on top and a white-to-indigo gradient\" class=\"wp-image-471655\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cSea Vase\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konjevod-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-471659\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Small vases<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konjevod-11.jpg\" alt=\"An origami paper vase\" class=\"wp-image-471657\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cTakeuchi-inspired Vase\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konjevod-2.jpg\" alt=\"An origami paper vase made with dark red paper, with a wavy texture\" class=\"wp-image-471651\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cCrimson Dream Vessel\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konjevod-6.jpg\" alt=\"An origami paper vase with a wide base and narrow top, with uneven rim details around the body\" class=\"wp-image-471654\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cInverted Vase\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konjevod-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-471656\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Small vases<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konjevod-4.jpg\" alt=\"An origami paper vase\" class=\"wp-image-471660\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cIndigo Mottle Vase\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konjevod-5.jpg\" alt=\"The base of an origami paper vase\" class=\"wp-image-471653\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Base detail of \u201cIndigo Mottle Vase\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konjevod-3.jpg\" alt=\"An origami paper vase in gray paper with a wavy, ripple effect\" class=\"wp-image-471652\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cGrey Curves Vase\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konjevod-12.jpg\" alt=\"An origami paper vase with a blue-magenta gradient\" class=\"wp-image-471658\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cTwisted Pleat Vase\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/03\/goran-konjevod-organic-origami-paper-vessels\/\">Goran Konjevod Transforms Paper into Elegantly Organic Origami Vessels<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If it weren\u2019t for being so lightweight and crisp in their facets, Goran Konjevod\u2019s elegant vases could at first glance be mistaken for thin porcelain. 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