Story behind Pop Unfold's - Why?

Nature's revolution is in the details.

Finding playful and outdoors promoting tools has been on my radar since 2018.

I studied Environment and Planning at Roskilde University, worked with the EU Climate KIC and later the Danish Nature Conservation Association - while being a co-parent of two curious children. The topic of ways to bring and engage people with nature, especially youth and children, was a common recurring theme at work and at university.

On one such search in mid-2022, I came across Silvia Hijano's interactive pop-up course on paper pop-ups, on Domestika.

I was blown away! The way she beautifully captured her nature observations, and transformed them into stunning paper artworks was magical! The experience of creating and experiencing her illustrated artworks was both focus and excitement capturing!

I am in love with nature. I find every detail, pattern, colour nuances, shapes, structures and systems fascinating. I am in awe of the complexity of each and every element. At the same time, for the simplicity which it all exists with.

I was anchored - I looked for people who offered workshops with that combination. Nature studies/ outdoor trips to create these mathematical and artistic paper mechanisms that are captivating, and tangibly register expertise, experiences and discoveries!

I found none. So I took it upon myself! I practiced and practiced.
I studied to simplify. I studied to challenge.

And that is how Pop Unfold was born. A fusion of my deep love for nature, practical and usable art blended with scandinavian ways of experiencing and learning.

It is an invitation to get close to nature, impressions and expressions of which will hopefully keep unfolding.

- Sakina