Folk-art paper cut-out for 2010 World Expo

By thescian on January 14, 2008.

Concept design of the Polish Pavilion for 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. Via Geoff Manaugh's fantastic BLDGBLOG, one of my favorite places on the internets.

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