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I’m interested in the key differences between the puppets of Graeber (their DIY-ness, unique personnalities, ephemeral nature, logistics) and the amazon costumes (not much need for storage, no build required, instant purchase meaning immediacy of action, standard models = groups of chrctrs)

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 1d

On the phenomenology of inflatable frog costumes by David Graeber

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Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 4d

Big Mari trays, mini Mari trays

A photo of some white paper trays by Enzo Mari

A photo of miniature Enzo Mari paper trays we made

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Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 5d

merci marco!

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 6d

Pattern cutting

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Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 6d

Amen!

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 6d

The animator's skills being transfered to furniture/product design has roots in Disney's imagineers, for those of you wondering why you're following this account when all I'm posting is obscure technical things and not cartoons..!

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Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 6d

Upcoming construction project is brewing in the studio to make our space more useful

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 11d

Medecine box design in black MDF

A photo of narrow box in black MDF with finger joints and circles as handles.

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 14d

Oh give me a break

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 17d

Well now I have to go rewatch One Battle After Another on the big screen because it’s that good

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 19d

Deux morceaux de robot pour la russie!

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · 25d

It’s cartoonish and nightmarish altogether

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · Sep 15

The most groundbreaking technology for artists that nobody talks about: usb rechargeable A4 sized lightboxes for drawing or animating on the go, at incredibly low cost.

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · Sep 13

Had long covid for 4 months and tried everything. The only things that helped was really pacing myself as if living in slow motion, and a special chinese medicine concoction with ginseng and rhizoma in it. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Anti-fatigue effect from Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma: a suggestive and promising treatment for long COVID

Keywords: Fatigue, Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, Long COVID, SARS-CoV-2

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · Sep 6

Bonne fête!!

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · Sep 6

That would mean more work for animators too

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · Sep 4

Brill, I’ll look it up thank you!

Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · Sep 4

Love the silver dragon! Are diagrams available somewhere? (Many good memories of folding Maekawa’s devil)

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Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · Sep 3

Thanks very much! Lovely to meet you as well and thrilled to discover more canadian artists thanks to your handy list £8-)

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Nicolas Ménard @nicolasmenard.com · Sep 3

A bit late to the party but would love to be added 👋

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