Love isn’t the only thing blossoming on the internet—the Berlin-based creative duo Ollanski and Cris met on the Behance network two years ago and have been working together ever since. “It was a match made in paper heaven,” they tell The Creators Project.
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Ollanski is a grad school dropout, who quit his PhD program in molecular neurobiology in order to pursue paper engineering and illustration. Cris Wiegandt is a director, stop-motion animator and paper artist who grew up in São Paulo before moving to Berlin. Together, they make fun, beautifully crafted work for clients such as Pepsi, Disney, and Fast Company, animating anything and everything from paper shoes and soda bottles to cityscapes, typography and glistening droplets of water.
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Both of them maintain independent freelance careers alongside their collaborative work. “We learn a lot from each other,” they explain. “We can merge our skills so they become superpowers!” Typically Ollanski takes the lead on design and paper crafts, while Cris works on the animation, and both help each other with different tasks. “Things are always changing. I’m learning a lot of paper craft techniques with Olli, and Olli is now learning stop-motion tricks,” Cris says.
As for non-commercial work, the two have been discussing a number of personal projects since they started collaborating, but haven’t yet been able to carve out any time to make them happen. “We have so many cool ideas! Hopefully in 2016,” they conclude.
Cris Wiegandt, set design and paper crafts for SAADA TVC
Ollanski, food illustration
Pepsi Homemade – SodaStream Caps (Directors Cut) from Ollanski & Cris Wiegandt on Vimeo.
To see more of Ollanski and Cris Wiegandt’s work, view the duo’s portfolio on Behance.
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