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Apr 20, 2026 · Industry Insights

Why Paper Replicas of Vintage Tech Are More Captivating Than the Real Devices

The article examines how Japanese artist Manabu Kosaka’s paper sculptures of retro radios, cameras, game consoles and even a hamburger reveal the underlying structural beauty of obsolete machines, showing that stripped‑down, non‑functional replicas can make us see design more clearly than functional originals.