We want to write about you! Amy Lopez Nayve (IG: pumapapelcrafts) and I, paper engineers from Southeast Asia, are writing an article about SEAsian paper engineers for an upcoming issue of Movable Stationery, the official newsletter of the Movable Book Society.

ENHANCE YOUR MOTOR AND CREATIVITY SKILLS WITH THIS WORKSHOP! I am back to teach you alls how to make movable books with 3 mechanics. You will get 2 designs for each modules and have fun or get inspired with creativity of popup books. Hope to see you there :] #event #workshop #malaysia

New friends I met through the weekend. So I thought why not give a little background lore about me :] Yello, I'm Matthew Lee, the popup paper guy. #popup #paperengineer #malaysianartists

We are pleased to announce that we have been selected and accepted by the Dana Penulis Perpustakaan Negara. Today, we completed 128 units of books, where each page were assembled by hand, commissioned by PNM. Thank you to everyone who helped me and is part of this.

Day 28: glueing the pages to make a popup book werk day www.twitch.tv/mattmadestud...

Day 27: New consignment means deadlines to send twitch.tv/mattmadestudios

Time to work on those popup book assemble www.twitch.tv/mattmadestud...

This is an off-topic post. A friend of mine was involved in a traffic accident and would be in unemployment until she recovered from her wounds for a couple of weeks. Please do share or donate if you can. I appreciate it very much, thank you. helpvy.com/122125001

Hey guys, Popa Nota and I will be having our workshop this Saturday at Sunway Pyramid Convention Center! This is your chance to learn how to make pop-up cards with us. We have 2 session from 2 to 5pm and no registration needed, just walk in! See ya :] #workshop #weekendevents #popup

Back from the holidays, it's time to clear the backlogs. Day 22: Co-working backlog tasks & preparing for exhibition www.twitch.tv/mattmadestud...

Flip through the pages of our first popup book on endangered animals of Malaysia at SIBF Selangor on 6th December, next Saturday! Selangor International Book Fair 2025 📄 Booth section: Illustrator Lane, IL04 📅 6th December 📌 Setia City Convention Centre ⏰️ 9 AM - 10 PM #popupbook #SIBF2025

20 cards to send all over the world! This is the easiest card assembly, and I somehow manage to screw up the last glueing part, hahaha. Art by minnim.art on IG #popupcard #christmas #itstime

Overhours is a satirical action-tower defense game set in a fictional agency facing an invasion of soul-eating monsters. Work the night owl shift and face the hordes with a variety of traps and special abilities! Wishlist Overhours now! Merry early Christmas @ctrldstudio.bsky.social ! #notanad

Hapi burthaye me!

Here's a thread on how a popup book is assembled! Based on my experience as a self-published and hand-assembled popup book author:

We're live! Day 18: assembling my self-published popup book www.twitch.tv/mattmadestud...

Day 16: working on my art business. New streaming schedule! Today we'll continue working on the assembly line of my book and 300 cards. www.twitch.tv/mattmadestud...

Day 15: working on my art business. New streaming schedule! www.twitch.tv/mattmadestud...

"Jane had said that hope was a survival trait, and now I was starting to understand why. When we face adversity, it is hope that gives us the confidence to rally our indomitable spirit to overcome it." - Douglas Abrams, The Book of Hope #hope #janegoodall #thebookofhope

I stand by Palestine. Sail to Gaza. Break the siege. Stop the genocide. This is humanity.

Day 2 of Selangor Creative Economy Expo. Tuanku tak singgah booth kita pun takpe lah. Dah dua kali dah VIP kata nak singgah, tak sampai pun, huhu... Anyway, no book sold KPI hit, but tons of tons of people meeting and lots of networking happening today! Matt Made Studios and friends, signing off!

The Movable Book Society Conference is in full swing! Thank you for making it available virtually.

Day 1 of Selangor Creative Economy Expo. I didn't get to win the funding, but hey, I got to go on stage and did impromtu show-n-tell of what I can do. Not bad, now I just need someone to buy my book to hit the KPI #SCEE2025

Forgot to share this here lmao My recent commission work! A popup food pyramid for ASD children. Commission is open! I don't support AI art. I designed the popup and managed the production. #commission #paper

We're back on the market grind. This might be the last of the year. I'm selling my book and my old stocks of pop-up greeting cards at both events. Mark your calendars and come say hi!

I just did the best pitch deck ever, and Im proud of it. Not expecting to win, but man, if I had done this, I could have won during my residency. I AM A BUSINESSMAN Excuse the title. Im still tweaking it, and this title slide is usually the last thing to do.

I put the L (ěl) in celebrate (sĕl'ə-brãt).

A finished product starts with very ugly shapes. Disclaimer: The client provided the graphics that are AI-generated. I do not stand with AI art, and this is not within my control, I'm being paid for the mechanism, and I need it to survive... sadly #paperengineer #popupcard #commission

Early this week, I had the opportunity to share my book and the art of paper engineer to kids at Sri Aria School in Bukit Jelutong. I've learnt a lot of things from them and had so much fun. Thank you to Ms. Fia, other teachers, and the students! #paperengineer

So excited to see two of my books in the wild! And in the Salt's Mill bookshop, one of my favourites! More details of the books on my website. #makingpaperautomata #paperengineering #PaperAutomata @thecrowoodpress @saltsmillofficial @hungrytomatouk www.robives.com/books/

This picture of me trying to make a promotional marketing of my book is hilarious because, it's a metaphor of me being in the spotlight but it's too bright and a little bit blur that I have no clue what I'm doing 'cept that I have a book published.

Honestly, real. I went to a public library and spotted a few popup books. All of the popups were damaged heavily. Hurts my heart so bad, but they are kids...

Yello poppers! (Placeholder name for you fans) It is with great news that I finally can say I am a pop-up book publisher. I have a new vision ahead for Matt Made Studios, and I hope you're following along. Here's to more popup books Made in Malaysia. #paperengineer #bookauthor #smallbusiness

some long forgotten concept art from a pitch for Polygon

OH MY GOD. Finally finished the remaining book assembly and hand trim batches of the first edition, 60 books. Now to the fulfiment team. Me, lol.

Fold, glue, fold, glue, That's the rhythm of an assembling line of the paper engineer. We're almost there to wrap up this project. In a months time, it would be a whole year working on this alone. Papers by @rjpapermy Printed by @gmw_creative_prints #paperengineering #popupbooks

The first edition of this self-published handmade pop up book is sold out! Thank you to approx. 30 buyers for supporting my project.Made this video for the Movable Book Society competition. Wish me all the best!

A lot has been happening in 6 months. The downside of this is that while everyone is asking me to get help, I am absolutely in no position to do so because of funding. My undiagnosed ADHD brain goes brr. Still, grateful to be able to keep going. I wonder what will I achieve before the end of year..

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the talk has been cancelled. I will still be present at Sunda Shelves' booth if you'd like to talk about my book or the services that I offer as a Malaysian paper engineer. I'll be there on Sunday 2pm onwards. See ya! #MandiriPBAKL #SP2025 #PBAKL2025 #KLIBF2025

Who can guess what this impromtu card is for? Hint: It's for a game.

Missed out my book launch presentation at Sunda Shelves ? Well, I'm bringing it along with me on the Pentas at #PBAKL2025 on June 1st, 2-3pm, moderate by Natrah Aziz ! A sample book will also be showcased at Sunda Shelves' booth. You can review and/or pre-order on the spot! See you guys there!

Full house! Thank you to everyone who showed up, couldn't show up for personal reasons, and spiritually there in person, for spending your Sunday afternoon with the person who yaps a lot about paper.

First edition for the first customer. Ben the first. Thank you for supporting 🥹

It's happening tomorrow! 5 books will be sold during launch, and the rest can be pre-ordered (expected delivery July 2025) BOOK LAUNCH THIS SUNDAY❗️ 📅 Date: May 4, 2025 ⏰️ Time: 4PM – 6PM 📌 Venue: Sunda Shelves, Damansara Kim 🙋‍♀️ Moderated by: @pawteri RSVP NOW! Link in bio

get chomped!

Hey mum, I kinda made it. Thanks to The Star Online for listing my book launch and thanks to Sunda Shelves for blasting the press release!

I didn't realise I looked tired... my 5-9 job BOOK LAUNCH THIS SUNDAY❗️ 📅 Date: May 4, 2025 ⏰️ Time: 4PM – 6PM 📌 Venue: Sunda Shelves, Damansara Kim 🙋‍♀️ Moderated by: Pawteri RSVP NOW! Link in bio #SundaShelves #papernegineer #booklaunch

[RESHARE IS APPRECIATED] Hi hi, it's this Sunday! Come and listen to me yapping

This is one of the reasons it takes so long to finish a book/60 books at a go...