{"id":31525,"date":"2025-07-29T09:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/31525\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T09:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:39:10","slug":"zimzous-80s-inspired-paper-cassettes-and-boombox-radiate-with-color-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/31525\/","title":{"rendered":"Zim&#038;Zou&#8217;s &#8217;80s-Inspired Paper Cassettes and Boombox Radiate with Color \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2227\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/zimzou-1-e1753648366780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a colorful boombox made from paper\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\"  \/>All images courtesy of Zim&amp;Zou, shared with permission<\/p>\n<p>July 28, 2025<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-craft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Craft<\/a><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Design<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2025%2F07%2Fzim-zou-paper-stereo%2F&amp;title=Zim%26Zou%27s%20%2780s-Inspired%20Paper%20Cassettes%20and%20Boombox%20Radiate%20with%20Color\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tShare<br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2025%2F07%2Fzim-zou-paper-stereo%2F&amp;description=Zim%26Zou%27s%20%2780s-Inspired%20Paper%20Cassettes%20and%20Boombox%20Radiate%20with%20Color&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F07%2Fzimzou-1-e1753648366780-960x588.jpg\" aria-label=\"Pin\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPin<br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tEmail<br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bookmark<\/p>\n<p>From layered pieces of paper, <a href=\"https:\/\/zimandzou.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Zim&amp;Zou<\/a> recently created a series of patterned cassette tapes and a vibrant portable stereo. Known for their elaborate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/zim-zou\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">large-scale installations<\/a>, the artists scaled down in size\u2014but not color\u2014for this playful throwback. <\/p>\n<p>Zim&amp;Zou have recently collaborated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musee-orangerie.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mus\u00e9e de l\u2019Orangerie<\/a> in Paris to design an interactive family play area, and a workshop invites visitors to compose a water lily out of paper in reference to Claude Monet\u2019s expansive Water Lilies paintings, which feature in the museum\u2019s collection. See more on Zim&amp;Zou\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/zimandzou.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/zimandzou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Behance<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zimandzou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/zimzou-5.jpg\" alt=\"a set of colorful cassette tapes made from paper, in a white frame\" class=\"wp-image-459374\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/zimzou-7.jpg\" alt=\"a colorful cassette tape made from paper\" class=\"wp-image-459376\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/zimzou-2.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of a colorful boombox made from paper\" class=\"wp-image-459371\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/zimzou-4.jpg\" alt=\"a set of colorful cassette tapes made from paper, in a white frame\" class=\"wp-image-459373\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/zimzou-3.jpg\" alt=\"a colorful boombox made from paper, in a white frame\" class=\"wp-image-459372\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/zimzou-6.jpg\" alt=\"a colorful cassette tape made from paper\" class=\"wp-image-459375\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? 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