Fold-Up Card Tulip Message Card / TAISEI

• Size: 75 × 75 mm
• Sheets per Pad: 5
• Material: Paper
• Cut Method: Laser-cut tulip form
• Colors: Red/White, Yellow/Ivory

TAISEI (Taisei Shiki Seisakusho) built its reputation on what it calls functional humor: objects that do something useful but also bring a small, unexpected delight. The Fold-Up Card is a clear expression of that philosophy.

The card starts flat, like any message card. Fold it along the die-cut lines and a tulip rises up, held in place by its own paper structure. Laser cutting makes the petal edges precise enough to read as a real flower silhouette rather than an approximation. The 75 × 75 mm square format keeps the footprint small, but the five-sheet pad opens the format up: stand all five in a row and the cards become a miniature flower bed, useful for group messages at a party or a long note that wouldn't fit on a single card. Pull one sheet away and it works equally well tucked into a gift bag on its own. The two colorways, Red/White and Yellow/Ivory, are both drawn from classic tulip palettes rather than purely abstract color choices.