Paper Dogs by Loran Thrasher.

Posted on 4:19 PMby IA Agency

IA set fabricator, Loran Thrasher, has designed and launched a range of life size paper dogs exclusively for Neiman Marcus. Just in time for the holiday season, his loveable designs are individually hand-made using recycled materials and make the perfect gift for all animal lovers.

Meet Loran’s canine creations below. Happy Holidays!

Josephine

Josephine is the quintessential French Poodle. Her intelligent face couples well with the almost regal authority of her confident stance. Her bouffant hair do and pom poms are made of 30 feet of recycled craft paper, they are evidence of the forward thinking in her high brow conscientious style. Josephine is a must have for the elegant and the inspired.

Penelope

Penelope is known for her faithfulness and loyalty in Homer's Odyssey. Imagine your very own symbol of undying love and steadfastness. We offer unto you Penelope our Maltese! She is fashioned in the image of ancient breed from the Mediterranean renowned for their beauty and character just as the wife of Odysseus, the mythical Penelope.

Tank

Tank is our English Bulldog. He is a brawny little powerhouse meant to bring a smile to any bad day. Tank is named for the stylized angles of his face, strong body, low center of gravity. Do yourself a favor and get on his good side by bringing him home today.

Grady

I love this Golden Retriever! I named him after my own Golden Retriever, Grady, which is also a family name going back several generations. His pose is modeled after the way he points at basically anything that moves. We consider it his signature public service announcement. I hope you find Grady as adorable as I do.

Lucy

Labradors are renowned for their temperament, loyalty, and usefulness. For these reasons, Labradors are employed for much more tasks other than hunting. These tasks include assisting the disabled, being affectionate companions to the elderly, and as visitors bringing joy and happiness to those staying long term in hospitals everywhere. This is why we named our Labrador Lucy which comes from the Latin word for "light," or " light bringer."

Making New Friends. Loran Thrasher’s Larger Than Life Dogs for Neiman Marcus.

Posted on 3:12 PMby IA Agency

Artist Loran Thrasher collaborated with Jody Meyer, visual manager for Neiman Marcus, and her team to capture the spirit of the season and designer Johnson Hartig’s latest collection. Johnson Hartig’s designs are a known for being vibrant, quirky and completely off the wall. Inspired by Hartig’s bold collection, Jody had the idea to create large cardboard dogs for the display then handed it off to Loran to run with it.

Loran hit the ground running, researching and narrowing down the specific breeds.

He cut the wooden frames in his studio and took them to the Neiman Marcus Downtown store to finish.

The next task at hand was to cover the frames in cardboard to bring to life each dogs character, which Loran admits was the most time consuming part.

“My job was to focus on their design and personality. It was interesting to see what part of each dog visually identified them as to their breed. Obviously, a poodle looks like a poodle because of the way in which they are groomed. But most of the other dogs had to be identified by the shape of their hind legs, or jaw, or the way they stood. Everyday I worked on them was a new education for me. The cardboard had to be patterned and manipulated to give the right form and contour to the dogs individually. I don't think I ever found a way to really formalize one solution that would work for all of them. It racked my brain.” –Loran Thrasher

The dogs stand over 7ft tall and 8ft wide, eluding the playfulness of a dog and commanding your attention and awe. Loran states he couldn’t have done it alone. Finding beauty in the collaboration, Loran expresses that it was a few people working together to make something great.

The larger than life display is located at 1618 Main Street.