Amy Nayve was only five years old when she made her first pop-up heart in a card, and was nine when she created her first carousel dollhouse pop-up book for a school project. Her fascination with pop-up art started when she was inspired by the books received as gifts from her grandparents residing in the United States.

The 22-year-old had always wanted to be a paper engineer since childhood, but it was only during her days at the De La-Salle College of Saint Benilde’s School of Design and Arts that she fully realized the joy in creating pop-ups. The precision and accuracy she honed at the College — with two years enrolled in the Architecture Program prior to shifting to the Industrial Design Program — added to her foundation, and are very well visible in her choice craft.