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11.06.08Daniel Schipper experiments with origamiCurrently you cannot send your eager child to origami school, fold for hours and produce a world renowned origami master. There are origami clubs, but not a curriculum dedicated to teaching origami. However there are design schools who might offer assignments that encourage origami inspired thinking! Daniel Schipper who is a graduate from the Design Academy in Eindhoven (south of the Netherlands) discovered origami when he was assigned a class project to create a homeless shelter. When one is homeless, easy transport becomes a key design element. If you are lucky, you might have a sleeping bag; otherwise maybe you might ...
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07.08.08no. 973, origami chair by James Dieter( I know it was 5 years ago, but still very cool to feature ) In 2003, designboom and 100% design organized an international design competition: 100% folding chairs. There were more than 1300 participants, from 84 countries, 470 prototype-entries received, and only one winner. On our blog, our winner would have been entry no. 973, titled Origami Chair from Brooklyn-based design studio founded by James Dieter. Constructed with polycarbonate and polyester mesh, the chair folds together from a single sheet into a three dimensional structure, strong enough to withstand the weight of an adult. Check out dform - you'll find more ...
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06.25.08Kids! Settle down!Not in these chairs they won't! Kids and Origami were great inspirations for David Wilson's new chair - Star, which was designed exclusively for UK-based lifestyle company Habitat. It comes in a bright yellow or kraft color and simply just great for children to accent this beautiful chair and for adults to admire from afar.
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12.26.07Isis Origami ChairGebrüder Thonet Vienna's Isis folding chair folds flat when closed, and looks skinny from the side. It features an easy to close system, a natural wood frame, and plywood panels. The solid beech frame and plywood seat and back panels can be varnished orange, black, white, or blue.
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10.04.07Blu Dot for EveryoneDon't you just get a little mad when you can only afford items you so-so like and items you absolutely love is out of your budget?! Well designers John Christakos, Charles Lazor, Maurice Blanks know EXACTLY how you feel because that is how Blu Dot came to be. They wanted to bring good and affordable design to as many people as possible. Today they are bringing this very cool origami-inspired steel chair that folds along laser-cut lines to create this super cool and comfy chair. Available in two glossy tone-on-tone colors, and satin black and glossy red.
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09.20.07Plastic Origami ChairKorean designer Sooin Kim developed this awesome origami chair called Cardine. It is so brilliant because it is formed with only one sheet of plastic and two pieces of Velcro. Its portability adds more cool factor to its list of features. It can be folded into a chair and unfolded wherever and whenever!
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09.18.07Origami Chaise Lounges – AntibodiItalian designer Patricia Urquiola for Moroso takes petals and transforms them into lovely patterns for a sexy lounge chair. What's more is the color combination creates two very distinct and stunning moods - 1. petals facing upward for a feminine look 2. petals facing downward for a conservative decorative look
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08.20.07Sit on a FoldThis hip design studio - Form Us with Love is based in Sweden and designed this awesome chair based on the abstract idea of origami - its light and shadows. The slick lines, curves and folds on this chair just make it impossible not to love! You can find this chair under WORK > PRODUCT > ORIGAMI CHAIR
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08.16.07Rockin' Fun!Swiss-based arhitect Nicola Enrico Stäubli designs a handsome collection of foldable furniture free for kids, handmade by you! Three Designs are currently available to download - Rocking Chair, Stool, and Chair. Create one today!
