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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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12.26.07Origami Wall UnitOriBlog reader, Natalie was wondering if anyone knows the designer or manufacturer of this beautiful origami wall unit? Looks like it also functions as extra storage space.
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10.08.07Dreamy Window TreatmentWhat I love about origami is that you can take a simple piece of anything and transform it into your vision. That's exactly what Dutch designer Hannah Allijn was thinking when she dreamt up this beautiful window treatment. With classic horizontal, vertical and diagonal origami folds, the fabric pulls up into a geometic ball when you want to bring in some natural light in the room.
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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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09.26.07Van Esch Loves OrigamiInspired from an origami book, Munich-based Matthias Demacker and Simon Van Esch found the perfect material - aluminum to make this origami table a reality. It's a red dot design award winner too.
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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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09.07.07Twinkle Twinkle Little LampClaire Norcross designed a lampshade called Aperture that twinkles different light patterns based on the method in which it is folded. Beautiful, eh?! You can find it right here.
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09.05.07Origami Folds Inspire TablewareTraditional origami folds result in a unique geometric pattern shown on this Dansk stainless tableware line called Origami.
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08.29.07Origami-Like Shapes for InteriorsOrigami is no doubt a magical craft and when applied with creative flair, you get Anne Kyyrö Quinn from the UK! Quinn also creates three-dimensional structures with textiles and transforms them into cushions, throws, table runners, wall panels or blinds. The work is very much an origami-inspired approach and here are some wall panels that are simply so beautifully handcrafted.
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08.28.07Origami for Interiors, Fashion, AccessoriesLove, Love, Love Jessica Preston's designs. She is a textile designer from the UK challenging the limits of textile using origami power. Her fabrics are hand dyed, folded into repeated forms - aka unit origami! It is just so beautiful and stunning.
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08.27.07Eco Wastepaper BinColorful and Earth friendly Scottish design firm - Blue Marmalade put their skills towards creating earth friendly furniture and products and came up with Polyrap wastepaper bin! Made from a single sheet of plastic, this colorful waste paper bin requires no bin liner because of its super cool folding factor. Simply unfold, wipe, and refold.
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08.21.07Dinner NapkinsDiana Eng a TV contestant on Project Runway Season 2 custom designed cute table napkins for realmdekor.com. Based on her favorite childhood origami models she offers four cute critters to choose from - boar, peacock, snail, and a bunny! This napkin even has a button to secure the folds in place.
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08.21.07Origami LampshadeLook how origami can brighten up your life when creatively applied! The Fold Lampshade is designed by New Zealand designer, Rachel Young, who hand folds and assembles each shade which are made from polypropylene.
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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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