From Fashion to Furniture - Issey Miyake

Known globally for his clothing lines which are seen on runways around the world,Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has created a range of LED lighting designs for Italian lighting manufacturer Artemide. The project was a development of Miyake’s earlier 132 5. project and is known as IN-EI.  The collection of lights unfold from flat 2D shapes into 3D shades with creases and folds in the cloth used as a guide similar to the Japanese art of paper folding. The same folding principles transform flat geometric pieces of cloth into garments which are seen in Miyake's 132.5 Project. Each one is folded from a single piece of fabric that’s made of recycled plastic bottles. Fibers in the material make it self-supporting so there’s no need for a separate frame inside.

The lamps are on show at the Issey Miyake boutique at 11 Rue Royale, 75008 Paris, until 30 June as part of city-wide festival Designer’s Days.

Inspiration for my Next Project

It is my second week in The Malthouse Design Centre and I am already full of inspiration for my next design project. I have always been intrigued by the 3 dimensional forms and structures which 2 dimensional flat sheet material has the ability to become. This was the basis behind the collection of furniture I designed and made for my final year Design Thesis.
From simplistic Geometrical forms to Origami, Kirigami and Sliceforms, having the ability to create a form from flat sheet material creates structures which appear complex but in essence are quiet simple in design, contsruction and structure. Through this approach of creating form, a curiosity and interest in design is created for the viewer. Below are some of the most inspirational scupltures and structures designed and created using this approach.
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Enjoy,
Grainne

Design Thesis Furniture Collection



Paper Sculptures designed by Richard Sweeney



Paper and Wooden Sculptures by George Hart



Sliceforms designed by John Sharp



The Origami Influence On Furniture

The goal of origami art is to transform a flat sheet of material, varying now in the later years from paper to metal into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques. Many origami folds can create funcational objects not only with aesthetics in form but by capturing the viewers attention with what appears to be a finished product complex in design,structure and construction.  Here is a look at some of the best know furniture influenced by this simple but effect Japanese paper folding art.Next post, the influence of origami on lighting.

Enjoy,
Grainne

Pleat Table by Arktura




Cardine designed by Sooin Kim

  

Origami Table by Tian Zhen



TLF03ALU designed by Tobias Labarque



The Sputnik Coffee Table designed by Sander Muldar



The Origami Wall Unit designed by Reflex Angelo




Origami Table designed by Neal Small



The Origami Influence

I am obsessed with origami right now and its many uses outside of being just paper sculptures.

Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding which started in the 17th century and was later popularised outside of Japan in the 1900s.

It has since then evolved into a modern art form and has influenced many designers artist and architects in creating fascinating forms through its simple folding techniques. The goal of origami art is to transform a flat sheet of material, varying now in the later years from paper to metal into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques. Many origami folds can create funcational objects not only with aesthetics in form but by capturing the viewers attention with what appears to be a finished product complex in design,structure and construction.  Here is a look at some of the best know architecture influenced by this simple but effect Japanese paper folding art. Next post, the influence of origami in furniture design.

Enjoy,

Grainne

Klein Bottle House in Rye Australia
designed by Architects Mc Bride,Charles, Ryan.

The Musuem of Origami designed by Rojkind Architects



Origami House in its conceptual stage



The Health Department Building in Bilbao Spain
designed by  Coll-Barreau Architects

Origami House
designed by Japenesse Architect Yasuhiro Yamashita

Infosys Mysore Development Cente office building