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

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