Origami is the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers. Origami is a combination of two Japanese words - Oru meaning folding and kami meaning paper. Using one piece of paper the artist creates an object using geometric and crease patterns without even gluing or cutting the paper. Remarkable indeed.
There is the mathematics of origami and techniques of folding the paper. Origami figures can either be huge or tiny. Two things I observed influenced by the art of origami is its use in architecture and fashion. Some architects make models of buildings and houses in a three dimensional representation. The creations are comparable to pop-ups. They really look interesting and the lines look very clean.
For the origami inspired clothing, the geometric lines and folds are seen in the fabric. How the fashion designer manipulates the crease and folds and how the basic design of the dress is executed is key to a beautiful origami inspired outfit.
Once again the Japanese culture contributed another style of art that the world embraced. So let's get those paper ready and let's origami.
Photo Credit: Origami Architecture
Photographer: Professor & Architect Yoshinobu Miyamato
Photo Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31375127@N07/
Photo Credit: Origami Fashion
Photographer: Johanna Abzug
Photo Link: http://www.flickr.com/people/capricious/
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