Here in InconnuLAB we have a deep interest and appreciation for the Japanese Art of Origami. The transformation of a simple piece of paper in everything your mind can imagine, from a crane to a tiger and from a plane to Yoda from Star Wars is simply magical. We also love the way different folds give life, motion and meaning to paper, as well as, the creativity, imagination and patience required to master this art. In fact our designer, Nora, was so inspired by Origami that designed her own Origami Bag, using a single piece of canvas which is then folded and stitched in place to create a minimal messenger tote. Nora, of course, is not the only designer to be inspired by this art- form.
GROWTH is a new project by Studio Ayaskan who inspired by the art of Origami, created a pot that grows, expands and transforms as your plants do to accommodate more soil and space for the roots. “In nature, everything evolves, adapts, grows, blooms, degrades, dies, gets absorbed, reused,” the London- based designer duo, Bike and Begum Ayaskan told Contemporist. “The modern approach to building is the opposite. Here, things exist in stages: objects are produced, used, discarded… Growth, through it’s carefully calculated origami pattern, mimics nature’s ability to grow and transform by unfolding over time, bringing these qualities to the manufactured object.”
The pots are made up of polypropylene and a mesh made of the same material is put in its base to allow water to drain out. The designers studied a lot of Origami patterns before deciding the one to use and then had to calculate the trigonometry behind the pattern that could give them the right shape.
The studio is currently under discussion with manufacturers who could put the GROWTH pots under production in the next few months.
