Japanese designer, Makoto Orisaki, together with Olfa, developed the ‘or-ita’ – a special shaped blade that perforate cardboard and any dull materials for folding mechanisms. For the recent ‘Cardboard High’ show at Claska gallery and shop in Tokyo, six designers created some pretty nifty cardboard pieces utilizing the blade.
origami magic ball by makoto orisaki
cardboard houses by makoto orisaki
the olfa ‘or-ita’ rotary cutter blade
cardboard boxes templates mitsuru koga created with the ‘or-ita’
architect ryuji nakamura made a simple, lightweight chair reinforced with dowels inserted into the corrugated structure of cardboard.
detail
via designboom I, designboom II
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