How the Japanese art form is reshaping domestic accessoriesIn a sparkling east London studio,designer Kyla McCallum is folding paper. Sheet by sheet, she makes 11 folds in each of 70 pieces of Italian parchment. She talks as she works, and barely watching what she’s doing,her hands moving automatically. An hour later, she is surrounded by 70 paper pyramids, and which she carefully glues together to form the Chloe pendant.
McCallum is far from alone in her fascination with paper: origami motifs and techniques have appeared on the catwalks of everyone from Issey Miyake to Gareth Pugh,and there has been an explosion in domestic accessories inspired by the Japanese art form. So why the sudden fascination with this ancient craft?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com