Origami’s early adopters didn’t have furniture on their minds—they were likely more concerned with crafting 1,000 paper cranes to curry favor with the gods. Yet the Japanese art has left quite the ...

BYU's Futuristic Folding Chair. Video produced by BYU Video. A futuristic BYU-designed, origami-inspired Flex Chair, cut out of a single piece of flat material and folded into shape, has made YouTuber ...

Ever since launching its original origami kayak back in 2012, Oru has made a name for itself building a lineup filled with some of the market's most conveniently portable watercraft. At the same time, ...

Recession got you living in a cardboard box? Take heart: That doesn’t have to mean missing out on stylish furniture. Karton’s modular, foldable furniture is sturdy (the bed can support almost 2,000 ...

So, it turns out that origami isn’t just for paper. Designer Yoraco González’s “Origami 9010” furniture series is entirely influenced by traditional Japanese paper-folding techniques. These origami ...

Aljoud Lootah’s “Oru” collection, recently acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, started out as tiny paper models. The designer Aljoud Lootah has earned her star adapting ancient ...

MIT Media Lab Ori recently rolled out an innovative, novel line of robotic furniture that aims to make the most out of tiny living spaces. This will fall right in line with renters' and owners' ...

The Oru furniture collection, named after the Japanese word for “gold,” includes different practical objects such as cabinets, chairs andlamps. They are made from teak, felt and polished copper and, ...

Oru is known for its folding kayak, which is light, portable and goes from the box to fully assembled in minutes. That kayak is great for sitting on water. But sometimes you like to sit on land. For ...

Former SpaceX engineer Brian Ignaut has created a lot of origami-inspired furniture and “kinetic home products” that are whoa-inducing. But his folding chess set? It may be one of his masterpieces.

Yves Béhar is the face of smart tech design. His work on various projects -- most notably Jawbone and the August Smart Lock-- has earned him and his Fuseproject studio awards and name recognition in ...

BYU Engineering is well known for origami-inspired research and innovations, including foldable antenna systems used in space. Recently, an undergraduate student made a significant discovery—a new ...