Interior Design
Spotted! Origami-Inspired Interior Spaces
The art of paper folding is replicated in wood, plaster, stone, steel and concrete in these unusual homes
These geometric designs certainly stand out amongst thousands of photos on Houzz… and pleasantly surprising, Singapore boasts a few of them! Take a look at this roundup and see how local designs stack up.
Home: HDB maisonette
Location: Singapore
Designer: Kelvin Teo of Space Sense Studio
What’s folded:
The social spaces of this home are all origami-inspired, from the sculptural kitchen island to the Real Good Chairs by Blu Dot in the dining area, which are actually made of folded metal sheets.
The staircase also has that sculptural folded look… and, incidentally, the yellow chair, which won designer Teo a President’s Design Award citation in 2009, is called the Paper Fold chair!
Location: Singapore
Designer: Kelvin Teo of Space Sense Studio
What’s folded:
The social spaces of this home are all origami-inspired, from the sculptural kitchen island to the Real Good Chairs by Blu Dot in the dining area, which are actually made of folded metal sheets.
The staircase also has that sculptural folded look… and, incidentally, the yellow chair, which won designer Teo a President’s Design Award citation in 2009, is called the Paper Fold chair!
Home: House
Location: Tahoe, USA
Designer: WA Design Architects
What’s folded: Possibly inspired by the sharp ski slopes of Lake Tahoe, the kitchen island and wall cabinets feature sleek, sharp angled planes.
Location: Tahoe, USA
Designer: WA Design Architects
What’s folded: Possibly inspired by the sharp ski slopes of Lake Tahoe, the kitchen island and wall cabinets feature sleek, sharp angled planes.
Home: Condo
Location: Singapore
Designer: DISTINCTidENTITY Pte Ltd
What’s folded: Emphasising this multi-level condo unit’s floor-to-ceiling height, and concealing part of the staircase, is a TV feature wall crafted like a sheet of paper cascading from the ceiling. It’s such a statement-making feature that the living area needs little embellishment.
Location: Singapore
Designer: DISTINCTidENTITY Pte Ltd
What’s folded: Emphasising this multi-level condo unit’s floor-to-ceiling height, and concealing part of the staircase, is a TV feature wall crafted like a sheet of paper cascading from the ceiling. It’s such a statement-making feature that the living area needs little embellishment.
Home: Apartment
Location: London, England
Designer: Field Day Studio using Tracey Tubb wallpaper
What’s folded: Wallcoverings designer Tracey Tubb pleats and folds wallpaper to create three-dimensional surfaces; Field Day Studio used this in the master bedroom of this home with a carefully curated mix of contemporary and mid-century modern pieces.
Location: London, England
Designer: Field Day Studio using Tracey Tubb wallpaper
What’s folded: Wallcoverings designer Tracey Tubb pleats and folds wallpaper to create three-dimensional surfaces; Field Day Studio used this in the master bedroom of this home with a carefully curated mix of contemporary and mid-century modern pieces.
Home: Apartment
Location: Spain
Designer: HRuiz Architecture & Design Team
What’s folded: High-density particle boards cut through a 40 square metre (420 square feet) apartment to divide and separate spaces, as well as ‘create’ double the floor area.
Location: Spain
Designer: HRuiz Architecture & Design Team
What’s folded: High-density particle boards cut through a 40 square metre (420 square feet) apartment to divide and separate spaces, as well as ‘create’ double the floor area.
Home: Condo
Location: Singapore
Designer: the association
What’s folded: A ‘sheet of paper’ cascades from the ceiling over the bed, creating both a feature wall and headboard for this master bedroom.
Location: Singapore
Designer: the association
What’s folded: A ‘sheet of paper’ cascades from the ceiling over the bed, creating both a feature wall and headboard for this master bedroom.
Home: House
Location: California, USA
Designer: Logue Studio Design Inc.
What’s folded: The origami-esque dropped ceiling design was intended to demarcate space and define activity zones within this house, its varying planes adding or deducting height from each space it hovers over.
Location: California, USA
Designer: Logue Studio Design Inc.
What’s folded: The origami-esque dropped ceiling design was intended to demarcate space and define activity zones within this house, its varying planes adding or deducting height from each space it hovers over.
Home: House
Location: Sassari, Italy
Designer: officina29ARCHITETTI
What’s folded: Corten steel was folded like paper to create an iron origami staircase for this house. It appears weightless and fragile, and adds contrast to the more rustic and traditional elements of the house.
Location: Sassari, Italy
Designer: officina29ARCHITETTI
What’s folded: Corten steel was folded like paper to create an iron origami staircase for this house. It appears weightless and fragile, and adds contrast to the more rustic and traditional elements of the house.
Home: Beach house
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Designer: Hariri & Hariri Architecture
What’s folded: With slanted walls in different parts of the house, it’s only natural that the bathroom furniture – bathtub and his-and-her basins – echo the dramatic geometry.
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Location: Massachusetts, USA
Designer: Hariri & Hariri Architecture
What’s folded: With slanted walls in different parts of the house, it’s only natural that the bathroom furniture – bathtub and his-and-her basins – echo the dramatic geometry.
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Location: Toronto, Canada
Designer: DKStudio Inc
What’s folded: The condo development, known as Origami Lofts, boasts origami-inspired surfaces from the outside in. The highlight indoors is the kitchen, with its paper-fold-looking island and the varied planes of the cabinet doors.