Inspired by the Japanese origami technique, FLAT, FOLD, BEND! is a Call for Projects initiated by Geneva-based NOV Gallery.

The five exhibited projects will be exhibited by NOV gallery at the Galleria Rossana Orlandi, on the occasion of the next international furniture fair in Milan.

For more than 500 years, origami artists have created mythical and real animal sculptures from a simple sheet of paper. This art has long been valued for its versatile properties of creating fairly complex shapes starting from a few delicate folds on both sides. More specifically, origami became useful in understanding how materials can be folded into very compact shapes, which can then be unfolded to deploy larger and more complex devices. When using new materials instead of paper, origami helps to explore the unlimited potential of folding principles, opening new perspectives for designers.

This Call addressed to product design, ranging from furniture to accessories. All submitted projects shall incorporate the principles of folding and new material into a new context.
Detailed information are available on NOV Gallery website