makoto orisaki: 'or-ita' rotary cardboard cutter blade - part 2

cardboard box by mitsuru koga
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this is a follow-up to part 1 of our coverage on the 'or-ita' rotary cardboard cutter blade by japanese designer makoto orisaki.
we now present the the six designers and architects plus the works they created, as a means of demonstrating the capabilities
of the 'or-ita'. the projects have been on show at CLASKA, during tokyo designtide 2010 in the exhibition 'cardboard high',
curated by designboom friend eizo okada.


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mitsuru koga


cardboard boxes by mitsuru koga
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artist mitsuru koga made a cardboard box as his contribution to the exhibition.
the boxes it look ordinary, but they only have a thickness of 5mm. they are designed to resemble
a two-dimensional perspective drawing, but in which one can open and store documents in.



cardboard box by mitsuru koga



cardboard boxes by mitsuru koga
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cardboard box, unfolded and folded, by mitsuru koga
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the cardboard box has a thickness of 5mm, enough to store documents in
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various cardboard boxes by mitsuru koga
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cardboard box by mitsuru koga


cardboard boxes by mitsuru koga
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templates mitsuru koga created with the 'or-ita'



exhibition view
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mike abelson


models demonstrating the springiness of cardboard
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it is difficult to stack up old cardboard boxes to throw away because they begin to work as a spring.
mike abelson of postalco developed concept models to experience cardboard springs.



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ryuji nakamura


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architect ryuji nakamura made a simple chair. it is reinforced with dowels inserted into the wave-shaped,
currogated structure of cardboard. since the dowels are placed in between the surface, the chair looks like a
1/1 model made in an alternating material. it does not look durable, but the actual strength has the capacity
to hold an adult.



cardboard chair by ryuji nakamura
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detail
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cardboard chair by ryuji nakamura

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hisakazu shimizu


table and boat-shaped tray by hisakazu shimizu
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product designer hisakazu shimizu developed a table in the scaled shape of castella (a japanese sponge cake)
accompanied by a boat-shaped tray. the form represents where shimizu is from, nagasaki, where castella is a specialty.
shimizu is not interested in cardboard as a special means of expression, but in things he wants to make
which can be made from cardboard.



table and boat-shaped tray by hisakazu shimizu
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table and boat-shaped tray by hisakazu shimizu

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yo oe


fabric dress by yo oe
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fashion designer yo oe created a series of objects using fabric rather than paper.



fabric studies by yo oe, created with the 'ora-ito' butter
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the original blade of 'or-ita' is a blade made specifically for cutting fabric, so paying hommage to the
tool in which he used, yo_oe created a piece of clothing in the shape of the 'or-ita' blade.



fabric dress by yo oe


eizo okada (left) and makoto orisaki with his origami magic ball
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for his piece, makoto orisaki, creator of the 'ora-ita' blade, repeatedly folded a large sheet of cardboard,
working the material for 15 hours to create an origami magic ball. the object explores the functionality
of origami through the medium of cardboard.



exhibition view
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see also part 1 of the 'or-ita' rotary cardboard cutter blade by makoto orisaki.