As this project required us to design a household object out of a sheet material it was logical for me to look into origami for inspiration because to me, origami is the epitome of sheet material folding. The inspiration i found was not in the matinstream side of origami (paper cranes n such) but in the realm of the abstract, where folds are not made in straight lines but in curves to make 3d forms.
After modelling ideas out of paper card i finally came to a conclusion in the direction i would take for this assignment. A bowl made out of one sheet of aluminum using only bends to create the form.
From a single square sheet of aluminum using bends and folds, Orisa was formed. The name Orisa is derived from the Japanese words fold "ori" and plate "sara".
Like Origami the process in which Orisa is made does not involve any cuts or added material, which means there is no wastage of excess material.
Considerations about manufacturing has been factored. The size of orisa is not random. It has been designed to be made from a sheet of 300mm x 300mm aluminum. With a single 300mm square sheet, 32 Orisa templates can be made out of a standard 1200x2400mm sheet of aluminum. Which means the sheet of aluminum is being used at its maximum potential
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