Swiss Origami Artist, Sipho Mabona


Professional origami artist doesn’t always have to be Japanese. Sipho Mabona is a Swiss origami master who has designed origami for Japanese major companies’ promotion movies.

 

“Basket Shoe” He can make a shoe out of a sheet of square paper.

 

The video below is a promotion video for ASICS, a Japanese athletic equipment company. It is a stop-motion animation using Mabona’s origami works.

 

“Origami in the Pursuit of Perfection”

 

He also worked for Toshiba’s videos.

 

“Toshiba TV”

 

“Toshiba Laptop”

 

His origami works are three-dimensional and has a lot of curvy lines. They are beautiful and have organic, warm feeling.

Let’s look at more! 😛

Here is koi fish (carp).

 

 

“The making of an origami Koi in stop motion (origami animation)”

 

And fugu (blowfish)…

 

“Inflatable Fugu”

 

I wonder if it is made of a sheet of paper too.

 

Sipho Mabona Website

 

This is JAPAN Style!