This season Canadian Designer Sid will be presenting a new collection in Paris which has been inspired by and uses the concept of Modular Origami as well as his continuing interest in package design.

Modular Origami is simply the process of folding multiple numbers of an origami unit to create a larger and more complex structure . The first historical evidence for a modular origami design comes from a Japanese book by Hayato Ohoka published in 1734 called Ranma Zushiki.

Research and development began with creating modular origami paper sculptures and studying the way 3 dimensional structures could be built from 2 dimensional modules.

After studying Kusudama ( balls of paper flowers ) and Sonobe Modules, the same modular shapes used in paper origami were laser cut into fabrics.  These fabric modules were then “woven” together to create garment details or, in some cases, full garments.

Sonobe is a type of modular origami, this piece below is 600 laser cut sonobe modules that were sewn together by hand. It is the aim of the Designer to create an aesthetic which exists somewhere between high-tech and artisanal and can combine the best aspects of the two.

The new collection will also feature unisex pieces that 26 year old Sid has created with personal use in mind.

ALL IMAGES BY NICO STINGE