origami cafe by Arjun Rathi from india

A cafe designed using 'Origami' as the interior concept was proposed as a low cost design solution for the project located in Andheri (East), Mumbai.The project brief was a to design a coffee house that could expand to take-away fast food and desserts as future expansion phases.

The cafe combines origami inspired folding furniture, wall and ceiling elements with minimalist finishes to give a sophisticated look to the space.

Actual size prototypes for the experiemental cafe finishes furniture were created to test their usability. The false ceiling and wall panels were folded from recycled paper with a coat of lacquer, making them weather-proof.