Yoshiyuki Miyamae brings origami-inspired textiles to Milan Design Week

Yoshiyuki Miyamae, who leads the research and development team of A-POC ABLE, presented prototypes at Milan Design Week that apply origami principles to textiles. The collection includes a jacket, dress, furniture, and lamps developed with engineers from Nature Architects. Using Steam Stretch technology, a special yarn contracts under heat to create complex three-dimensional shapes. The algorithm developed by Nature Architects generates textile patterns automatically. Miyamae, a former collaborator of Issey Miyake, continues the A-POC concept first unveiled at the Spring/Summer 1999 Paris fashion show, where a tubular fabric was worn by multiple models without sewing. The project expands fashion into architecture and interior design, with past exhibitions at Vitra Design Museum (2001) and Axis Gallery in Tokyo (2003). In 2006, Miyake created a cover for Ron Arad's Ripple Chair that could be worn as a jacket. The research explores applications beyond clothing, as textiles are ubiquitous in daily life.