Origami Yoga Mat
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A yoga mat that folds like origami. A triangulated crease pattern lets it collapse flat into a neat square, small enough to carry in a mesh bag.
01 — Folding studies
Paper origami came first: testing crease patterns by hand to find one that folds flat in a single, repeatable movement.
02 — Prototype
A full-size prototype checked how the pattern behaves at body scale: rolling, folding and carrying it.
03 — Engineering
The engineering drawing sets out the triangle pattern, the fold lines and the shaded depth of each recessed crease.
04 — Product
The final mat is off-white with fine green crease lines, flat for practice and folded into a stack to store.
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05 — In use
Unfold, practise, fold, and carry it away in the mesh bag.
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Materials
A textured off-white mat with green crease lines and a pink mesh carry bag, developed from studies in coloured paper.
Textured mat
Off-white surface, green crease lines
Pink mesh
Carry bag
Pink paper
Folding studies
Green paper
Origami crease tests
Film
The origami yoga mat, from paper fold to finished product.