Project

A shell of curved ply cradles a tufted leather seat, anchored on a five-star aluminum swivel.

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Executive

Tufted leather, molded walnut ply, cast aluminum

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Material

H 84 × W 72 × D 74 cm

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Origami Skin Initiative

ORIGAMI Skin explored new possibilities for aircraft seating through modular thinking, lightweight structures, and passenger-centric design principles.

Category

Executive

Tufted leather, molded walnut ply, cast aluminum

Dimensions

Material

H 84 × W 72 × D 74 cm

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Project

A shell of curved ply cradles a tufted leather seat, anchored on a five-star aluminum swivel.

Category

Executive

Tufted leather, molded walnut ply, cast aluminum

Dimensions

Material

H 84 × W 72 × D 74 cm

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Project

A shell of curved ply cradles a tufted leather seat, anchored on a five-star aluminum swivel.

Category

Executive

Tufted leather, molded walnut ply, cast aluminum

Dimensions

Material

H 84 × W 72 × D 74 cm

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Proyect

A shell of curved ply cradles a tufted leather seat, anchored on a five-star aluminum swivel.

Category

Executive

Tufted leather, molded walnut ply, cast aluminum

Dimensions

Material

H 84 × W 72 × D 74 cm

expandir keyboard_arrow_down

Proyect

A shell of curved ply cradles a tufted leather seat, anchored on a five-star aluminum swivel.

Category

Executive

Tufted leather, molded walnut ply, cast aluminum

Dimensions

Material

H 84 × W 72 × D 74 cm

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Client: Safran Seats | Time: 2020 | Credit: Lead 3D and Visualizer | Projects: 1 | Industry: Aerospace

ORIGAMI Skin explored new possibilities for aircraft seating through modular thinking, lightweight structures, and passenger-centric design principles.

The project challenged traditional assumptions about seat architecture, using visualization as a tool to communicate innovative ideas and future scenarios.

By combining industrial design, engineering insight, and visual storytelling, ORIGAMI Skin became an exercise in imagining the next generation of passenger experience.

OVERVIEW Origami Skin Initiative

CHALLENGE
The future of aircraft seating isn't defined by adding more features—it's defined by questioning everything we already know.

ORIGAMI Skin challenged conventional seat architecture by exploring how lightweight structures, modular systems, and flexible surfaces could reshape the passenger experience. The challenge wasn't simply designing a new seat, but visualizing an idea that existed beyond current manufacturing standards.

How do you communicate a future that has never been built?

The answer required more than engineering. It demanded imagination supported by believable storytelling.

DESIGN THINKING
The project embraced experimentation as a design methodology.

Inspired by the efficiency of folded structures and modular construction, every concept explored how fewer components could create greater adaptability, comfort, and functionality. Rather than beginning with aesthetics, the process focused on understanding movement, material behavior, and the evolving relationship between passengers and cabin environments.

Visualization became the bridge between speculation and reality. Every image was carefully crafted to communicate not only how the concept looked, but how it could exist, function, and improve the future of commercial aviation.

The objective was to transform an ambitious vision into something people could immediately believe in.

REFLECTION
ORIGAMI Skin reinforced one of the most valuable lessons of my career: visualization is not the final step of design—it can be the catalyst that moves innovation forward.

Working on speculative concepts demonstrated how compelling visual narratives can accelerate conversations between designers, engineers, and decision-makers long before physical prototypes exist.

Looking back, the project was never about predicting the future of aircraft seating. It was about creating enough clarity for others to imagine that future with confidence.

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