Santo Kyoden Origami B | Cochae

Origami paper with patterns by Santo Kyoden (1761–1816)
Design: Santo Kyoden and Cochae, Okayama
Contents: 5 x 6 colorful patterned sheets each (30 sheets total); instructions in Japanese and English for five folding designs.
Sheet size: 105 × 105 mm each; Packaging: 120 × 120 mm
Made in Japan

Cochae has recreated and freshly colored the designs from the pattern book Komon Gawa (1790), a work by the Edo-period polymath Santo Kyoden. The set includes five sheets each of six different motifs. The timeless patterns depict scenes from everyday life in Tokyo, rendered in Kyoden's playful design language. The set includes instructions for five origami projects: a small box, a throwing star, a helmet, a balloon, and a small pouch.

The design duo Cochae, consisting of Yosuke Chikuhara and Miki Takeda from Okayama, creates products that surprise and delight while preserving traditional Japanese culture. They engage deeply with the concept of "Design for Play" and, with their unique design language, catapult Japanese traditions into the 21st century.