While every city has its own circle of origami enthusiasts, during the lockdown, such hobby groups from across India connected virtually to form InCrease, a collective forum for all those who like to fold. Their aim, member Padmaja Pradhan from Mumbai tells us, is to highlight and amplify the application of origami in the design space, and uplift India’s position in the global fraternity of practitioners. To do this, the forum is kicking off an origami convention, with the first session by Ankon Mitra, an architect and origami practitioner, on Saturday.

Mitra is based out of New Delhi and is known for his large-scale installations using origami, shares Kalyani Voleti, an InCrease member from Hyderabad. “Mitra translates the techniques of origami into different materials such as brass, canvas, leather, foil, etc,” shares Voleti about the award-winning professional, who is popular for his vision of oritecture, which marries the disciplines of architecture and origami.