Workshop Overview
Let’s enjoy “ORINIGIRI!” Craft it, Squeeze it and Bite it!
What is “ORINIGIRI?”
ORINIGIRI is a new type of art (and way of eating!) that combines the fun features of “Origami” and “Onigiri (Rice balls).” Guests who participate in this workshop can experience the great and interesting combination of origami and onigiri. We will hold a short lecture on how to create the ORINIGIRI during this workshop so first time participants (both children and adults) are all welcome!
ORINIGIRI is a type of Japaneses art in which you can enjoy both visually and with your tastebuds. Here are some of the things we’ll learn and get to do during the workshop! ORINIGIRI is made of rice, seaweed, your favorite ingredients for filling and brought together with a magic origami sheet (that you can decorate!). Using just these items, you’ll be able to create your own ORINIGIRI in this workshop. Everyone can be an ORINIGIRI food designer! But, in order to make your ORINIGIRI even more delicious, we’ll need one last thing. It’s the special ORINIGIRI dance! Why don’t we have fun dancing together? By dancing you can make your ORINIGIRI several times more delicious! Finally, we will end the workshop by eating our delicious ORINIGIRI and chatting with everyone.
We’re looking forward to meeting and having a great time making ORINIGIRI with everyone!
Learn more about ORINIGIRI by watching the video below!
Previous Event
Sunday, February 18 – ORINIGIRI Workshop 1: A Combination of Origami and Onigiri
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About the Artists & Partners
Tomoo Nitta
Architect, Video Artist
Nitta was born in 1971. He studied at Kyusyu Institute of Design (presently Kyusyu University), Rhode Island School of Design and worked at Shigeru Ban Architects. In February 2014, he established Himawari Design, where he started to design varieties of space on public architecture as far as product design based on the study of using one sheet of paper. He is obsessed with design that connects various cultures and various people based on the simplicity of Japanese beauty. He also sends his message to the world through his conceptual videos. Since he married Aiko Sugiura, a writer and a concept designer in 2016, he's set up Project AICHI with her. Their activity of Himawari Design is constantly growing day by day.
Table For Two
Nonprofit Organization
TABLE FOR TWO USA (TFT), is non-profit organization that addresses the issues of hunger and obesity through a unique "meal-sharing" program.
25 cents from workshop fee will be donated to Table For Two to provide one healthy school meal to a child in low-income communities in the U.S including New York. Thank you for your support!
