Juke, the radical mini SUV from Nissan celebrated its birthday with a full-size origami replica of itself. Unveiled amidst ‘World Origami Days’ celebrated between October 24 and November 11 every year, the origami Juke brings together the Japanese heritage of the Nissan brand and its North East links.
Nissan created a brand new ‘compact crossover’ platform with the launch of the Juke. In terms of design, the Juke was unlike any other vehicle on the road. It was built in Nissan’s plant in Sunderland and rolled out in October 2010. The Juke is regarded as Europe’s best-selling compact crossover with its market-leading sales of over 700,000 units, out of which 150,000units are sold in the UK alone.
Owen Gildersleeve, a British paper artist, collaborated with Nissan to re-create the Juke by paper. The artist used 2,000 pieces of paper over a course of 200 hours, with dimensions matching the real-life car. The origami Juke features the same bold design cues, such as the wheel fenders, lights and grille, that give the real-life model its distinctive character.
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Owen Gildersleeve said: “This was a great project to work on – hard work but very rewarding. As a celebration piece it draws on so many influences, such as the origami focus inspired by Nissan’s Japanese roots. Using so many individual pieces of paper to create the overall structure also represents the thousands of people who helped bring the Nissan Juke into reality and the thousands who continue to do so right here in the UK.”
They forgot the door handles 😀