This pop-up shoe grip, inspired by snake skin, increases friction between the shoe and the ground. When the material stretches, the cuts pop out into spikes that dig into the ground. When the foot ...

A well-known Western example of kirigami can be found in so-called pop-up books, where opening a page will result in a variety of shapes forming from the flat paper due to the way the paper was ...

To begin to understand the concept, think of pop-up illustrations of cut paper in books or greeting cards. Drawing inspiration from kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting, and using laser ...