I want to do what local people do - origami shop

[Bob Buzzard]

Since I've moved back to E Dulwich I've decided that I want to do everything locally, including working. So I'm planning to give up my job in the City and open an origami paper shop on Lordship Lane. I think I will call it 'Dulwich Origami'. I'm quite good at folding a wrap for storing small items when I'm out and about so I can guess it can't be too hard to learn some other folds/shapes and then run some origami classes from the shop. I just wondering what the level of local interest might be in origami?

[Parkdrive]

That type of business tends to fold pretty quickly

[miga]

I think it's time to wrap things up Bob, your satire is pretty sheet.

[benonthehill]

How's renting out your Double Fronter going Bob, and did you find the unsalted halloumi/garage for your Mercedes service?

[JohnL]

Do you have an 'O' level in origami ?

[Jah Lush]

I've got a black belt in origami.

[maxxi]

fold

[red devil]

It'll end in tears...

[cn150]

red devil Wrote:

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> It'll end in tears...

I think it's potentially a good idea - I just need to make enough each month to pay the mortgage. I could sell other Japanese related items there as well.

[cn150]

benonthehill Wrote:

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> How's renting out your Double Fronter going Bob,

> and did you find the unsalted halloumi/garage for

> your Mercedes service?

Well I had a couple of enquiries re: renting a room out, but my wife wasn't keen on the idea when I told her. Someone sent me a PM with good advice on how to 'unsalt' halloumi. I'm still waiting for a recommendation for servicing the Merc though - hopefully someone will know a good garage.

[aquarius moon]

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[red devil]

cn150 Wrote:

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> red devil Wrote:

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> > It'll end in tears...

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> I think it's potentially a good idea - I just need

> to make enough each month to pay the mortgage. I

> could sell other Japanese related items there as

> well.

What happened to Bob?

Tears was actually meant to be read like 'stairs' rather than 'steers'...

[peckham_ryu]

I think I will call it 'Dulwich Origami'

Great idea Bob, but some work needed on that name. Here are some suggestions to get you started, with some possible USP's for your business:

- Origami hand-folded by Buddhist monks: Paperchaste

- Exotic sweets with origami wrappers: Nippon Tuck

- Japanese emporium in Peckham: SamuRye

- or your original Lordship Lane origami shop idea: Crease Dulwich

Hope that's helpful x

[Alex K]

One letter missing --

'Dulwich OrigaSmi' --

this version should increase footfall.

peckham_ryu Wrote:

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> I think I will call it 'Dulwich Origami'

>

> Great idea Bob, but some work needed on that name.

> Here are some suggestions to get you started, with

> some possible USP's for your business:

>

> - Origami hand-folded by Buddhist monks:

> Paperchaste

>

> - Exotic sweets with origami wrappers: Nippon

> Tuck

>

> - Japanese emporium in Peckham: SamuRye

>

> - or your original Lordship Lane origami shop

> idea: Crease Dulwich

>

> Hope that's helpful x

[Otta]

peckham_ryu Wrote:

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> - Japanese emporium in Peckham: SamuRye

>

Love this.

[Bob Buzzard]

peckham_ryu Wrote:

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> I think I will call it 'Dulwich Origami'

>

> Great idea Bob, but some work needed on that name.

> Here are some suggestions to get you started, with

> some possible USP's for your business:

>

> - Origami hand-folded by Buddhist monks:

> Paperchaste

>

> - Exotic sweets with origami wrappers: Nippon

> Tuck

>

> - Japanese emporium in Peckham: SamuRye

>

> - or your original Lordship Lane origami shop

> idea: Crease Dulwich

>

> Hope that's helpful x

Thank you - I quite like 'Crease Dulwich' as that conveys the sense of what I want to do and also captures the local zeitgeist. I've been walking up and down Lordship Lane today looking for a suitable property - I couldn't see anything - but what about North Cross Road? Would anyone go there for an origami shop?

[Seabag]

How about 'Paper Chase Me' Bob

*nudge nudge-wink wink*

[Bob Buzzard]

I'm sticking with 'Dulwich Crease' - it's suitably vague and on trend for local people. I've started practising with folding planes and basic boats - then I'll branch out to other things like trees.

[Jeremy]

Bob Buzzard Wrote:

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> then I'll branch out to other things like trees.

Why not go the whole hog, and learn how to make paper pigs?

[Grok]

Paper Liquor

[aerie]

you will all be pleased to know that I finally realised BB is a nuisance with nothing better to do than post idiotic nonsense and meaningless rhetoric. its tiresome?! no wonder normal residents refrain from posting if this is the standard, which needs raising, methinks. It isn't even funny.

[LadyNorwood]

Polygamy - the ancient Japanese art of folding parrots...

[Bob Buzzard]

aerie Wrote:

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> you will all be pleased to know that I finally

> realised BB is a nuisance with nothing better to

> do than post idiotic nonsense and meaningless

> rhetoric. its tiresome?! no wonder normal

> residents refrain from posting if this is the

> standard, which needs raising, methinks. It isn't

> even funny.

I am a normal resident with views and opinions I like to express and share.

[uncleglen]

His ideas have spread- I swear I saw a shop on Lordship Lane and the whole window was full of different sized origami birds (although it might have been in Brighton...bit of a wild weekend)?

[Ridgley]

I think you may need to add something to your business maybe party accessories, party bookings, with origami lessons origami cards etc??????..