Origami Dripper

The Origami is a Japanese porcelain pour-over dripper with 20 deep ribs running down the inside, like folded paper. It was designed by Yasuo Suzuki and Kiyohito Tanaka, the founders of Trunk Coffee, and is made in Gifu Prefecture. Its big selling point is flexibility: it takes cone filters, so it brews like a V60, and Kalita Wave filters, so it brews like a flat-bottomed Kalita Wave. Here’s how it works, Kurasu’s recipe and which size to get.

The short version

• Porcelain dripper with 20 deep ribs, made in Gifu, Japan.
• Takes cone or Kalita Wave filters, so one dripper does two styles.
• Kurasu’s recipe: 15 g coffee, 270 g water at 88–90°C, three pours, done by about 1:20.
• Sizes S and M in porcelain, plus the resin Origami Air.
• Fast-flowing: grind finer than you might expect.

How does the Origami work?

The 20 ribs are the key. With a cone filter, they hold the paper away from the walls, so air can escape and the water flows freely, much like a V60 but with even more space. With a Kalita Wave filter, the paper’s folds sit in the ribs and its flat bottom turns the Origami into a flat-bed brewer, like a Kalita Wave.

Filter	Brews like	Typical result
Cone	A V60	Faster flow, brighter cup
Kalita Wave	A Kalita Wave	Flatter bed, more even and forgiving

Kurasu also notes that the Origami’s porcelain is thinner than other ceramic drippers, so it gives up heat more quickly.

How much coffee and water should I use?

This is Kurasu’s Origami recipe (Kyoto):

	Amount
Coffee	15 g, ground fine for pour-over
Water	270 g, at 88–90°C
Ratio	About 1:18
Pours	40 g, then 130 g, then the rest
Finish	By about 1:20, then remove the dripper

Kurasu’s earlier version used 250 g of water in a similar pattern, finishing at about 1:30. Most other roasters’ Origami recipes sit around 15 g to 250 g at about 1:16 to 1:17, finishing in roughly 2:15–4:00, because they let it drain fully.

What grind size should I use?

Fine for pour-over, the medium-fine end of the scale. The Origami flows fast, especially with a cone filter, so a finer grind gives the water time to extract. If it’s sour, go finer; if it’s bitter or stalls, go coarser.

How do you brew with an Origami, step by step?

1. Choose a filter: cone for brighter, Wave for flatter. Rinse it and pour the water away.
2. Add 15 g of coffee, ground fine, and level it.
3. Pour 40 g at 88–90°C in the first 30 seconds.
4. Pour 130 g slowly over the next 30 seconds.
5. Pour the last 100 g, finishing by about 1:20.
6. Remove the dripper, even if a little water is still draining.

Brew mode on this page times each pour for you.

What sizes are there?

	Origami S	Origami M
Makes	About 2 cups	About 4 cups
Size	About 115 mm across, 70 mm tall	About 138 mm across, 87 mm tall
Drain hole	25 mm	25 mm

Match the filter size to the dripper: check the box before you buy. For a lighter, unbreakable version, see the resin Origami Air.

Origami vs other pour-overs

	Origami	V60	Kalita Wave
Shape	Ribbed cone	Cone with spiral ribs	Flat bottom
Filters	Cone or Wave	Cone	Wave
Flexibility	Two styles	One	One

How do you clean it?

Throw away the filter and grounds, then rinse or wash the porcelain.

General guidance only. Porcelain gets hot and can chip or crack if dropped: handle it with care and follow the instructions that come with yours.

Origami vs other brewers

• V60: the cone dripper the Origami can imitate.
• Kalita Wave: the flat-bottomed dripper it can imitate.
• Origami Air: the lightweight resin version.
• Bee House: a ceramic wedge dripper.

Explore every pour-over in the pour-over chapter.