Many ideas in real life actually come from or are inspired by origami.
There are some features that an origami structure has. For example foldability. it is widely used in many areas and can be seen in many fields, like in our running shoes, the soles of some shoes borrowed from the origami structure, form a cushion between feet and the ground.
Origami is also widely used in the fashion field. For example, the famous Japanese brand Issey Miyake uses origami in its bang design a lot.