We use a regular arrangement of kirigami elements to demonstrate an inverse design paradigm for folding a flat surface into complex target configurations. We first present a scheme using arrays of disclination defect pairs on the dual to the honeycomb lattice; by arranging these defect pairs properly with respect to each other and choosing an appropriate fold pattern a target stepped surface can be designed. We then present a more general method that specifies a fixed lattice of kirigami cuts to be performed on a flat sheet. This single pluripotent lattice of cuts permits a wide variety of target surfaces to be programmed into the sheet by varying the folding directions. Significance How can flat surfaces be transformed into useful three-dimensional structures? Recent research on origami techniques has led to algorithmic solutions to the inverse design problem of prescribing a set of folds to form a desired target surface. The fold patterns generated are often very complex and so require a convoluted series of deformations from the flat to the folded state, making it difficult to implement these designs in self-assembling systems. We propose a design paradigm that employs lattice-based kirigami elements, combining the folding of origami with cutting and regluing techniques. We demonstrate that this leads to a pluripotent design in which a single kirigami pattern can be robustly manipulated into a variety of three-dimensional shapes.