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Jiahui Li offers a sneak peek into his upcoming book with this cute cardinal.
A framework for creating new tessellations from a basic starting point. Crease patterns can be downloaded as a PDF booklet.
Joseph Hwang’s third book focuses on the sea.
The journey of young origami enthusiasts to reach the pinnacle of an international science and technology event.
A creature from Greek mythology with pleated detailing.
Another volume of complex figurative models from the press of Nicolas Terry.
Photo diagrams and an instructional video of this adorable baby penguin offer a challenging and satisfying folding experience for seasoned folders.
More a textbook than a typical book of diagrams, “Six Simple Twists” is a comprehensive guide for tessellation lovers.
The IOIO is one of the largest international origami events in the world. If you want to understand what makes 550 contestants from 57 countries so excited, read along!
Eric Vigier shares his methods for wet folding and presents a model and diagrams for practice.
Son Linh NGUYEN offers us three pig models in our continuing celebration of the Year of the Pig.
Yara Yagi presents us with a detailed review of Ilan Garibi's latest book, Origami Tessellations for Everyone.
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A fun crease pattern that can repeat infinitely to the center folds an octagon into a geometric flower design, where the front and back of the paper look the same.
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Nicolas Terry offer members only an opportunity to fold Chien Tim in celebration of Lunar New Year of the Dog: a complex model for those of you seeking a challenge.
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Diagrams for a beautiful fractal flower from a hexagon with color change. A very advance design for someone who has only been folding since 2013.
A book review for the book in the Passion Origami series, "Spirits of Origami".
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This article tells the tale of the higher spheres of oranges and apples: How I got there, and how to make them.
A progressive crease pattern for a box-pleated house with latticed windows by Clifford Jones.
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Diagrams for TIM the Beaver, the mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, by alumna Michelle Fung class of 2013.
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Two 3D tessellations: a brick wall and an octahedral-tetrahedral truss network.
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Diagrams for a not-super-simple, not-super-complex dragon, seeking to find a middle ground in dragon complexity.
Román Díaz presents a thorough and engaging review of John Montroll's "Horses in Origami".
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This month's crease pattern folds a symmetric subject on an inherently unsymmetric base.
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A hex-pleated design for a long-legged katydid with some discussion of the design principles.
It's every complex folder's dream: Over 30 path-breaking models by the talented Vietnam Origami Group published in a new collection by Nicolas Terry.
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A pleated cone sliced by multiple planes creates this geometric model reminiscent of a breaking wave.
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A rotationally symmetric geometric shape, folded from a hexagon, based on Jeannine Mosely's "Bud".
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Diagrams for a rose by Cheng Chit Leong, demonstrating the use of curved couplets in his designs.
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Joshua Goutam raises the bar with this two-color entry into the field of pelican designs.
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Design and folding instructions for one of the 54 polypolyhedra using dollar bills.
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Crease pattern and design notes for a complex asymmetric waterdragon.
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H. T. Quyet's fox design sets a new standard for this sly mammal.
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Explore hex pleating further with this long- and variable-length-legged spider design.
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Making a crease pattern takes less time than drawing a full diagram, but because of the technical difficulty, most folders don't like working with them. Here's some ideas about how to make things easier without spending dozens of hours on a full diagram.
Jiahui Li presents photo diagrams, a video tutorial and design insights behind one of his latest creations, a cockateil.
Course information for an MIT graduate course in Geometric Folding Algorithms.
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Diagrams for a Giant Anteater by Quentin Trollip.
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Pureland Origami is used as the starting point for a discussion about realism and convention vs. simplicity and clarity in diagramming style
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Crease pattern, diagrams, and design notes for a convertible created for a car design challenge.
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This complex design, from a square, uses a mix of 30 and 22.5 degree symmetries.