A simple-to-fold modular that makes good use of duo-colored paper.
Choose two different papers or the same paper, alternating front and back ... patterns, solids ... all will produce beautiful results.
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A simple module opens into a beautiful flower.
Eight simple modules lock together firmly to form this pretty wreath.
Many variations of a basic module are used to create forms with from six to 80 sides.
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Three modules make a hanging ornament, while the strong lock allows for 6-,12-, 20-, 30-piece, and even larger versions.
A modular with a flowerlike twist, a color change and a secure lock.
Rings, stars, polyhedra and action models in a well-designed new book.
An origami version of a newly discovered solution to a longstanding geometric problem.
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A house that makes a convenient gift box.
Decorate your own paper, or print Arsalan’s designs, but do fold this box!
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A color-change star from the bird base.
Easy-to-fold units and an intuitive assembly make this a frustration-free design.
The author shows how a modular origami box with a square base can be made from four rectangular sheets plus a template. He also discusses some mathematics in the context of the constructed box.
A book of clearly diagrammed, open modular spheres.
A sturdy modular box and the mathematics behind it.
Musings on art, kitsch, mathematics and the creative process. And lots of diagrams.
The second part of an article about Krystyna Burczyk’s creative process with more diagrams to download.
A two-piece icosahedron that’s a gift box and an ornament.
A lovely e-book — free to download — of crowns and memories.
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A seven-unit modular ring with an interesting collapse.
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Diagrams for an icosahedral design made with 30 quick-to-fold units from squares. The look is rather festive, and hence the name. You can fold the with thematic colors of the season to fit right in.
An elegant model by a creator who began designing when she was home in the pandemic.
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There is a family of geometric solids, one of which is illustrated in a famous engraving by Albrecht Dürer, that poses some interesting origami challenges.
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An Icosidodecahedron with sunken triangular faces based on a simple unit. Made from 12 pentagons, it is definitely meant for people who like challenges!
Learn more about a designer of exquisite kusudamas, and try your hand at folding one.
A lovely ornament that somehow evokes old-fashioned Christmases.
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A 12-piece star named for the designer's adopted city.
A simple, decorative modular — best made from heavy, smooth paper — that slides to changes shape.
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An elegant two-fold module is assembled with just one additional fold into a neat ring with a strong lock.
You'll need 8 squares to fold one of 12 variations of this versatile, modular star.
The conical modules of this kusudama come together to form color-change stars. The model works with 12 or 30 pieces.
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Valentine’s day is coming, and if you like origami hearts and you’re also into modulars, you can follow the diagrams and fold a Two of Hearts modular.
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A modular recycling symbol by Sharon Turvey that can easily be made from recycled paper or junk mail, but it's worth folding from any paper.
The Swift Ring is easy to fold, and it works well as a decoration or as jewelry.
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The Asturo Star is a new modular by the Indonesian designer Usman Rosyidhi. It's an elegant model that's easy to fold and assemble.
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Diagrams for Fish Hook Module with details of how to build a cube and an octahedron. The modules are edge modules, and most polyhedra can be built, except those that have five or more edges meeting at a vertex.
After teaching Stella for Origami Connect, Evan Zodl agreed to write an article for The Fold to make this lovely model accessible to more people.
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Diagrams for a modular with color change. You can assemble 12 or 30 units. Kami or thicker duo paper is recommended. Scrapbook paper works well, making the result sturdier.
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Diagrams for a color-change modular, 12 or 30 units, though like most polyhedral designs, the latter is more attractive. The flower petals are of one color, and the flower centers and background are of another color.
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Diagrams for a color-change modular made from 30 rectangles.
A technique that I discovered sometime during 2015-2017, which I will call the "cupboard fold spacer." It creates a small gap in a unit, for example one in the center-line of a Sonobe unit.
My origami journey so far, as I celebrate two milestones - 20 years of my online presence and 10 years publishing books. Also find photo instructions for folding Pentas, one of my latest designs.
Alessandro Beber presents us with a simple origami version of the Penrose triangle: "impossibility in its purest form."
Winnie Leung provides instructions for building a steam engine and offers to equip you with the necessary paper tickets.
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Diagrams for a 30 unit modular with color-changed five petaled flowers. For four petaled flowers assemble 12 units.
Diagrams for a simple modular from 2:1 rectangles, released in open access to celebrate the World Origami Days 2016.
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This is a followup of my previous article, Pentakis Dodecahedron (Issue 35), featuring variation patterns. Mono paper such as copy paper or Tant is a must.
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Diagrams for a 30 unit modular dodecahedron with color change by Mukul Achawal of India.
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Diagrams for a simple modular from squares 4" or smaller. For larger constructions though, use paper of proportion \(5:3\sqrt{3}\), i.e., \(1:1.039\).
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Photo diagrams for a 30 unit modular with subtle curves by Aldos Marcell of Nicaragua. Assemblies with other number of units possible as well.
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Diagrams for a simple Sonobe type modular made from approximately 1:5 rectangles. This design is great for any leftover strips you may have amassed when sizing paper for other projects.
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Bob Voelker presents diagrams for an equilateral triangle module.
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Diagrams for a 12 or 30 unit modular with color change. The starting paper size ratio for an unit is 1:3.
Paolo Bascetta is well known world-wide for his Bascetta star. He now offers us diagrams for a new creation, PB Ghirlanda.
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Diagrams for a 30-unit Sonobe type design with color change. Other assemblies such as 3, 6, 12 or larger number of units are possible as well.
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Ekaterina "Kate" Lukesheva, profiled in the November-December 2014 issue of The Fold offers us diagrams for another modular creation, Floramia.
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Diagrams for a 30 unit modular design.
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Diagrams for a simple 5 or 6 unit sturdy modular design.
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Building Block Units (BBU) are a new family of modular origami units, with over one hundred different interlocking module designs.
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The 3-unit Sonobe hexahedron (Toshie's Jewel) and the 12-unit Sonobe octahedral assembly are well known Sonobe constructions. But did you know that you can also construct the former with double the number of units, and the latter with half the number of units, i.e., both shapes from 6 units?
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Diagrams for a floral modular designed by Ekaterina Lukasheva.
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A discussion of an alternate Sonobe Unit assembly which produces a surprisingly different result than the conventional one. Diagrams included.
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Diagrams for a beautiful 12 or 30 unit Sonobe Variation.
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Diagrams for a multi-sheet house designed by Joel Stern for use in developmental psychology.
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Diagrams for a beautiful 12 or 30 unit modular.
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Diagrams for the solid version of the Compound of 5 Tetrahedra aka the 47th Stellation of the Icosahedron, similar to the very popular frame version by Tom Hull/Francis Ow, known as Five Intersecting Tetrahedra or FIT. Some mathematics has been discussed as well.
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Diagrams for a 30-unit modular design by Ekaterina Lukasheva.
Diagrams for various decorative cubes based on Froebel designs applied to blintzed windmill bases.
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Diagrams for a 6 unit cube with hearts on all faces and two specially colored diagonally opposite vertices. 24-unit assemblies are possible and left as challenge.
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Diagrams for a 30-unit modular design by Ekaterina Lukasheva of Russia.
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Diagrams for a simple, eight-piece modular ring.
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Diagrams for a 30 piece modular design by Natalia Romanenko of Moldova.
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Diagrams for a 30-unit modular design by Ekaterina Lukasheva of Russia.
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Diagrams for a 30-piece modular design by Irina Reutskaya of Russia.
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Diagrams for a two piece modular star designed by Sy Chen that can rotate to change form.
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Diagrams for a 30-piece modular design by Daniel Reutsky of Russia.
This article introduces readers to Star Festival, Variation 1, a model made with 16 units.
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Diagrams for a 30-piece modular design by Maria Vakhrusheva of Russia.
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Diagrams for a 30-piece modular design by Valentina Minayeva of Ukraine.
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Diagrams and video for a 6 piece modular star by Maria Sinayskaya.
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Diagrams for a simple pyramid model with variations, used for to help teach geometry.
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Diagrams for a 30 piece modular by Uniya Filonova of Russia.
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Diagrams for a 8 piece modular star by Maria Sinayskaya of South Africa.
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Diagrams for a 30 piece modular design by Natalia Romanenko of Moldova.
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Diagrams for a modular pureland rose made from 1:2 rectangles.
Diagrams for a modular star "Hilli" by Klaus-Dieter Ennen, as well as video instructions by Sara Adams
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A simple yet elegant Sonobe variation by Meenakshi Mukerji.
Diagrams for the model Six Intersecting Pentagrams, plus an article on its history.
Puzzles and Modular Origami have a lot in common. With both you get some units and must assemble them to get a 3D model. Here is an origami version for a classic Russian puzzle.
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Learn to fold a family of modular units that can create a wide variety of deltahedra, polyhedra whose faces are equilateral triangles.
This 10 Unit Flower has two identical sides, and benefits greatly when folded from duo paper. It is based on a simple starting point for some other models, like the 8 Unit Ring.
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30 pieces of paper are folded to make a modular version of the Compound of Five Octahedra model.
Can you cut paper with origami instead of scissors? While trying to design a 24 unit Stellated Octahedron, I got stuck with all the math involved and decided to make it simple - cut the intersected units by folding.
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Diagrams for a \(60^\circ\) Modular Star by David Petty
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Diagrams for a classic puzzle, typically made of wood.
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Thinking about some special decoration for the upcoming holidays? Here is a great project created by Kindergarten students at Oahu’s Le Jardin Academy that would work great for any special celebration.
This is a two steps project, for a lovely coffee table piece.
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Design and folding instructions for one of the 54 polypolyhedra using dollar bills.
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This new modular ring was inspired by Mette Pederson's design.
Diagrams for an elegant seven piece color-change modular.
The fourth installment of a series reviewing types of paper for folding. This article reviews printing paper, probably the most widely available paper out there.
The third installment of a series reviewing types of paper for folding. This article reviews Japanese Foil paper, which is especially suitable for more advanced folds, such as insects.
The second installment of a series reviewing types of paper for folding. This article reviews Tant paper which may be the most versatile paper for Origami uses.
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Commentary on folding, supporting, and displaying this famous model designed by the late Issei Yoshino. Model constructed by the members of <a href="http://origamit.scripts.mit.edu/" target="blank">OrigaMIT</a>, MIT's origami club.
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Learn how to fold Molly Kahn's 3-unit modular Hexahedron and marvel at the multitude of math manifested around this model!