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A report from the 15th Outdoor Origami Meeting in Poland.
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Diagrams for a Rabbit by Rob Snyder.
Ioana Stoian's second book again proves the beauty of simplicity. The models included are a mix of her own designs, that of others, and traditional ones.
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Diagrams for an owl model that holds a secret, designed by Rob Snyder.
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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.
Better known as Gachepapier, David, the origami designer sheds some light on his true self and his creation process. As always, 10 questions with eight answers, as one of the answers is just another question.
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This article explores several variations in a square twist crease pattern that may be achieved simply by varying the mountain/valley assignment of the same underlying crease pattern.
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A personal account of the 5th OrigaMIT Convention, November 2015. Although a single day convention, it has all the key elements of a weekend long convention! And, you have time left for sightseeing, making it a well rounded experience.
Paolo Bascetta is well known world-wide for his Bascetta star. He now offers us diagrams for a new creation, PB Ghirlanda.
A book review for the book in the Passion Origami series, "Spirits of Origami".
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If you are looking to attend a fun, laid-back, relatively inexpensive convention, think CenterFold! Here is a personal account of CenterFold Ohio Origami Convention 2015.
This is the second in a series of articles highlighting Community Origami Groups (COGs). This spotlight focuses on POP, the Pacific Ocean Paperfolders.
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In origami we frequently need to find an \(n\)th of a paper, often in order to divide it into an \(n \times n\) grid. This article generalizes a common technique for finding references and provides some insight into the geometric properties of paper.
While folding with this paper can be challenging, the results are stunning due to the paper's beautiful texture.
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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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Diagrams for two holiday themed models by Rob Snyder.
The second in a series of articles highlighting Community Origami Groups (COGs). This spotlight focuses on PAPER, the Puget Area Paperfolding Enthusiasts Roundtable.
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Following up on her puff ring and 3D variations in the September-October 2015 issue of The Fold, Nobuko Okabe now offers us an eight-pointed starburst flower and its puffy cousin.
Search for Metal Origami, and Tine De Ruysser's name comes first. I was able to meet her at the 6th International Meeting on Origami Science, Mathematics and Education. She is a designer first, and only then an origamist. Her answers to my questions tell a unique story of creativity and beauty.
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Diagrams for a Box by Ali Bahmani.