The origami version of a classic wooden puzzle is easier to fold than solve.
A new brooch, along with directions for cutting a hexagon from a square.
A heart with a pocket in front, and, in one variation, a little vase on the back.
A pretty brooch along with directions for cutting a regular pentagon.
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A house that makes a convenient gift box.
Fold it from a small sheet and add a pin back for a quick little jewel.
Six-pointed stars folded from triangles.
A color-change pop-up card just in time for Christmas.
Two stars and a quick way to cut an equilateral triangle from a square.
The author recaptures a tiny piece of childhood with this design.
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An octagonal bowl with a scalloped rim and ornate base.
Two heptagonal stars with a slightly concave profile.
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A color-change star from the bird base.
Two different folding sequences to arrive at almost the same box.
A super-easy sailboat on the sea that can be a letterfold, a place card or just a decoration.
A bowl with variations and an excellent way to cut a pentagon from kaleidoscope paper.
Deconstructing the Fortune Teller to make a decorative, functional pentagonal version.
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The airboat: probably a first in the world of origami.
Some stitching and a double blintz fold make a decorative sofa pillow.
A sturdy modular box and the mathematics behind it.
A lovely, simple and functional design by Nick’s friend Doris Lauinger.
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A one-on-one regatta in a simple origami model.
A lovely e-book — free to download — of crowns and memories.
A card that pops open to reveal a message of love and gratitude.
Two models from India: a pastry for Holi (shown) and hands in a gesture of greeting.
A tetrahedral gift box with a secure closure and a loop for hanging.
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A rabbit-lover's take on Valentine’s Day.
The first installment of a series on the history of the blintz fold.
An easy-to-fold card with a satisfying pop-up mechanism.
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.
A striking origami representation of Tehran’s iconic Freedom Tower.
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An enticing candy dish used by the author to hold wedding candies.
Diagrams for two house and heart models with a color-changed roof and hearts.
Diagrams for a house and heart model. This house even includes two windows and a door.
Another house and heart design. This one can double as a corner bookmark.
The story of a Minnesota nonprofit that uses origami and other arts and crafts to to engage and delight children.
An easy-to-fold and fun-to-spin top based on the traditional Fortune Teller.
A heart and home model that’s more challenging than most, accompanied by an instructional video.
Another heart with a house inside. This version even has a chimney.
A box with a raised square — or a heart — on top. It was inspired by Thoki Yenn's Crossed Box Pleat.
Another lovely variation on the heart and home theme, this time by Reza Sarvi from Iran.
Learn how to fold this standing house with heart by downloading diagrams or watching a video tutorial.
Learn how to fold this simple house with a heart by downloading diagrams.
This flipper alternates between a man and a fish in two color combinations. Sy provides us with a story, but you can invent your own.
What's in issue 54 of The Fold, and who is the new editor? You'll also find diagrams for her favorite origami design.
Fold a witch hat bookmark for Halloween, and when the holiday is over, find some paper with a star pattern and make a wizard hat.
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Xiaoxian Huang shares with us a model that can serve as a wallet or a gift envelope.
Paolo Bascetta presents us with a creative, new Sierpinski 3D fractal created by stacking.
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Wearable headgear inspired by Pope Francis' 2015 Washington, DC visit.
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Diagrams for a Yale-type cylinder lock key from a rectangle of paper, by Lisa Nguyen Quang Do.
Diagrams for an origami book design that can be modified to provide arbitrarily many pages.
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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.
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Diagrams for a multi-sheet house designed by Joel Stern for use in developmental psychology.
A book review for "Practigami," a compilation book of models with practical value designed by many folders.
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Diagrams for a Sailboat on the sea by Joseph Fleming.
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Diagrams for a wedding dress designed by Indonesian folder Linda Marlina.
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Diagrams for an amazingly simple 3D heart by Ekaterina Lukasheva of Russia.
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Another chapter in the origami puzzles series. This time you have to fit four Zs and an H together to form a cube. But first you have to fold them!
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Another chapter in the origami puzzles series. This time you have to fit four Zs in a square box, but first you have to fold them!
Diagrams for mittens designed by Jane Rosemarin with an improved locking mechanism.
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Part two in a series examining the mathematics behind the golden ratio in some geometric boxes.
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Diagrams for a dustpan by Ronald Koh folded from a square.
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Diagrams for a pop-up standing version of the traditional origami sailboat by Sy Chen.
This is a two steps project, for a lovely coffee table piece.
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A method for making four-compartment side–to–side or corner–to–corner divider inserts for prism-shape containers with square faces is generalized so as to produce n equal compartments of specified height for a container with an n–sided regular-polygon face.
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Diagrams for a Smiley Face by Joshua Goutam.
This article compares the advantages and disadvantages of PDF diagrams and video instructions. It includes PDF and video diagrams for the models "Lovers Ring" by Francis Ow, and "Will you be my Valentine?" by Stacy Mannes.
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Diagrams for a Sailboat by Nick Robinson
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Crease pattern, diagrams, and design notes for a convertible created for a car design challenge.