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Michael Schlossberg has created an ingenious crossword that morphs into a butterfly ... if you solve the puzzle correctly and follow his diagrams. Look for another of Michael’s puzzles in the New York Times sometime in the next few months.
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.
It is strange to find a younger, probably better, version of yourself. Michał is highly prolific in a rare genre of origami — tessellation. As always, this is a story about creation, revealed in nine questions that unveil the workings of this origami designer.
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How a longtime folder gave an origami-themed birthday party for her grandson, with ideas you can use.
We are used to praising the creator, but not this time! Read nine answers from Russian Aleksandr Timoshik to understand how he won the 8th International Origami Internet Olympiad.
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!
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Xiaoxian Huang shares with us a model that can serve as a wallet or a gift envelope.
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Diagrams for a stylized tropical leaf.
Gay Merrill Gross shares a lovely tribute to Linda Bogan, who epitomizes the concept of origami is for sharing.
Yara Yagi continues our celebration of the Year of the Pig with her fantastical flying pig.
I am sharing my fun experience at a Meet and Greet the Artist event at a local library to encourage others to participate at such events to spread the joy of origami.
With Easter just around the corner, it's the perfect season to fold this rabbit designed by David Shall.
How can you combine a convention in Italy with a convention in Mexico that are scheduled two weeks apart? Ilan Garibi explains.
For those of us who may not be familiar with Miguel de Unamuno, Patrick Maynard presents an intriguing look at a noted Spanish scholar and his love for his pajarita.
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Diagrams for a flower folded from a hexagon. Like many polygonal designs, the flower can also be transposed to pentagons, heptagons, and octagons. Also includes how to fold a hexagon from a square.
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.
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Viviane Berty shares the diagrams for her nymphéa (water lily).