Comments on: Extreme Origami

Extreme Origami

mathowie — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:36:52 -0800

I enjoy some basic origami birds that can flap their wings as much as the next guy, but check out this how-to origami gallery of insane projects. The Sea Urchin?! The Octopus?! The Rickshaw?! I have no idea how they did half of these. [via red ferret]

By: jackiemcghee

jackiemcghee — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:53:58 -0800

Wow. Just wow.

By: erisfree

erisfree — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:54:12 -0800

awesome.

By: Outlawyr

Outlawyr — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:59:22 -0800

Heh heh

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:19:29 -0800

I have no idea how they did half of these. They use computers! Seriously. These designs are a result of the emerging field of computational origami. Which, it turns out, has a bunch of practical applications, as well.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:20:36 -0800

Outlawyr, damn, that was fast of them, seeing as this has been one of the most view Yahoo pics all week long. The site is pretty cool though. Origami is one of those things I'd love to learn how to do but there's just not enough time it seems.

By: zeoslap

zeoslap — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:30:10 -0800

Ah Best of the web it's been a long time since we last met. Great stuff :)

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 11:50:45 -0800

Wow! Famous Louve sculptures in Origami (at top). The 'Winged Victory' is jaw-dropping.

By: gesamtkunstwerk

gesamtkunstwerk — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:05:09 -0800

Great post. If anyone is interested in the renaissance of origami in the last decades, there is a good web-history of contemporary origami. Be sure to click on the link to YOSHIZAWA Akira and see his mice and his water spirit, and an amazing hat and chair made out of old money . There are also waterlillies and many other cool things.

By: terrapin

terrapin — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:00:43 -0800

Origami is one of those things I'd love to learn how to do but there's just not enough time it seems. Fenriq: A friend of mine got an Origami Page-A-Day Calendar calendar that was pretty cool. Starts one off with easy things and then gets a little harder as the year passes. She has a lovely collection now :)

By: The God Complex

The God Complex — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:08:36 -0800

Very cool.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:34:02 -0800

Extreme origami: this Nuclear Crane with three heads and three tails. (PDF).

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:36:59 -0800

I was sure this said Metafilter

By: skyscraper

skyscraper — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:34:00 -0800

The finished product is incredibly cool, but do hard-core origami types consider this real origami? It's almost like you take a piece of paper and crumble it up and then squish it around until it's a good thing. None of those crisp folds (except for that nun-like thing). Oh yeah - great post!

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:22:32 -0800

Holy guacamole batman! My niece is going to love this!

By: Songdog

Songdog — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:01:11 -0800

One incredible link after another! Thank you all for this!