MetaFilter posts tagged with origami

Okay now do that 59 more times!

Mizu — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:28:31 -0800

Start your Monday with some beautiful modular origami at Kusudama Me! by Lukasheva Ekaterina. The large gallery of base units expands into many beautiful variations on each. Some have diagrams and tutorial videos. Some remind me of cactus, or salt crystals, or ultraviolet stars. You can also click the gallery's logo to get a random kusudama, or search for ones with available videos and diagrams to make your own.

Origa(s)mic Architecture

heyho — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:50:01 -0800

On the one hand we have kirigami, the slightly more dangerous variation of origami that involves razor-sharp instruments (think snowflakes). On the other hand we have architecture. Now put your hands together... Architecture inspired by origami Kirigami inspired by architecture (See also: the work of Ingrid Siliakus, a master of the form) Looks simple and straightforward enough; grab a piece of paper and a blade, and give it a go!

When Dinosaurigami Ruled the Earth

brundlefly — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:50:54 -0800

Dinosaurigami!
More Dinosaurigami!
Further Adventures in Dinosaurigami!
Deeper into Dinosaurigami!
We'll have fun, fun, fun, until daddy takes the dinosaurigami away!
Return to the Valley of Dinosaurigami!

Origami Chair

TangerineGurl — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:55:26 -0800

Foldable Origami Chair ~via gizmodiva

And collapsible hexagons are, I suppose, cool enough to at least amuse you a little bit during your class...

256 — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:14:22 -0800

To keep yourself amused during your math class, you start playing with [all these strips of paper]. And by you, I mean Arthur H. Stone in 1939. (SLYT)

You must unfold what you have folded.

stebulus — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:07:29 -0800

Origami Yoda Design by Fumiaki Kawahata. This tutorial by Jo Nakashima.

Strictly Beautiful

jacquilynne — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:40:33 -0800

It was this post about clockwork paper jewelry that lead me to the blog, Strictly Paper. But there are so many amazing things here.

Sometimes love is best expressed with something sticky

quin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:34:11 -0800

Paper flowers are lovely, but if you are feeling crafty and want to make your loved one something a bit different this Valentine's Day, why not make them some Realistic Duct-Tape Roses? [via]

Putting a style in your crimp

Blazecock Pileon — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:34:14 -0800

Le Crimp (mostly en français) is a French collective that explores organic and abstract geometric [ I | II | III ] (PDFs) approaches to the art of origami. Read the white papers, browse the gallery or watch videos of artworks being made or being used in still-motion animations

tiny origami

nickyskye — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:12:33 -0800

Tiny origami on fingertips. Artist: Anja Markiewicz. Her Flickr set and nano-origami set. More teeny tiny origami by Mui-Ling Teh. Perhaps inspired by MeFite Specklet's Tiny Animals on Fingers. Specklet's minatures, previously.

Flottille - amazing water-powered origami

Plutor — Mon, 16 May 2011 08:12:55 -0800

Flottille by Etienne Cliquet. Exquisite moving origami powered by the capillary action of the paper.

X-ray Origami is Damn Cool.

Glinn — Mon, 02 May 2011 11:39:35 -0800

Seriously taking origami to the next level. Previous origami and other papercraft.

paper sculpture

heatherann — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:36:28 -0800

Giang Dinh uses the wet folding origami technique to make faces, animals, figures, and even miniatures.

Card stock. Tape. ALL DAY.

carsonb — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:40:09 -0800

Easy Paper Toy of Endless Fascination Variations Blue Cylinder - Medium Brown Disc - Hard Fireworks! - Expert

Free Paper Airplane Designs

Effigy2000 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:20:25 -0800

I fly like paper, get high like planes
If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name
If you come around here, I make 'em all day
I get one down in a second if you wait Making paper planes and flying them is fun, but their also serious business. For instance, in late 2009, Japanese engineer Takuo Toda set a world record flying a paper plane, keeping it aloft for 27.9 seconds, beating the previous world record holder, American man Ken Blackburn, who had managed 27.6 seconds (previously). And there's even a book on how to make an advanced kind of paper plane called the Paperang (previously). So if you want to start breaking records, check out some of the free links above the fold (terrible pun intended). Also, if you're particuarly interested in making The Spirit of America plane, this site will tell you how to do it. The OpenDirectory Project has lots more links to more sites about making paper planes. You should also check out the Paper Airplane Flight Simulator to get an idea of how far your design will fly. Finally, if all these free paper plane designs aren't conducive in helping you make great paper planes, OrigamiTube has heaps of free videos which guide you through the process. Happy flying!

Minimal origami

twoleftfeet — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:34:28 -0800

Minimal origami is paper folding with just one fold. A single fold in a piece of paper is enough to make a swan or an interesting curve. Notably, Paul Jackson has made beautiful one crease origami structures.

angrigami

netbros — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:32:30 -0800

Ze Frank received many wonderful, heartfelt and poignant responses to from 52 to 48 with love in the form of pictures, comments and emails. However, as it became more widely circulated, it also provoked intense anger and outrage. So, he created angrigami as an attempt to devour the entire carcass, bones, bile and all.

art and science folded together

nickyskye — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:54:29 -0800

MetaFilter's Eric Gjerde has just come out with a book, Origami Tessellations: Awe-Inspiring Geometric Designs. Eric also makes really unusual, complex and mathematically interesting origami. His site has all kinds of cool things to look at and explore, like Owen Jones' The Grammar of Ornament, Joel Cooper's amazing paper sculptures and Ernst Haeckel's awesome book, Kunst-Formen der Natur. Previously.

Modular

Artw — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:41:17 -0800

Origami inspired bamboo and paper modular buildings for use as temporary shelters, by Ming Tang.

NetFlix Origami

ColdChef — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:22:25 -0800

NetFlix Origami The fun way to recycle your NetFlix flaps

Download - Print - Cut - Fold

fearfulsymmetry — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:46:15 -0800

Cubecraft - Stormtrooper, The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Iron Man, Mario etc. More (Sonic, Ninja Turtles etc) here.

Not your father's paper airplane

caddis — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:26:06 -0800

Mach 7 Origami Plane - Designs for origami planes abound. How many of them reach Mach? How many get launched from the International Space Station? A team from the University of Tokyo is planning just such a launch.

Moneygami

Astro Zombie — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:07:12 -0800

Moneygami. Money folded to look like people wearing hats. (Via.)

Heaps and Heaps of Origami Designs.

Effigy2000 — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:27:35 -0800

Got some spare time? Then let's learn origami! Check out this large collection of origami designs (suitable for beginners too), and here's some instructional origami videos to help you along.

A single sheet of paper, folded many times

aeschenkarnos — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:04:34 -0800

Eric Joisel may be the greatest living origami artist. Here is how he does it. Here is a short documentary about him.