Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have just published a paper on creating modular tubular origami machines which they call “Kinegami”, a portmanteau of “kinematic” and “origami”. The idea ...
Most schoolchildren know how to fold a page like this one into a hat or a boat. But while many consider it mere child’s play, more and more artists are creating startlingly original origami that ...
A groundbreaking exhibition that reveals the extraordinary power and potential of contemporary origami, “Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami,” opens Sept. 2 at the Schaefer International ...
SNOHOMISH — A tantrum in a toy store was Kim Crane’s introduction to the gentle art of Japanese paper folding. When her mother refused to buy her an origami kit, 6-year-old Kim began tearing up the ...
The Japanese word origami has long been part of the global lexicon, and this traditional paper-folding craft is now being applied to new uses in fields ranging from outer space to inside the human ...
If you think of origami as a childhood craft, Joseph Wu's work is about to challenge your expectations. With a background in computer science and a lifelong passion for the arts, Vancouver-based Wu is ...
Fold an A4 sheet of paper in half, and then in half again. Unfold the paper once so that you have an A5 size with a fold mark down the centre. With the folded side furthest away from you, fold the top ...