The Rose Brooch designed by Sy Chen, is a modification of Toshie Takahama's Rose Brooch. It looks best when folded in a dual coloured paper, one side green and the other, possibly red. The rose isn't very difficult to fold as...
I have been trying out one of Tomoko Fuse's designs from her book, 'Floral Origami Globes'. And it has taken me quite some time to complete it, five days to be precise! Not something that should be attempted if you wish to complete...
The WXYZ, created by Tung Ken Lam, had set in motion the creation a series of planar models by various origamists including Francis Ow, David Petty, Satoshi Kamiya and Meenakshi Mukerji. The WXYZ is among the simplest of the...
The Congratulations Crane or the Kotobukizuru is a variation of the traditional crane and is also a traditional design. It is a Japan custom to fold these cranes when congratulations are in order, such as a wedding. It isn't...
This Cherry Blossom dish is made from 5 squares and includes glueing. It is quick to make and comes out looking really good. I didn't really like the choice of paper I had used but I did manage to make it. There is a kusudama,...
As kusudamas go, this is an easy kusudama, in the sense that, instead of folding 20 to 30 units, this origami needs only 6 units per kusudama. So the time spent on each of these modulars is much lesser. That said, each module...
The Scaled Octahedron is yet another modular origami that I have had the pleasure to work on, in recent days. It is not the easiest piece that I have made, mainly because of all the different size square that are needed. The...
Philip Chapman-Bell's origami creations on Flickr has got such beautifully flowing and aesthetically pleasing lines that, when I came across the instructions for making the Zhoubi bowl, I didn't hesitate to try it out. He notes...
Today is Good Friday, the day when Christ's crucifixion and death on the cross is remembered by Christians world over. On this day of sacrifice, I folded this traditional cross from a strip of paper in the ratio 1:30. We usually...
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