If you’re an intermediate to advanced origami folder and you’re looking for a great book full of fish and other sea creatures to fold you’ll definitely want to check out Marine Origami by Joseph Hwang. For full disclosure Joseph Hwang contacted me and sent me a copy of the book to review. My first impressions…
Gerardo, from Neorgami and Mini Neo, will be offering an online conference/workshop at zero cost. Attend the event through the Zoom platform on Saturday, May 9, 10:00 – 12:30 pm (New York) / 3:00 – 5:30 (London). You’ll be folding a bit and learning about the characteristics of a particular approach to the creation of…
We’re finally coming to the end of the Best Origami of 2018 posts! This time we’re going to look at the best modular models. These are pretty much all geometric shapes created from multiple sheets of paper folded into individual units and assembled together. This also includes kusudamas. You can vote for your favourite model…
There are a few more categories to wrap up for the Best Origami of 2018. This time we’re looking at insects which are always very impressive and there are a lot of great models from 2018. Like the previous posts voting will be open for 2 weeks until September 23, 2019 so vote for your…
Let’s get started and check out the best fish and sea creatures. You can vote for your favourite at the end of the post and voting will be open for 2 weeks until September 4th just like the other categories. Kei Watanabe designed a ton of fantastic fish, and we’ll start things off with amazing…
We’re back with the next installment of the best origami this time featuring mythological creatures, beings, etc. Let’s get started! 1) Yebisu, Designed and Folded by Kei Watanabe Yebisu is one of the Seven Lucky Gods from Japanese mythology and this super expressive model is folded from a single sheet of paper! I love the…
In this post we’re looking at the best origami animals I saw uploaded to the Internet during 2018. Voting is still open for the best origami people, birds and reptiles so if you haven’t cast a vote for your favourites over there be sure to check them out first. Voting for your favourite animal themed…
In today’s post, we’re going to take a look at the best origami reptiles and amphibians. This includes any sort of lizard, reptile, or dinosaur, as well as amphibians like frogs. Let’s begin! 1) Tree Frog, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Ji Woo Han This is easily one of the best frogs I’ve…
In this post we’re going to take a look at some of the best origami birds of 2018. If you missed our “Best Origami People of 2018” post you can check it out here. Voting is still open over there. This time we’re looking at origami birds and there are some pretty amazing models here….
We’re starting things off with the best origami people. These are anything from an entire person folded out of paper to just a face, a mask, or something person-related. 1) Charrui Designed and Folded by Rui Roda This mask was designed after Rui Roda attended a class taught by João Charrua and it kind of incorporates a…
First up a quick note about that best origami of 2018 contest I wanted to do. That’s still happening and I should be making a post with all the details for that contest soon so be sure to keep an eye out for that. Next up is a special gift from me! I’m going to…
So I’ve been thinking of putting together some kind of 2018 End-of-the-Year Origami Awards and I’d like to get some feedback. My initial thought is to come up with some categories such as “the best origami dragons”, “the best origami fish”, “the top most awesome origami models I saw all year”, “the most unique looking…
October 9th is known as Leif Erikson Day, an observance that honours the Norse explorer Leif Erikson who is believed to be the first European to ever set foot in North America. The date itself doesn’t really have anything to do with Leif Erikson. Instead it commemorates the date of the start of a large…
Over the last little while I’ve noticed more and more people folding origami playing cards. These models are super impressive because usually they use paper that’s white on one side and red or black on the other side. The designs use colour changes so you end up with a white card background and red hearts…
September 12 is officially Video Game Day and since I love video games this is the perfect opportunity to take a look at some more video game themed origami. Fortunately there are tons of really excellent models from all kinds of different games all throughout gaming history. No matter what kind of games you like…
After dragons origami insects might just be my next favourite thing. There really aren’t any other types of models that have the same level of complexity and details while looking so much like the real-life versions. You can really tell that a lot of work has gone into these designs and probably a ton of…
There are a ton of absolutely fantastic origami bears out there so in this post we’re going to take a look at some of our favourites. I hope you’re pre-beared! First up is very life-like looking bear. The paper used here is really awesome and looks quite like fur. Bear, Designed by Nicolas Terry and…
In this post we’re going to take a look at an impeccable collection of origami birds of all kinds. Excited? Let’s dive in! We’ll start things off with an adorable little owl sitting in a tree. This little owl has a ton of personality and expression and I really like the lighting in this photo…
I recently saw a couple of adorable and fantastic origami pigs and boars from Hiroaki Kobayashi’s Flickr and it gave me the idea to do a pig-themed post. In this post we’ll be showcasing an excellent collection of pigs of both the domesticated and wild varieties. You’re seriously going to squeal with delight when you see…
A little while ago someone suggested that I make a post all about origami jerboas. I’ve seen a few jerboas out there but not enough for an entire post. It did however give me the idea to make a desert themed post since jerboas are found in desert environments. There are a lot of different…
I’ve always been a big fan of ancient Egypt and Egyptian mythology so I was quite excited to find a bunch of really great Egyptian themed origami models. This post was originally posted on January 9, 2017 but because I like Egypt so much (and because I saw some more excellent models) I’ve gone back…
Kusudamas are always a great topic and some of the people I follow create a lot of these! A kusudama for those not familiar with the term is a modular papercraft model in the shape of a ball. The name kusudama translates to something like “Medicine Ball” in Japanese. These models typically use 30 individually…
I’ve always really liked things folded from paper money, Money Origami. Traditionally one uses a square sheet of paper when folding but when you use money you have to deal with rectangles of various aspect ratios since every country’s money is a different shape. Plus every country uses different designs and colours on their money…
Paper dinosaurs are always awesome and the dinosaur designs out there are pretty incredible! In this post we’re going to take another look at some more incredible paper dinosaurs. We’ll start things off with this expertly folded Styracosaurs folded from a 35cm x 35cm square of paper. Philippe Landrein (the folder) definitely recommends bigger paper if…
