Modular origami

There have been numerous installments of Math Monday on origami or kirigami of one mathematical form or another, but today is the first time we've covered a classic workhorse from this genre: the Sonobe modular origami unit. One of the simplest and most versatile of the modular units, there's so much to say about Sonobe that today we're going to start from the basics (parallelogram one?) and next time we'll take it to places I hope you've never seen it go before.

Because I constantly find myself pinning the handmade box and envelope tutorials that Candy Wooding shares on My Paper Arts, it's high t...

Learn how to fold kusudama from origami diagram designed by Sansanee Termtanasombat. You can download PDF file for printing handout to your students and making activity in your classroom.

Modular Sonobe Origami Ball in blue, green, and yellow. Made from 270 sheets of 9cm x 9cm semi-stiff paper. There are 4 different shades of each base color (b, g, y). Each unit is handmade by me =) Diameter/Height - 9.5" (24.1cm) to 10.5" (26.6cm) Circumference - 31"(78.7cm) at narrowest to 34" (86.4cm) at widest Geometrically, this model is not a perfect sphere, but it is structured on a pattern of pentagons and hexagons (similar to that seen on a soccer ball). There is no glue or tape…

How to fold a basic Sonobe unit + make a box.

Who needs glue when you can fold paper like this

Some photos of the displays at the Origami Meeting in Freising. More photos of the convention are available at the Origami Austria homepage. - Daily Shoot Assignment 573 "Make a photograph emphasizing a square or a grid today."

Diamond Window Cube (Modular Origami): Follow these steps to make your very own Diamond Window Cube. I'm not sure about the origin of these types of cubes (please share if you do) or their real name. I've seen many variations of this but they all involve really weird folding to show the…

"This teapot was made using modular origami techniques. About 650 small triangles were made and assembled. The teapot is 4\" high."