Origami
25 entries in the Origami compendium.
OrigamiThe art of folding paper into sculptural forms.Action origamiPaper models that move, pop, or unfold with animation.British Origami SocietyCharity advancing origami education, therapy, and practice since 1967.Chinese paper foldingChinese paper folding, or zhezhi, focuses on inanimate objects.Crease patternA single-image diagram showing all creases of an origami model.Paper fortune tellerOrigami shape used for games, fortunes, and art.History of origamiOrigami history spans ceremonial and recreational folding traditions.KirigamiPaper cutting and folding combined into three-dimensional designs.KusudamaA spherical paper model assembled from identical pyramidal units.Matthew T. MasonRoboticist who developed the first origami folding robot.Masu (measurement)Traditional Japanese wooden box for measuring rice and drinking sake.Mathematics of paper foldingStudy of geometric and computational principles in paper folding.Modular origamiMulti-sheet origami assembled from identical interlocking units.One thousand origami cranesA Japanese tradition of folding a thousand paper cranes for wishes.Origami Polyhedra DesignA book on folding polyhedra from single uncut sheets.OrigamiUSALargest US origami organization, founded 1980, based in New York City.OrizuruThe classic Japanese origami crane, symbol of peace and wishes.Origami paperPaper designed to hold creases for Japanese paper folding.Paper planeA folded paper toy aircraft, typically a glider.Rigid origamiRigid origami folds flat sheets joined by hinges without bending panels.SonobeA modular origami unit for building polyhedra.Tamatebako (origami)A modular origami cube that opens from any face.TroublewitPleated paper novelty used by magicians for centuries.Wet-foldingOrigami technique using water for sculptural, curved forms.Yoshizawa–Randlett systemStandard diagramming system for origami folds.
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