Origami Box Lids


Models of this type are also automatically listed in: box, geometric, origami-first design, single-sheet

Origami boxes in this category are folded in such way that the lid is folded from a single sheet of paper, and the bottom part from a separate sheets. The lids are often decorated. In particular, I often use a box lid to test a tessellation molecule: such a model takes much less time to fold than a complete tessellation with many molecules but already gives an impression of what the molecule is like. Folding only a single molecule also makes it easier to create a clean fold.

This page lists folding instructions for models of a single type. You might be interested in the models themselves instead.
Pentagonal Box (CFW 219)

Pentagonal Box (CFW 219)

Instructions for this model can be found in Fujimoto’s book, Twist Origami III, on page 45. I...

Box with Woven Triangles XIX

Box with Woven Triangles XIX

A crease pattern for this model was published in CDO Convention Book 2023 (Convention Book of Italian Origami Convention).

Box with Woven Triangles VIII

Box with Woven Triangles VIII

A phototutorial, crease pattern, and precrease pattern were published in 19th Outdoor Origami Meeting (2023) Convention Book ...

Woven Square Box

Woven Square Box

Crease pattern, precrease pattern, and a phototutorial were published in Tagungsband Origami Deutschland 2023 (German convent...

Box with Woven Triangles IV

Box with Woven Triangles IV

Precreased sheet Instructions for the model were published in The Fold (Issue 66,...

Box with Woven Triangles I

Box with Woven Triangles I

Below you can find a precrease pattern and a photo tutorial of the collapse (for a clean fold). The model is designed around ...

Box with Woven Triangles VII

Box with Woven Triangles VII

Below you can find a precrease pattern and pictures of the collapse. This sequence shows the clean precrease which you get wi...

Houstonia Box

Houstonia Box

Instructions for my Houstonia Box were published as part of my Interview for The Fold.

Souvenir of the Sea (Box)

Souvenir of the Sea (Box)

Instructions for the model (CP and pictures of collapse) were published in: 18th Outdoor Origami Meeting (2019) Convention...

Square Interlace Box

Square Interlace Box

General This model is based around Square Interlace Tessellation so you can use instructions ...