Miura-Ori
Model
Folding instructions:
Miura-Ori
This is the primary page for this model.
Other folds and variants:
Miura-Ori (asymmetric)
Paper:
copy paper
Type:
abstract corrugation-tessellation
(implies:
abstract corrugation, abstract tessellation, abstract, corrugation, geometric, pattern, abstract periodic tessellation, non-recursive periodic tessellation, periodic tessellation, tessellation)
Author:
traditional model
Colors:
red
Miura Ori is probably the best known origami corrugation. While the model is named after Koryo Miura who designed a variant which was later used for folding solar panels on a Japanese space probe, simpler variants such as the one shown here have been known since the 16th century and used as a decorative way of folding napkins. Sometimes, the model is referred to as Herringbone Tessellation or Zig-Zag Tessellation.
Robert Lang’s Tessellation book contains a detailed discussion of various variants of this design and their history.
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