Tulip Box
A box shaped like a tulip, just the right subject before the origami convention in Eindhoven (Netherlands). Plot twist: you may have missed the fact it’s act...
Metallic paper
Metallic papers (sometimes known by the generic trademark Stardream) are usually thick (100 gsm and more) and have a shiny finish. The thickness makes them well-suited for folding boxes, corrugations and other models which require stiff paper, but it also makes it difficult to fold small details. The glittery surface looks very attractive in real life but is somewhat difficult to photograph.
Ilan Garibi reviewed Stardream paper and you can apply his findings to other manufacturers’ metallic papers to a large degree, but take note that details and general quality do vary.
Lent Cross
A cross design inspired by an altarpiece in a church in the vicinity of Warsaw. The purple color of the Stardream Punch metallic paper fits in with the perio...
Daffodil (CFW 97)
This model is not pictured in any of Shuzo Fujimoto’s books. It is only mentioned in one sentence in a paragraph of text. Deciphering this text (which descri...
Flapping Bird
This simple design is fun to fold, and the flapping action is often a “wow moment” for people folding it for the first time. The design is quite similar to t...
Möbius Chain from Möbius Strip VII B
This chain is composed of links which are each a Möbius Strip VII variant B and closed without any glue. All the links were folded from strips cut from a sin...
Thorn Fractal (alternating mirroring)
I designed this fractal by starting from Shuzo Fujimoto’s Thorn (CFW 86). I don’t know whether Fujimoto himself was aware of the possibility of fractalizing ...
Thorn Fractal (no mirroring)
I designed this fractal by starting from Shuzo Fujimoto’s Thorn (CFW 86). I don’t know whether Fujimoto himself was aware of the possibility of fractalizing ...
Möbius Strip VII (variant B)
This Möbius strip is closed by a very simple lock which is based solely on friction of the paper and the tension of the twisted strip. It is the same idea as...
Möbius Strip VII (variant A)
This Möbius strip is closed by a very simple lock which is based solely on friction of the paper and the tension of the twisted strip. There are no tabs and ...
Lotus (CFW 145)
This model demonstrates how hard classification of origami designs is, even based on a criterion as simple as the subject. The name Lotus suggests it’s a flo...
Icosahedron from Strip (CFW 260)
This is one of many polyhedra from a single sheet designed by Shuzo Fujimoto. It is folded from a long strip, somewhat shorter than shown in the CP in the bo...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 114)
This star by Shuzo Fujimoto is only mentioned in textual form: there isn’t even a picture in Fujimoto’s books. It consists of the molecule of Hemp Leaf (CFW ...
6-Pointed Star from Triangle (CFW 367)
A very simple, yet elegant design, folded from an equilateral triangle.
Armor-Piercing
A bullet in flight, penetrating a sheet of armor.
Pentagonal Box (CFW 219)
This box is a little gem I found in Fujimoto’s book Twist Origami III. I had never seen a picture of this model before, and I had to do a bit of reverse-engi...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 92)
This star by Shuzo Fujimoto is one of his simple hex twist modifications that are also used as building blocks of his more complex designs. I find this one v...
Square Spaceness
I folded this classic design by Alessandra Lamio during a workshop with her at the 2018 Outdoor Origami Meeting. Now it hangs on my wall, framed. The molecul...
Fractalized CFW 91
I found out that Shuzo Fujimoto’s molecule used in his CFW 91 star, can be changed into a fractal. By pulling some paper outside in the center, you can get a...
Thorn (CFW 86)
One of Shuzo Fujimoto’s basic stars that consist just of a tessellation molecule with no extra paper around it, and can become more complex stars when decora...
Alien Vase
This wireframe vase is not very practical as a container, but the design is interesting. It can be used to hold a tennis ball in place and prevent it from ro...
Hex Twist Star (CFW 103)
This star by Fujimoto is basically the same thing as CFW 87 but folded from a 6×6×6 grid, which results in more paper around the central molecule and a diffe...
Seal of a Secret Society
I came up with this design due to folding lots of stars by Shuzo Fujimoto recently. Since this is not the first time new ideas pop up based on his works (thi...
Hedgehog Star III
A follow-up design to Hedgehog Star II from February. There is a color-change, but in this fold I used two kinds of metallic paper, each same color on both s...
Star Phobos (variant B)
A variant of Star Phobos that has additional decoration in the center of the star on the front side.
Regular Octahedron (CFW 246)
A regular octahedron from one sheet, by Shuzo Fujimoto. This design is very paper-efficient, and surprisingly sturdy given how little paper is wasted on the ...
Stacked Whirlwind Molecule
This is a single molecule which can be tessellated. It is made from a molecule of Whirlwind Tessellation placed inside a larger one. More than the two levels...
Arrow Corrugation
In March 2020, shortly after the CfC2 conference, as the pandemic was just taking off, the origami Community for Creators started organizing online origami m...
Lucky Star Fractals (10 different colors)
Ten level-3 Lucky Star Fractals, folded from metallic paper in different colors. This is just a small subset of how many times I have folded this model over ...
Red and White Hare
Two Dollar Bill Hares, looking at each other.
Hydrangea
This is, along with Clover Folding, one of the oldest pictures of a tessellation folded by me (taken in June 2015).
Clover Folding
Along with the Hydrangea, this is one of the oldest picture of a tessellation folded by me (taken in June 2015).
Witcher’s Wolf Medallion
Wolf Medallion from The Witcher series. Folded from a hexagon of metallic paper.
Onion Tessellation
The base for this tessellation is identical to one of the intermediate steps of folding Lucky Star Tessellation and seems to be something Tomek Siwak also ca...
Star Ananke (variant G)
Yet another variant of Star Ananke. Variants of this design were designed independently by myself and by others before me: Wei Fu, and Robin Glynn (with mino...
Egg Cup
This very simple model is folded from an equilateral triangle, and based on a pattern which corresponds to the hypar but on a triangle grid. You can use this...
Lucky Star Fractal (level 3)
A level-3 fold of Lucky Star Fractal, this time from gray metallic paper. I rarely fold a model multiple times, but this particular model is so nice I have f...
Mansion
An origami mansion, folded using several variants of my Building Block Units (BBU). I re-used many of the modules which were earlier used for The Tower of Ba...
DNA Replication
My modification of Thoki Yenn’s DNA model. Folded from a long strip (1:8 or so) of metallic paper.
FIT (Five Intersecting Tetrahedra), silver
Another fold of Five Intersecting Tetrahedra (FIT), this time with silver metallic paper.
Penguin Attack
A giant penguin (designed by Blanka Pentela (Blunek) ascending King-Kong style the Palace of Culture and Science. This 250 m tall building was erected in War...
Palace of Culture
The Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) is a 250 m tall building which was erected in Warsaw in the 1950’s as a sign of Soviet domination. ...
Heptagonal Star Box (Chevron Corrugation)
This seven-sided star shape can be used as one half of a two-piece box or alone as an ornament. This heptagonal star design is based around my Chevron Corrug...
Möbius Strip IV (CLU)
The Möbius band (aka Möbius strip) is an interesting mathematical object, a single-sided surface. This origami version is folded using my Cross Lap Unit (CLU...
Heart (CLU)
Origami heart made from a single Cross Lap Unit (CLU), using a similar technique as my Ichthys. Metallic paper with acrylic paint.
Ichthys
Easter is coming so with fluffy bunnies and cute chickens aplenty, it’s good to also add this fish to the pack.
Lotus Cube
Lotus Cube, made from a variant of my BBU (Building Block Units). Even though it is possible to make a cube from just 6 lotus BBU units, such an assembly is ...
Fractal Pinwheel
This pinwheel displays a fractal pattern with smaller pinwheels embedded inside larger ones, a series which can be continued indefinitely with thin enough pa...
Bed of Nails Tessellation (Long Nail Variant)
This variant of my Bed of Nails Tessellation features longer nails, which have additionally been sharpened at the tips compared to the basic version.
The Tower of Babel
This rendition of the Tower of Babel consists of a series of square platforms placed one on top of another and rotated by 45 degrees at each level. This frac...
Knobby Cube
Another combination of Building Block Units and tessellations, this time Fujimoto’s Clover Folding, folded without the decorative margin. 18 modules: 6 × BB...
Clover Cube
This model is a combination of Building Block Units and Fujimoto’s Clover Folding. The models amounts to 18 units, 12 of which are BBUs (6 × D10 variant, 6 ×...
Makalu
Makalu is one of the models in Robert Lang’s Himalayan Peaks series. Its more scientific name is six intersecting pentagons, or: 6 × 5 × 1 polypolyhedron. Se...
Annapurna from StEM modules
Annapurna (also known as ten intersecting triangles or 10 × 3 × 1 polypolyhedron) was designed by Robert Lang, but the model presented here uses my Sturdy Ed...
Spiked Icosahedron (BBU D2)
The structure of this model is similar to spiked icosahedra made with variants of the Sonobe unit and other similar modules. However, in the case of BBU, a t...
Rhombicuboctahedron with Triangular Faces Left Out (BBU D4)
This model consists of flat bands of units which create an outline of the rhombicuboctahedron. It uses 48 modules: 18 × D4, 18 × A2, 12 × A4.
Cube (BBU E10)
Due to the E10 tile’s small flaps, it can’t be directly attached to the flaps of inner A1 tiles. An additional “sizing” layer of A2 tiles is needed for prope...
Cube (BBU D9)
Cube from 12 modules: 6 × D9, 6 × A1.
Church
This model does not represent any actual church. Instead, it freely mixes elements typically found in small churches (rectangular floor plan without transept...