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There are many ways in which origami designers have been inspired by nature in order to create delightful origami models. Flowers, fruits, and animals have all provided inspiration for many creative origami designers. These four boxes (with tutorials) are highlights of many boxes and containers presented in Origami Spirit . Have you folded one of … Read more
Have you ever been intrigued by the beauty of origami tessellations? Miguel Gañán, a recent guest in Origamigos (the Origami Spirit membership), shared with us his recently published book Twist and Tess, Tesselations and More. In addition, he demonstrated how anyone can easily approach the folding of tessellations. Miguel Gañan defines tesselations in origami as … Read more
An origami model and variations designed by Leyla Torres We all LOVE origami hearts. In the series of videos presented on Origamigos –The Origami Spirit Membership site, you will learn how to fold three versions of an origami Puffy Heart, designed by Leyla Torres. Use these origami hearts to make garlands for placement on a wall … Read more
If you make this origami dress, I guarantee you will fall in love with it and you’ll probably end up folding a whole line of dresses to fill your closet. Who wouldn’t want a closet full of such delightful origami dresses! Since it folds flat, you can use it to paste on an Artist Trading … Read more
In an interview with Mark Kirshenbaum for Origamigos (see video and transcript below), he expressed his thoughts and experience about the relationship between math and origami design. I’d like to share an excerpt of our conversation as an example of the content being offered in ORIGAMIGOS, the Origami Spirit membership. You may be surprised by … Read more
A model design of Yara Yagi This charming origami buffalo, designed by Yara Yagi (Brasil) is an action model, a perfect little bovine to celebrate the Year of the Ox. Yara’s origami Buffalo was created as part of a friendly competition to design a simple model using triangular-shaped paper. Yara’s use of a single square cut … Read more