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I love how these origami boxes with petals in the shape of hearts function as holders of notions like thread, buttons, pins, or thimbles. These origami boxes could just as easily hold chocolate eggs, pebbles, rose petals, grain, beans, staples, rubber bands, or clips. Carlos Aguilar (El Salvador) designed this lovely box inspired by the … Read more
In this post Ronald Koh shares his challenge with serious health issues and the path to recovery through his passion for origami. It is an inspiring example of inner strength, perseverance, and the valuable health benefit of an origami practice. Origami and me Origami has been a large part of my life for as long … Read more
Love Halloween? Whatever your feelings about celebrating this holiday, you will love folding this origami heart with bat wings.Riki Saito (Japan) was inspired by Ildikó’s heart-dish, published recently in Origami Spirit. With the addition of bat wings he takes Ildiko’s origami heart to a new level.Folded from a triangular piece of paper cut from a … Read more
With today’s logo, Google pays homage to Akira Yoshizawa (14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005). Paper folding master, Yoshizawa, is considered by many as the father of modern origami. Robert Lang, an origami master himself, helped Google put this together, and wrote up a description for their Doodle Blog. Read it here. In his … Read more
Today we baptized Emilio Torres, my nephew, and the newest member of our family. Here he sleeps in his father’s arms.On Emilio’s party cake we placed some tiny origami chickens –designed by Simon Andersen (Denmark). Find diagrams for the chicks at Hans Dybkjær’s website. Look for the file at the upper right corner of the … Read more
I thought of many uses for Ms. Ayako Kawate’s origami accordion box when I first saw it. At the very top of my list was the possibility of organizing paperclips, pushpins, rubber bands, and other nicknacks that always clutter my desk. The box is made with as many modular containers as desired and is easy … Read more