Weekly FOLD: Songbird 2
Another stunning design by Robert Lang.
Another stunning design by Robert Lang.
Robert Lang took origami into a more theoretical route, a physicists that aims to study the science of origami. The mathematics of origami can be said to be attractive, and it is this attraction that drove Robert Lang to create several of his models, so much so that the above origami is folded from instructions… Continue reading Weekly FOLD: Lizard
Thanks for coming out to Science Rendezvous. The frogs we were teaching were really popular – they were swarming our tent! We only got a chance to take pics during a period of relative downtime. They’ve been uploaded. Easy Frog: http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-hopping-frog.html Classic Frog: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-an-Origami-Jumping-Frog If you run into trouble folding, come to our forums at http://fold.forumotion.ca/.
Toshikazu Kawasaki, as clued in by his name, is famous for the creation of flowers, namely the Kawasaki rose. He utilizes the technique of a twist fold, which allows the pedals to stand up. This method is now used in numerous rose models to achieve the same three dimensional effect. His models are known to… Continue reading Weekly FOLD: Frog and Tadpoles
Squirrel as designed by Michael G. LaFosse, award winning origamist, and the founder the Origamido Studio. He was involved in origami for 40 years, 30 of which involved teaching. His early inspirations came from seashells, and now he’s studying biology of animal and plants in the pursuit of recreating them all in paper. The instruction… Continue reading Weekly Fold: Squirrel