You may have heard of the dodecahedron, the classic 12-faced polyhedron, but this week we’ll take a look inside this hedron and discover that there is more than meets the eye. As it turns out, 5 tetrahedra can fit in an intersecting pattern with each of the tetrahedral corners coinciding with the dodecahedron’s! Harry will… Continue reading Five Intersecting Tetrahedra
It’s time for our annual collaboration with our clubhouse roommates, the Anime and Manga Association (UTAMA)! We will be folding a cake box inspired by Yumeiro Pattisiere so you can have your cake, and eat it too (actually we don’t recommend you eat this one unless you’re lacking fiber). ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿ Yumeiro Pattisiere is about… Continue reading Cake Box Collab with UTAMA
This week, we will be collaborating with the Students’ Alzheimer’s Alliance (SAAUT)! On February 7, SAAUT will hold their annual gala, which is an event highlighting the positive impact of art and performance on those living with Alzheimer’s disease. The featured model of Friday, January 17, is the snowflake designed by Dennis Walker. It’s an… Continue reading Origami Snowflake Collab with SAAUT
We hope your winter break was filled with good times! Welcome back to a new semester of origami fun~ To kick things off, Perry will be teaching us how to make an intermediate/advanced-level rabbit modelled by Gen Hagiwara, so lets hop to it! ／(=´x`=)＼ Since Perry’s rabbit has 86 steps, Christian will teach an easier… Continue reading Rabbit
The Ant Lion is a 30-unit modular piece. Paper will be provided. Tweezers or any other thin tool are recommended for easier and more consistently-sized curls. This week, there will be extended office hours (1/3/20, 3-7 PM) in SC 532, the UTFOLD/UTAMA clubroom. This would be easier to teach with more time and fewer people,… Continue reading Ant Lion
All hail modular origami! Finally, after a long semester of traditional models, we can finally sneak my favourite form of origami back into the club spotlight. (╯✧ ∇ ✧)╯ Join us on 12/6 for an exciting collaboration with UofT It’s All About Math (IAAM). We will fold the flexiball, which is a beginner-intermediate difficulty model… Continue reading Origami Flexiball with IAAM
Life uh… finds a way, and this time, it’s through origami! Although these dinos could pack a mean punch, they’d also apparently make for great pets. At 34 steps, you have the Protoceratops designed by Kawahata. Protoceratops are herbivores that om nom nommed on Cretaceous plants with their hook-like beaks and strong jaws. Maybe if… Continue reading Origami Dinosaurs
