100 Origami Masterpieces

• February 17, 2008 • Comments (2)

origami1 100 Origami MasterpiecesOrigami (from ori meaning “folding”, and kami meaning “paper”) is the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a given result using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably without the use of gluing or cutting the paper medium. “Origami” refers to all types of paper folding, even those of non-Asian origin.

Origami only uses a small number of different folds, but they can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper whose sides may be different colors. Contrary to most popular belief, traditional Japanese origami, which has been practiced since the Edo era (1603-1867), has often been less strict about these conventions, sometimes cutting the paper during the creation of the design.

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  1. Fausto Fernos says:
    February 18, 2008 at 6:27 am

    Some of this BLOWS my mind! I used to teach origami in summer camps when I was a kid, never as complicated as this.

  2. Luna Nakagamo says:
    July 12, 2008 at 11:00 am

    I have loved origami ever since I was five years old!  I would love to visit an origami museum but i just can’t find one!  I live in California, so I hope there are some museums or showcases that show origami!   My parents  have bought many origami masterpieces like the ones shown above since they origami masters to show how to make them and make one for me!  On this website i hope the owner will email me and give me a list of origami museums from all over the world (My parents always travel so they wouldn’t mind if we had to go far away for a museum in another country).

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