The origami fish an easy traditional model that also kids can learn to fold.
| Design traditional |
| Material quadratic sheet |
| Difficulty easy |
| Time to fold about 5 minutes |
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Diffusion of Origami into the U.S. and Germany in the 1980
I wrote a paper on why Origami became popular in Germany and the United States in the 1980. This paper was part of my studies of sociology, I hope fellow folders find my argument compelling.
My Idea was that the succes of Origami in the west is linked to Japans economic boom, not due to developments of origami itself.
Contents:
The first chapter describes the development of paper-folding as a craft itself and the history of its adoption in Germany and the U.S. This is followed by a section that applies the theory of the diffusion of innovation to the popularisation of origami. The next chapter uses this theory to argue for a sociological explanation for the timing of the popularisation of origami. The subsequent conclusion summarises the argument. Finally a small amount of figures that were used in the main-chapter is reproduced, to be followed by a list of references.
Download the Paper as PDF
Origami Kabuto
The Origami Kabuto is an easy model everyone can learn to fold.
| Design traditional |
| Material quadratic sheet |
| Difficulty easy |
| Time to fold about 4 minutes |
Origami Goat by Peterpaul Forcher
How to make an Origami Goat
origami goat
follow the easy Video instructions to make your own Origami Goat with just one sheet of paper. No cuts, no glue needed!
About the Model
the Origami Goat has been designed by Peterpaul Forcher. It’s difficulty is low intermediate. It makes a good challenge for people that already fold models like the Origami Crane with ease. Any kind of origami paper can be user to fold this Goat. You need to divide the sheet into thirds, so either you need tools like a ruler, or have a similar way of doing division in the paper. In the tutorial video, one “pure origami Way” to do this is demonstrated.
About the Designer
Peterpaul Forcher worked as a Teacher of Mathematics in Lienz, Austria. He was an early and active Member of the German Origami association „Origami Deutschland e.V.“ . His Origami Models almost always have a clear geometric construction. His later work, which consisted of collages, gained him recognition as a serious artist. Many exhibitions followed. The “masters of origami” exhibition in Salzburg, Austria being the biggest. Most of his models remain undocumented or unpublished, a small collection of diagrams can be found at the homepage of Carmen Sprung He died on the 28th of May in 2006 aged almost 60 years.
How to make a balloon dog – diy Instructions
A tutorial in which I show you how to make a balloon dog.
The dog is the most famous balloon animal and very suitable for beginners. I the video I used qualatex 260 baloons.
Origami Budgie Instuctions
The Origami Budgie is an easy model everyone can learn to fold.
| Design traditional |
| Material quadratic sheet |
| Difficulty easy |
| Time to fold about 5 minutes |
Origami Peace Dove Instructions
Peace Dove Origami
| Design Alice Gray |
| Material one sheet of paper |
| Difficulty easy |
| Time about 3 minutes |
origami companion cube
How to make your own origami companion cube from portal
image of the origami companion cube
This companion cube is the traditional waterbomb with a special skin applied to it. you can download the pdf template here.
| Design traditional |
| Material quadratic sheet |
| Difficulty easy |
| Time to fold about 7 minutes |
Origami Table
How to make an easy Origami Table
The table is a traditional origami model that is easy to fold and suitable for beginners.
| Design traditional |
| Material quadratic sheet |
| Difficulty easy |
| Time to fold about 7 minutes |
Kissing Frog Origami
Kissing Frog Origami
| Design traditional |
| Material one sheet of Kami dual coloured and a second sheet of paper half the size of the first |
| Difficulty easy |
| Time to fold about 7 minutes |
This frog is a nice piece of Action Origami, that I learned from Stephan Weber
the kissing frog in action, just push the side to make the mouth move