How to fold anything

Brian Chan

Origami

Single sheet(s) of paper,

Most commonly square

Shaping by folding

No cutting

Traditional origami

some examples

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Modern origami

Tesselations

Modulars

Geometric/abstract

Representational

Tesselations

some examples

Modular origami

some examples

Abstract/geometric models

some examples

Representational models

some examples

Super-complex models

some examples

Uniaxial design

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Uniaxial design - circles

circular regions fold into flaps

flaps become appendages

Touching circles become “molecules”

Crease Patterns

Crease Patterns

Crease Patterns

Crease Patterns

Crease Patterns

Folding Demonstration

Sailboat

Beaver

Folding non-paper...

what else can be folded?

Folding non-paper...

musical instruments

Folding non-paper...

Folding non-paper...

other inventions

Acknowledgments/reference

MIT Hobby Shop - hobbyshop.mit.edu

Michael Hawley and EG

Hal Levin and TTI/Vanguard

Robert Lang

Japan Origami Academic Society (JOAS)

Origami USA