Origami Heaven

A paperfolding paradise

The website of writer and paperfolding designer David Mitchell

 

 
 

20-point 6 Colour Banded Star

  Origami Unfolded provides a framework of ideas and language for the understanding of paperfolding.

This framework is intended to facilitate the differentiation and definition of design styles and folding techniques.

It is, at present, very much a work in progress.

 

 

 
General   Single Sheet   Multiple Piece and Modular
                     
  What is this thing called origami anyway?            
                     
  Single Sheet, Multiple Piece, Modular and Macromodular Origami     Single Sheet Design Styles     Polyhedral Models, Modular Sculptures and Kusudama
                     
               
                     
               
                     
               
                     
               
                     
               
                     
               
                     
  A Family Tree of Origami     Everyday Origami      
                     
        Conceptual Origami, Origamidada and NOFO / No Fold Origami      
                     
        Minimalist Representational Origami      
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                   
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
 
A Beginners FAQ   Origami Design Styles   Origami Design Techniques
                     
  What is this thing called origami anyway?           A Technical Analysis of Origami Design
                     
  What different types of origami are there?              
                     
  What are the rules of origami?                
                     
  How do I learn to fold paper?                
                     
  What kind of paper should I use?     Minimalist Abstract Origami        
                     
  How do I learn to understand origami folding instructions?                
                     
  How do I learn to create my own designs?                
                     
  Are all origami designs created equal?                
                     
  Where and when did origami first begin?