| Origami Heaven A paperfolding
paradise
The website of
writer and paperfolding designer David Mitchell
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Name: 4Star Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 4 modules from 2x1
rectangles using standard folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1989.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: The Sonobe 6-part
8-point Stubby Star / Convertible Cube Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 6 modules from squares
using standard folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, early 1990s.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: The Harlequin Star aka
Blue Balloon / Epsilon Star Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 6 modules from squares
using standard folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: Kenneth Kawamura, early to mid 1970s.
Robert Neale also independently discovered this
design at an early date. I do not know who has
creative priority.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: Bi-colour Harlequin
Stars Modules / Paper shape / Folding
geometry: 6 modules from squares using standard
folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1989.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: The Sonobe Alpha
12-part 8-point Stubby Star - many
decorative variants are possible. Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 12 modules from squares
using standard folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: Mitsonobu Sonobe, mid to late 1960s.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: The Sonobe Beta
12-part 8-point Stubby Star - many
decorative variants are possible. Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 12 modules from squares
using standard folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2012.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: The Sonobe
Corner-pocket module 12-part 8-point Stubby Star
/ Convertible Cube Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 12 modules from squares
using standard folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: .
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: The Letterbox Alpha
8-point Stubby Star - many decorative
variants are possible. Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 12 modules from squares
using standard folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1987
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: The Letterbox Beta
8-point Stubby Star - many decorative
variants are possible. Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 12 modules from squares
using standard folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2012.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: Star of Wonder -
made using triangle modules. Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 12 modules from squares
using standard folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2002.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: The Banded
8-point Star - an 8-point Stubby Star
surrounded by under and overlapping bands of
colour which are integral to the structural
modules Modules / Paper shape / Folding
geometry: 12 modules from symmetric, asymmetric
or doubly assymetric banded modules folded from
various paper shapes.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2001.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: Spiral
Cluster 48 Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: From 12 compound
modules, each of which is made from 4 modules
folded from squares of paper using standard
folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1999.
Diagrams:
In Paper Crystals (2nd Edition) -
Water Trade - ISBN 978-0-9534774-9-4
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| Kusudamas |
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Name: Q -
a three layered kusudama. Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 18 modules from squares
using standard folding geometry, in three layers
of 6 modules each.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2001.
Diagrams:
In Paper Crystals (2nd Edition) -
Water Trade - ISBN 978-0-9534774-9-4.
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Name:
Arcadia 36 Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: Made by adding 24
embellishments in the form of petals to a 12
module Matrix base. All modules from squares
using standard folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2015.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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