#MODULAR ORIGAMI HOW TO#
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#MODULAR ORIGAMI FULL#

Review of Marvelous Modular Origami from the Polish Origami Society (in Polish), including full color photos of of the models included in the book. Purists rejoice! Without doubt, this is a must have for modular enthusiasts and well worth investigating for others. Florence Temko, author of many origami and other craft books 'Marvelous Modular Origami is a colorful addition to the literature of mathematical origami.' Rachel Katz, co-author of FUN FOLDS: Language Learning Through Paper Folding Meenakshi's clear instructions and helpful hints will have you zipping through these modules as well as improvising your own.' 'In this colorful book, you'll find wonderful original origami modular creations. Also included are short sections on the mathematics behind the shapes and optimum color choices.' All are eye-catching and satisfying to fold, and the finished constructions are pleasing to behold. They range from simple Sonobe to floral and geometrical constructions. 'The models are paper folding in its purest form. Rona Gurkewitz, co-author of Multimodular Origami Polyhedra 'A must-have for any modular origami polyhedra enthusiast.' Additional tips encourage the reader to design their own original creations.Īdvance Praise for Marvelous Modular Origami The diagrams are clear, crisp, and easy to follow, and are accompanied by inspiring color photographs. The author describes basic folding techniques required to construct the “modules” that are used as building blocks to construct complex ornamental models.

#MODULAR ORIGAMI HOW TO#

The first shows you how to make the first basic unit the second demonstrates putting units together and the third is a speeded-up clip of the making of an entire polyhedron.This richly illustrated book provides step-by-step instructions for the construction of over 30 different modular origami structures. Join three pieces by slotting a flap into the pocket behind a middle triangle of another unit.įinally, join the spare flap on the third unit to the first unit to form a vertex.īelow you can watch three videos. All four triangles have pockets to help with linking units together. Turn each unit over and fold to form four triangles.Įach of the end triangles of a unit is a flap.

Tuck each flap into the pockets formed from the intial double-folds. Opposite corners are then folded to the centre line. Three squares double-folded longways with opposite corners folded and folded again. As with the first unit, you need three units to make a vertex of a polyhedron: See also the video clips at the foot of this page. Further details of how to make each unit can be found in this Word document.

The second unit forms the basis of some of the above polyhedra. Now put the flap of a third strip between the layers of the second square on the second strip.Īnd finally, complete the corner by inserting the flap of the first strip into the second square of the third strip. A flap on one strip is pushed into the second square (between the layers) of another strip so that the valleys and folds coincide. Treat the two end triangles (or square) as a flap. Three squares folded longways into four making mountains and valleys.įold each strip in half, then in quarters folding into the centre.įold each strip along the diagonals of each square as shown. To make a vertex of a polyhedron you need three units:

Details of how to make each unit can be found in this Word document. This unit forms the basis of some of the above polyhedra.

Modular origami