There’s no denying its elegant beauty, but the importance of a designer’s dress pattern seems inconsequential among the examples of how the art of origami has played a role in engineering, ...

Michael G. LaFosse has been an origami artist for over four decades and co-founded Origamido Studio, a unique destination for a variety of paper art and origami resources that serves as a hybrid ...

Jacob Zimet has been folding paper for seven years. That may not seem like a long time, but it’s more than half his life. At age 12, the Randolph origamist has participated in worldwide conventions ...

Start your origami journey with simple designs like cranes or boats. These basic models require fewer steps, making it easier for beginners to focus on each fold. By mastering simple shapes first, ...

Last month, hundreds of paper connoisseurs descended on New York for a convention put on by OrigamiUSA, in celebration of the delicate paper arts of East Asia. The event underscores the West’s growing ...

All you need to practice origami (which means “to fold paper” in Japanese) is a sheet of paper and a little focus, but certain tools can make the process easier. Here are some recommendations to guide ...

When I was a student (circa the late 1970s) and when I started out as an engineer (circa the early 1980s), the printers we used were dot-matrix or line printers of the continuous feed variety. The way ...

Learn how to make paper airplanes with these easy-to-follow directions. Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper. Finished designs can be 2-dimensional or intricate 3-dimensional creations. And ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Kase Wickman All you need to practice one of the oldest art forms in the world ...

Beverly Ress, “Lift” (2013), colored pencil on paper, cut, shifted, reattached, 31 x 24 in. (all photos by Greg Staley, courtesy the American University Museum unless otherwise noted) Beverly Ress, ...