Origami modular

There have been numerous installments of Math Monday on origami or kirigami of one mathematical form or another, but today is the first time we've covered a classic workhorse from this genre: the Sonobe modular origami unit. One of the simplest and most versatile of the modular units, there's so much to say about Sonobe that today we're going to start from the basics (parallelogram one?) and next time we'll take it to places I hope you've never seen it go before.

Modular Sonobe Origami Ball by Confederate Artist Statement: Modular Sonobe Origami Ball in blue, green, and yellow. Made from 270 sheets of 9cm x 9cm semi-stiff paper. There are 4 different shades of each base color (b, g, y). Each unit is handmade by me. Approximate Measurements: Diameter/Height - 9.5" (24.1cm) to 10.5" (26.6cm) Circumference - 31"(78.7cm) at narrowest to 34" (86.4cm) at widest Geometrically, this model is not a perfect sphere, but it is structured on a pattern of…

A kusudama is a modular origami ball and many of them look quite beautiful. In this post we take a look at 30 of our favourites.

Designer & folder: Michal Pikula Paper: 80gsm copy paper (Optix) Unit: rectangle 1:1.5, rectangle 1:3.14 72 units Folded in January 2014

Claire Tutorial — Xander Perrott - Modular Origami

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Learn how to fold kusudama from origami diagram designed by Sansanee Termtanasombat. You can download PDF file for printing handout to your students and making activity in your classroom.

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