Origami person walking in the rain

The Best Origami People

We’re starting things off with the best origami people. These are anything from an entire person folded out of paper to just a face, a mask, or something person-related. 1) Charrui Designed and Folded by Rui Roda This mask was designed after Rui Roda attended a class taught by João Charrua and it kind of incorporates a…

Viking Longboat

Fantastic Viking and Norse Themed Origami for Leif Erikson Day

October 9th is known as Leif Erikson Day, an observance that honours the Norse explorer Leif Erikson who is believed to be the first European to ever set foot in North America. The date itself doesn’t really have anything to do with Leif Erikson. Instead it commemorates the date of the start of a large…

Origami Dogs

25 Pawsome Origami Dogs that You Mutt See

We’ve posted about dogs previously. Since then we’ve come across a ton of other fantastic paper dogs that also deserve to be highlighted. We’ll start out this post with this beautiful looking dog folded from a sheet of mulberry paper. Dog, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by nyanko sensei Diagrams available in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 144…

Masks

I Can Hardly Mask My Excitement about this Origami

There are a lot of really cool-looking origami masks out there. Joel Cooper is undoubtedly the master when it comes to designing paper masks. He has a very distinct style, using tessellations and other techniques to create some amazing-looking masks that follow an ancient Greek or maybe Babylonian style. While most of the images in this post…

Origami Tessellations

50 Awesome Origami Tessellations That Could Go On Forever

Origami tessellations are essentially patterns folded with origami that repeat themselves as long as you want to continue folding. There are two major types of tessellations: the classic type and corrugations. Classic tessellations are usually based on either a square or hexagonal grid. The paper in these tessellations is folded into an odd number of…

Winged Elephant

Fascinating and Slightly Bizarre Origami Hybrid Creatures

An interesting thing that I’ve noticed some origami artists doing is designing models that are half one animal and half another ending up with a strange sort of hybrid creature. I’ve reached a point where I’ve seen enough of these that I decided to make a post about them. Eric Vigier is a master of…

Unicorn

Unbelievably Unforgettable and Unique Origami Unicorns

I was collecting origami unicorns for a sort of general mythological creature themed post but ended up with enough of them with enough different designs that  I figured they deserved their own entire post. First up is an elegant unicorn design by Andrey Ermakov. Unicorn, Designed by Andrey Ermakov and Folded by AbrahamMardini Diagrams available in Olympiad 2014…

Elephant

31 Origami Elephants to Fold

Origami elephants are a timeless favorite, blending creativity and craftsmanship into one of the most majestic creatures in the animal kingdom. Whether you’re a beginner looking for a simple fold or an expert searching for a more complex design, there’s an origami elephant for every skill level. If you’re looking for inspiration, this collection showcases…