We begin another Chess set, this time designed by Mark Kirschenbaum. This is his Pawn:
A lovely little figurative foot soldier, lovely circular base and an interesting fold. Continue reading
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752: (202/365) Riccardo Foschi’s Koi
It was late, I was tired and I must admit to going to bed before folding yesterday. Full week, new levels of fatigue:
I found these diagrams on Pinterest – seems they are test diagrams (oops, sorry) but I love the shape and model structure. Continue reading
751: (201/365) Pushing Shiz Uphill
Sometimes work can be busy. When spares are sparse, classes all doing new/complex things and physical exertion hit their peak, sometimes you can feel like you are pushing shiz up hill:
This is a lovely little dung beetle, coveting it’s little ball of dung. It is a charming fold that I was unsure if I could complete with the size paper I started with.
Designed by Shinji Sasade, appearing in a Tanteidan I was leafing through, described entirely in Japanese so I hope I have fold it correctly. The dung-ball is a waterbomb, but the beetle actually locks into it – very cool. Continue reading
750: (200/365) Triple Tsuru
Continuing the exploration of Hiden Senbazuru Orikata, this is the “triple tsusu”:
Folded from a partly separated 2×2 grid of squares, with one set of adjacent sheets living inside each other to make an interconnected chain of 3 Tsuru. Continue reading
749: (199/365) Oyster Box
David Mitchell is a legendary origami designer, responsible for countless geometric wrangles:
This is an “Oyster Box” – a box that resembles a bivalve, that locks together rather satisfyingly and opens to reveal a spacious interior. Continue reading