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 ...

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, ...

There’s nothing more admirable—or nerdy!—than dedicating one’s life to perfecting a craft. Finnish origami artist Juho Könkkölä deserves a ton of admiration in this regard as he has 15 years of ...

They say if you fold 1,000 origami cranes out of individual sheets of paper your deepest wishes will be granted. I tried it once – I was a lonely college kid – and I ended up with pink eye. However, a ...

Last time we checked in with Swiss origami artist Sipho Mabona, he was in the midst of launching an Indiegogo campaign to raise money to achieve his ambition to fold a life-size elephant out of a ...

You can make a typical origami crane in about 20 folds. Now multiply that by 300. That’s about how many folds one Finnish artist uses to make his exquisitely intricate origami characters. Twenty-three ...