Amazing Origami Boxes: 20 origami models with instructions and diagrams (Dover Crafts: Origami & Papercrafts) - Softcover

Fuse, Tomoko

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048682246X ISBN 13: 9780486822464

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2018

Synopsis

Turn screen-free downtime into something beautiful with Amazing Origami Boxes, a stylish origami book filled with creative paper craft projects you can fold, use, display, and gift.

Beautiful, full-color photographs accompany step-by-step instructions and diagrams for 20 functional boxes, ranging from conventional squares and rectangular shapes to those in the form of a bird, basket, cat's head, flower, and more.
 

• Mindful Digital Detox: Unwind from the screen and find your flow with a rewarding, creative hobby that promotes relaxation and focus.
• Unique DIY Gift Boxes: Ditch mass-produced packaging for miniature handmade gift containers that add stylish accents to your space using just a single sheet of paper.
• 20 Versatile Models: Create a wide range of origami box patterns, from minimalist geometric shapes to whimsical designs like birds, cats, and flowers.
• Step-by-Step Instructions: Perfect your technique with clear diagrams and full-color photographs designed for beginners and experienced folders alike,
• Experiment: Mix paper types and color combinations for unique results.
• Sustainable Home Decor: Create eco-friendly, functional storage solutions for jewelry, sewing notions, or a desk organizer for paper clips, rubber bands, push pins, and thumb tacks.
• Expert Origami Designs: Learn directly from origami master Tomoko Fuse to ensure professional-looking results for every paper-folding project.

Learn to create impressive, one-of-a-kind miniature gift boxes and containers with just a single sheet of paper using Tomoko Fuse’s Amazing Origami Boxes methods.

About this title

About the Author

Tomoko Fuse is a master of Japanese origami. Her many origami books include guides to folding modular polyhedra, tessellations, boxes, and paper toys.

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Amazing Origami Boxes

20 Origami Models with Instructions and Diagrams

By Tomoko Fuse

Dover Publications, Inc.

Copyright © 2017 Nuinui
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-486-82246-4

Contents

SUMMARY, 
BIOGRAPHY, page 10, 
SYMBOLS KEY, page 12, 
Interlocking box (made from squares), page 18, 
Party dish 1, page 20, 
Party dish 2, page 24, 
Bird box, page 28, 
Incense holder with pointed triangles (made from squares), page 34, 
Offering box (traditional Japanese origami), page 38, 
Paintbrush rinsing pot (traditional Japanese shape), page 42, 
Cat-head box with triangular handles, page 46, 
Basket with triangular handles, page 52, 
Flower box (A and B), page 56, 
Flower bowl, page 62, 
Box (traditional Japanese origami), page 66, 
Diagonal box divider, page 70, 
Masu box, page 72, 
Square bowl, page 76, 
Cube box with strip or wedge closing, page 80, 
Double cube box, page 88, 
Tortoiseshell bowl, page 92, 
Tulip cup, page 98, 
Flower box for sweets, page 104, 
Rose box, page 112, 

INTRODUCTION

Selecting the most appropriate paper, thinking about where and how we will use our box, and imagining the places and people with which it will come into contact with is great fun. And by varying the type of paper and color combinations we can create a range of different effects.

Despite being a very simple object, an origami box contains the emotions of the person who created it. With this in mind, I warmly offer you this book and hope that it will inspire a sort of secret smile between the person who builds the box and the person who uses it.

In origami there is no doubt that the primary pleasure comes from folding the paper. But there is another pleasure, which comes immediately afterwards, and that lies in being able to admire and use the objects created. From this point of view, making origami boxes can provide a great sense of satisfaction.

This book contains a wide variety of box models, some very easy, others more complex, all of which can be made with a single sheet of paper. In most cases, the essential structure of the box, made from a single sheet, is accompanied by additional elements, such as a reinforced base or a divider, which can be made using further sheets. This also gives you the opportunity to enjoy creating various color combinations.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 048682246X
• ISBN 13: 9780486822464
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128