origami
the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.
an object made by origami.
Origin of origami
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Their intricate origami sculptures are part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art, and a decade ago they were featured artists in a documentary about the art form that aired on PBS.
Father-Son Team Solves Geometry Problem With Infinite Folds | Rachel Crowell | April 4, 2022 | Quanta MagazineThe overall styling is dazzling, with sheet metal that has been stretched and pulled into an edgy origami design.
Never mind simple reverse origami, this is a process that will take a full six months before the telescope is at last in place, deployed and ready to go about its work.
The Most Powerful Telescope Ever Built Is Ready to Unlock the Mysteries of the Cosmos | Jeffrey Kluger | December 20, 2021 | TimeThe toys, made from 100% recyclable paperboard, are part puzzle and part origami.
Darlene Cain strolled across the Mall Saturday morning, passing tens of thousands of small origami boxes that each represented a victim of gun violence, until she arrived at the one she had carefully folded.
An art project visualizes the toll of gun violence with 200,000 origami boxes | Justin Jouvenal | October 16, 2021 | Washington Post
She followed a Japanese tradition that says if you fold 1,000 origami paper cranes, you are granted a wish.
Truman’s Grandson & Japan’s A-Bomb Survivors: A Story of Reconciliation | Clifton Truman Daniel | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCan you instruct someone how to make an origami ‘cootie catcher’ with just words?
Can You Answer These 10 Oddball Job Interview Questions Asked at America’s Top Tech Companies? | Brian Ries | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen folded several times, similar to origami, cardboard had legitimate structural strength.
This is why 18 of the top 20 origami experts in the world are tall people.
How Can the Republicans Take Back the Majority? | Megan McArdle | November 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom fishnet-embellished LBDs, to origami-esque skirts and dresses, Jenden succeeded in making monochrome feel absolutely fresh.
Mostly, though, he was paying attention to Hilda, who was running down her war stories from the Multiple origami fundraiser.
Makers | Cory DoctorowClearest book for making origami sail boats, roosters, frogs that move legs, etc. 40 projects.
British Dictionary definitions for origami
/ (ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmɪ) /
the art or process, originally Japanese, of paper folding
Origin of origami
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