Better Living Through Origami: 20 Creative Paper Projects for a Beautiful Home
Transcript of Better Living Through Origami: 20 Creative Paper Projects for a Beautiful Home
BETTERLIVINGTHROUGHORIGAMI
20creativepaperprojectsforabeautifulhome
NelliannavandenBaardandKennethVeenenbos
www.sewandso.co.uk
Contents
IntroductionHowtoUseThisBook
FortheTableTrianglesVaseKaleidoscopeCoasterPencilPotMiniPlantPotStandingClockThistleLamp
FortheWallPictureFrameWindowDecorationStringofStarsFauxCeramicClockModularWallArtWavesPictureDecorativeMirror
FortheCeilingLeafMobileCeilingRosePendantLamp
LampshadeDiffuserWaveLampshadeContemporaryLampshadeMothLampshade
TechniquesLampSafetyFoldingSlidingKnot
TemplatesAbouttheAuthorsThanksSuppliers
Introduction
Canyoufoldatraditionalorigamicrane?Don’tworryiftheanswerisno.Neithercouldwewhenwefirststarted.WewereinspiredtostartpaperfoldingwhenNellianna’sfatherpresentedusbothwithasmallorigamimodel,whichhehadmadeaftertakinganorigamitutorialthatwehadgivenhimasabirthdaypresent.Weweresoblownawaybyitsstrengthandshadowplaythatwedecidedtoexploretheskilloforigamifoldingforourselvestodesignlampshades.
Initially,thiswasatimeoftrialand–mostly–error.Foldingsheetsofbakingpapertosaveoncosts,weeventuallycameupwithwhatarenowourbest-knownpendantlampdesigns–theChestnutandtheMoth,whichwerethefirstorigami-stylelampshadesonthemarketwhenwelaunchedourcompany,StudioSnowpuppe,backin2010.
Sincewefirststartedourdesignstudio,wehaveoftenaskedourselvesthequestion:areweapaperstudiomakinglamps,oralampstudiomakingpaperlampshades?Whilewritingthisbook,wehavefoundouranswer.Havingbeengiventheopportunitytoworkwithpapertocreateprojectsotherthanlampsforthefirsttime,wehavediscoveredthatwehaveapassiontocreateallsortsofbeautifulorigamiproductsforthe
passiontocreateallsortsofbeautifulorigamiproductsforthehome.
Manyoftheprojectsincludedhavebeenspeciallydesignedandcannotbefoundinthemarketplace,althoughwehavealsodecidedtoincludeourpopularMothlampshadeandafloorlampeditionoftheThistle,whichisourmostcurrentdesign.
Whetheryouareanexperiencedorigamistorjustabeginner,eachprojectisdescribedinawaythatiseasytounderstandandwehopetoencourageyoutodevelopyourorigamiskills.Whoknows,afteryouhavefinishedalltheprojectsinthisbook,youmayevenbeabletofoldanorigamicrane!
Kenneth&Nellianna
HowtoUseThisBook
Beforeyougetstartedwerecommendthatyoureadthefollowingsectiontoensurethatyouunderstandthebasics.Hereweexplainhowtofollowtheinstructionsanddiagramsfortheprojectsinthebook.Wealsolistthetoolsandequipmentyou’llneedtocreatetheprojects,withsomeadviceonchoosingthecorrectpaperandassemblingthedesigns.
Ourmethod
Welearnedtodesignandmakeourfoldedinteriorproductsbytryingdifferenttechniquesandmakingalotofmodels–thisisoneofthemostenjoyableaspectsofworkingwithpaper!
Itisimportanttonotethatthetechniqueswehaveusedtocreatetheprojectsfeaturedinthisbookdonotfollowthestrictrulesoftraditionalorigami.Theserulesstatethattheprojectmustbefoldedfromasinglesquareofpaperwithoutanygluingorcutting.
Forourprojectsweusedifferentshapesandsizesofpaper,cutandattachpiecesofpapertogether,andweevenaddothermaterialslikewoodandcord.However,mostoftherequiredfoldsareusedintraditionalorigami.
Thetermsanddescriptionsusedinthisbookrelatetoourpersonalpreferences,sothesemaybedifferentfromwhatyouwillfindinother
preferences,sothesemaybedifferentfromwhatyouwillfindinotherbooksthataresolelyrelatingtoorigamitechniques.
Difficultyratings
Iconsareshownatthebeginningofeachprojecttoindicatethedifficultyofthefoldsandtechniquesinvolved.Ifyou’renewtofolding,werecommendstartingwithoneofthebeginnerlevelprojects(1star).Onceyou’vesuccessfullycompletedthesimplerdesigns,youcanprogresstotheintermediate(2star),advanced(3star)andveryadvanced(4star)levelprojects.
Choosingpaper
Whenchoosingpaperfortheprojectstherearethreethingstobearinmind–paperweight,colourandsize.Foreachprojectweadviseonthebestpapertouse,withspecificdetailsforpaperweightandsizegivenintherequirementslist,andadviceoncolourofferedintheintroduction.
Paperweight
Paperweightrelatestothethicknessofthepaper,whichismeasuredingramspersquaremetre(gsmorg/m2).Inthisbook,weworkwiththreedifferentpaperweights:
Between210gsmand270gsm(mediumweightcardstock):Thisisusedformostofourprojects,asitofferstheperfectbalanceofstrongbutfoldablepaper.Between290gsmand340gsm(heavycardstock):Thisisusedforprojectsthatdonothaveasmanyfolds,asitismoreimportantto
usestrongpaper.Between150gsmand190gsm(lightweight,flexiblecardstock):Thislighterweightpaperisusefulforprojectswheretransparencyisimportant,forexamplewherelightneedstoshinethroughthepaper.
Papercolour
Alloftheprojectsinthisbooklookgoodinwhite,butyoumayprefertousecolouredpapertocoordinatewithyourexistinghomedécor.Adviceonchoosingthemostappropriatecolourisprovidedintheintroductionfortherelevantproject.
Ifyouchooseacolouredpaper,makesurethatitisfullycoloured(i.e.,thepaperiscolouredonbothsidesandalsohasacolouredcore)assomecolouredpaperscanbelayeredwithwhite.Youwillgetthebestresultsusingapaperthatismadefromcolouredpaperpulp.
Papersize
Youwillneedtocutpapertospecificsizesforeachprojectbasedonthemeasurementsgivenintherequirementslist.Itisimportantthatthisisdoneaccuratelytoensurethebestresults.Werecommendusingasharpcraftbladewithametalruler.
Fortheprojectsfeaturedinthisbookthemaximumsizeofpaperweuseis1000x700mm.ThisisveryclosetotheInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO)B1size,whichiswidelyavailablefromstationers.Ofcourseyoucanalwaysuseasmallersize,butinsomecasesthismaymeanthatyouwillneedtoattachmorepiecesofpapertogether.
Toolsandequipment
Thefollowinglistcoversthemaintoolsandmaterialsthatweworkwithfortheprojectsfeaturedinthisbook.Anyspecificmaterialsoradditionaltoolsthatmayberequiredarelistedwiththeindividualprojectinstructions:
CuttingmatBonefolderScoringtoolMetalrulerGeotriangleCraftbladeScissorsCordDouble-sidedtape:6mm,10mm
MaskingtapeWoodglueHolepunch:2mm,4mmLighter
Makingtheprojects
Eachoftheprojectsfeaturesitsownrequirementslistwithspecificdetailsofthepaper,materialsandadditionaltoolsyouwillneed.Theinstructionsforeveryprojectaredividedintothreemainsections–scoring,foldingandassembly.
Scoring
Thefirststageofcreatingyourchosendesignistoscorethepattern.Foreachprojecttherewilleitherbeatemplatetotraceand/orinstructionsforvariouslinestoscoreontoyourpre-cutpiecesofpaper.Takeyourtimewhenscoringthelinestoensurethatyoudonottearordamagethepaper.
Markandscoretheverticalandhorizontallinesfirst(seetip),andthenmarkandscorethediagonallinesbetweentheintersections,scoringeachpieceofpaperononeside.
▶Insteadofdrawingthelineswithapencilfirst,weprefertodirectlydrawontothepaperwithascoringtoolorthebackofaknife,makingadentinthepaperatthelocationofthepointstobemarked.Ifyoudouseapencil,drawsoftlysothelineiseasytoerase.
Onceallofthelinesshownonthediagramhavebeenscored,prepareanyedgesthatneedtobetapedorgluedandpunchholesifnecessary.Makesurethatyouhaveextendedthescoredlinesontotheassemblytab.Thisisimportantbecausetheassemblytabwillalsoneedtobefoldedinordertobeabletoattachtheendsofthepapertogethernicely.
foldedinordertobeabletoattachtheendsofthepapertogethernicely.
Folding
Beforeyoustarttofoldyourchosenpaper,makeamodelofonesegment(seeSegmentDiagram)withapieceofscrappapertopractisethefolds.Thebestwaytolearnisthroughpractice,asyouwillbegintounderstandthediagramsbetterandthetextwillhelptoguideyou.
Therearethreestagesinvolvedinfoldingtheprojects:
Pre-foldingPleatingChangingdirection
TheseareexplainedfurtherintheTechniquessection(seeTechniques),alongwithanexplanationofthebasicfolds:mountainandvalley.
Assembly
Onceallofthelineshavebeenfolded,thereisoftenassemblyinvolvedtoattachthefoldedpiecesofpapertogether.Thisstageneedsalotofcareandattentiontoensurethatyourfinishedprojectlooksprofessional.
Weusedouble-sidedtape,glueandcordtoattachthepiecesofpapertogether.Themostappropriatemethodisindicatedintheinstructionsforeachproject,buthereissomegeneraladvicetobearinmind:
Double-sidedtape:Qualityisfarmoreimportantthanquantity,soitisworthspendingtimesearchingforthestrongestdouble-sidedtapeyoucanfind.Fortheprojectsfeaturedinthisbookwemostlyuse10mm-widedouble-sidedtape.Glue:Theonlygluethatweuseisbasicwoodglue.Woodgluedoesn’tdryparticularlyquickly,butitcreatesapermanentsealanddriescompletelyclear.Thismakesitextremelyreliableandensuresaneatfinish,eveniftherearespillages.Cord:Usingcordallowsflexibility,asyoucanpullthefoldedpapermodeltogetherandthenopenitagain.Thisenablesyoutochangethelightbulbinalampshadeandtoputnewbatteriesinthestandingclock.Weusebraidedflyingline,asyouareabletomelttheendsofthecordinordertopreventitfromfraying.Alengthof1metreshouldbesufficientfortheknots(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).
Understandingthediagrams
Dependingontheproject,weuseacombinationofdiagramstoexplainthepatterns.Foreverystepwenotetherelevantdiagramtoofferavisualreferenceforeachinstruction.
Differentcoloursareusedonthediagramstoidentifythetechniquesrequired.Thekeyseenhere(seeKey)explainswhatthedifferentcoloursstandfor.
OverviewDiagram
Thisdiagramshowsanoverviewofthefullpapersizethatisneeded.Itfeaturesallofthefoldinglines,intersections,tabsthatneedtobetapedorgluedandanyholesthatneedtobepunched.Italsoshowswhichfoldinglinesmakeuponesegmentandhowmanysegmentseachsheetofpaperwillhave.
ofpaperwillhave.
Ifmorethanonepieceofpaperinthesamesizeisrequired,thisdiagramrepresentsonlyoneofthepieces.
ThisOverviewDiagramexampleshowsapieceofpapermeasuring330x105mm.Itcontainseightfoldedsegments,withpunchedholesalongthebottomedgesanda10mm-wideassemblytabcoveredwithdouble-sidedtapealongoneside.
SegmentDiagram
Thisdiagramshowshowthefoldinglinesshouldbemeasuredforeachsegment.Allofthelinesarecolouredtoindicatetheirpurpose(seeKey).
Thesegmentdiagramshowswhateachfoldinglineshouldbe(valleyormountainfold)forthefinalmodel.
Werecommendthat,beforeyoustarttofoldyourchosenpaper,youmakeamodelofonesegmentwithapieceofscrappapertopractisethefolds.
folds.
ThisSegmentDiagramexampleshowsasegmentmeasuring40x105mm.Itcontainsverticalfoldinglines,withdiagonalfoldinglinesacrosstheintersectionsandpunchedholesalongthebottomedge.
PleatingDiagram
PleatingDiagram
Thisdiagramshowshowtheverticalscoredlinesofeachsegmentneedtobefoldedwhenpleatingthepaper.Thiscanbeavalleyfold(blue)oramountainfold(orange).Thepleatedpaperisthestartpointforchangingthedirectionofthefoldsinthefoldingstepsforeachproject(seeChangingDirection).Itshouldbenoted,however,thatasyouwillstartpleatingatoneedgeofthepaper,thisedgeofthepleatedpaperisn’tfoldedandonlybecomesavalleyormountainfoldwhenthepleatedpaperisjoinedwiththeassemblytab(s).Effectivelyyoucannotfoldthefirstedgeofthepaper.
Template
Projectsthatrequireunusuallyshapedpiecesofpaperhavetheirowntemplate(seeTemplates).Ifatemplatehasbeenprovidedforaparticularproject,thiswillbeindicatedinthescoringinstructions.Templatesareshownatactualsizeandcanthereforebecopiedandtraceddirectlyontoyourpaper.
Fullsizetemplatesforalltheprojectsinthisbookareavailablefromadedicatedonlinespace(seeSuppliers).
FORTHETABLE
TrianglesVase
Abouquetoffreshflowersmaylastonlyuptoafewweeks,but
Abouquetoffreshflowersmaylastonlyuptoafewweeks,butthisattractiveorigamivasefilledwithdriedbloomswillbrightenyourhomeforyears!Welovethegoldtonesandthestructureofthedriedleaves.Youcanmakethevaseinonecolourormakethetwopartsindifferentshadesforaquirkylook.Wechoseapaperthatiscolouredonthefrontandwhiteonthereversetogivemoredimension.
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24piecesof210-270gsmpaper,120x65mmStraight-sidedglassvasewithaninnerdiameterof80mm
Scoring
MakeacopyoftheTrianglesVasetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixittemporarilyontooneofthe24piecesofpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateandcarefullycutoutwithacraftbladeandametalruler.
Scoreverticallinesat20mm,60mmand100mmfromtheleft-handedgeofthepiece(seeSegmentDiagram).
Scoreadiagonallinetojointhetopsofthesecondandthirdverticallinestocreateatab(seeSegmentDiagram).Apply6mmdouble-sidedtapeabovethislineonthefrontofthepaper(labelledBontheSegmentDiagram).
Repeatwiththeremainingpiecesofpapertocreateatotalof24foldedsegments.
Folding
Folding
ValleyfoldthescoredbluelinesandmountainfoldthescoredorangelineasshownonSegmentDiagram.
Foldthetwoouteredgesintowardseachother,applygluetotheareawheretheyoverlap(labelledA1andA2onSegmentDiagram)andsecure.
Repeatfortheremainingsegmentstocreate24identicaltriangularpieces(seeDiagram1),12tomakethetoppartofthevaseand12tomakethebottompart.
▶YoucanoverlapA1andA2fromlefttorightorrighttoleftjustaslongasyouareconsistent.
Assembly
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeononeofthetriangularpiecesandattachthetabtothereverseofanothertriangularpiece(labelledBandConSegmentDiagram).
Continueuntilyouhavecreatedaclosedcirclemadeupof12triangularpieces(seeDiagram2).Thenrepeattheprocesstocreateanotherclosedcirclewiththeremaining12foldedpieces.
Thesetwocirclesarethetwoseparatepartsforthetopandbottomofthevase,andonebecomesthetopofthevasewhenitisturnedupsidedown.
KaleidoscopeCoaster
Asmall,squarepictureframeistheperfectcontainerforthis
Asmall,squarepictureframeistheperfectcontainerforthisorigamidecoration,whichdoublesupasaneye-catchingcoaster.Placeanattractiveglassonitstransparentsurfacetoseethefoldsreflectedanddeflected,justlikearealkaleidoscope.Theframe’stransparentlayerwillprotecttheorigamifromspillages.Wechosebluepaperforourcoaster,butyoucouldmakeasetinvariouscolours.
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1pieceof150-190gsmpaper,160x152mmPictureframewithinnerdimensionsof100x100mm
Scalingthepattern
Ourinstructionsareforanorigamimodeltofitinsideapictureframewithinnerdimensionsof100x100mm,butyoucanscaleupthetemplatetofitalargerframeusingthefollowingformulae.
Scalingfactor=widthofyourpictureframe÷100mm
Forexample,forapictureframewithinnerdimensionsof200x200mm,thescalingfactoris200mm÷100mm,whichis2,sothetemplateneedstobescaledtotwiceitssize.
Distancebetweentheparallellines=scalingfactorx7mm
Forexample,forapictureframewithinnerdimensionsof200x200mm,thedistancebetweentheparallellineswillbe2x7mm=14mm.
Scoring
Makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixittemporarilyontoyourpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateandcarefullycutoutwithacraftbladeandametalruler.
ScorelinesfrompointOtopointB,C,DandE.
ScorelinesfrompointAtoB,BtoC,CtoDandDtoE.
ScorethehorizontallinesforsurfaceOCD,measuring7mmbetweentheparallellines(seeOverviewDiagram).(Note:thedistancebetweentheparallellineswilldependonthesizeofyourpictureframe;seeScalingthePattern.)
Rotatethepaperclockwiseby72degrees,sopointDbecomespointC,andscorethehorizontallinesforsurfaceODEasbefore.Continuetoscoretheremaininghorizontallines,rotatingthepaperclockwiseby72degreeseachtime.
Atthisstageyourmodelhasapentagonshape,butoncefoldedandassembleditwillendupasasquareshape.Apply6mmdouble-sidedtapetotheassemblytab(seeOverviewDiagram).
▶Althoughthisdesignonlyworksforsquarepictureframes,thetemplatecanbescaleduptomatchtheinnerdimensionsofyourchosenframe(seeScalingthePattern).
Folding
Pre-foldthescoredlinesOB,OC,ODandOEinbothdirections,startingwithavalleyfoldandfinishingwithamountainfold.
Pre-foldthescoredlinesAB,BC,CDandDEinbothdirectionsaslabelleds1onDiagram1torunallthewayaroundyourmodel,includingtheassemblytab.Continuetopre-foldeachoftheparallelscoredlines(s2,s3,s4,s5,s6ands7)inturn,inbothdirections(seeDiagrams2-4).
Valleyfoldthescoredlines1;notethatthelinesthatrunfrompointOtolines1willbecomemountainfolds(seeDiagram1).
Mountainfoldthescoredlines2;notethatthelinesthatrunfrompointOtolines2willbecomevalleyfolds(seeDiagram2).
Valleyfoldthescoredlines3;notethatthelinesthatrunfrompointOtolines3willbecomemountainfolds(seeDiagram3).
Continuetofoldtheremainingscoredparallellinestothispatternasfollows:s4mountainfold;s5valleyfold;s6mountainfold;s7valleyfold(seeDiagram4).
▶Whenfoldingthescoredlines,itiseasierifyoustartattheedgethatisoppositetheassemblytab.
Assembly
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateasquareshape,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthemodel,sothatpointsAandEjointobecomepointA/E(seeDiagram5).
MountainfoldlinesBC,CD,DA/EandA/EBoveranangleof90degrees(i.e.,overtheedgeofthetable),sothatyoucanmakethefoldsofyourpapermodelsharperbysqueezingatthepointsmarkedinDiagram6.ThenreleasetoreverttothesquareshapeseeninDiagram5,andplacethepapermodelinyourpictureframe,whereitisdisplayedasadiamondshape.
PencilPot
Thislittlepotistheperfectdesktopaccessory,givingyoua
Thislittlepotistheperfectdesktopaccessory,givingyouaplacetokeepallyourfavouritepensandpencilsclosetohand.It’sagreatexampleofmodularorigami,wheretwoidenticallyfoldedunitsareattachedtogetherwithgluetoformonestructure.We’vemadebothpartsfrompalepinkpaper,butyoucouldmakethetopinonecolourandthebottominanother,ifyouchooseto.
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2piecesof210-270gsmpaper,208x180mm
Scoring
Makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixittemporarilyontoeachpieceofpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateontothepaperandcarefullycutoutwithacraftbladeandametalruler.
TakeonepieceofpaperforthetoppartofthepotandreferringtothemeasurementsontheOverviewDiagram:Top,scorethehorizontallines,usingthecutoutcornersofyourcutoutshapetohelpguideyou.
Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degrees,sotriangleAisnowatthebottomleft-handcornerandscorethehorizontallinesasbefore.
Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degreesonelasttimeandscoretheremaininghorizontallines.
remaininghorizontallines.
Takeyourremainingpieceofpaperandrepeattoscorethefoldlinesforthebottompartofthepot,butdonotscorelinesacrossthecentrehexagonshape(seeOverviewDiagram:Bottom),whichisthepotbase.
Returningtothescoredpaperforthetoppartofthepot,useacraftbladeandametalrulertocuttheblacklinesinthecentrehexagonshape(seeOverviewDiagram:Top);thiscreatestheassemblytabstoattachthetopparttothebottompartafterfolding.
Folding
Forthebottompartofthemodel:
FoldallthescoredlinesinthedirectionasindicatedintheOverviewDiagram.GluetrianglesurfaceAtothereversesideofsurfaceA*,andrepeattoglueBtoB*,CtoC*,DtoD*,EtoE*,andFtoF*(seeDiagram1).
Forthetoppartofthemodel:
ReferringtoDiagram2,firstrepeatstepsasforthebottompartofthemodel.ThenfoldthetrianglesurfacesmarkedG,H,I,J,KandLasindicatedintheOverviewDiagram:Top,sotheypointdownwardsto
giveyoutheassemblytabstoattachthetoppartofthemodeltothebottompart.
Assembly
Toattachthetoppartofthemodeltothebottompart,putalittleglueontheoutsideoftrianglesG,H,I,J,KandLonthetoppartofthemodelandattachthesetothereverseoftrianglesurfacesG*,H*,I*,J*,K*andL*onthebottompartofthemodel(seeDiagram3).Yourpencilpotisnowreadytobefilledwithpencils.
MiniPlantPot
Oneday,whenwehavemoretime,we’dliketotryourhandat
Oneday,whenwehavemoretime,we’dliketotryourhandatpottery,buttillthenwe’llhavetosatisfyourselveswiththisfauxceramicplantpotduo.Thecupisagreatwaytodisguiseaplasticpotanditsitsneatlyinsideaspeciallydesignedsaucer.Wechoseasoftbluepapertoemphasizethedistinctivefolds,butanypastelcolourwouldworkjustaswell.Youcouldmaketheseitemsseparately.
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1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,330x105mmforthecup1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,530x105mmforthesaucerSmallplantpotwithoutdrainingholes,max.60mmhigh,70mmdiameterattop,45mmdiameteratbase
CupScoring
Scoreverticallinesatintervalsof20mmalongthelengthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.Eachsetoftwo20mmscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).
Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,CandD,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeat
thisprocessforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).
Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthescoredpiece(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.
Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholes10mminfromthesideandbottomedgesineach20mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).
Folding
Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections.
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatthisprocessfortheremainingsegments.
NextpleatthepaperalongthescoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).
StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection,valleyfoldthetoptwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd1onDiagram1).Repeatforremainingsegments.
Startingwiththefirstsegment,mountainfoldthebottomtwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd2onDiagram2).Repeatforremainingsegments.
Assembly
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreatethecupshape,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthecup.
Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesalongthebottomedgeofthecup.Gentlypullthecordtoclosethegapatthebaseofthecupandsecurebytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Tokeepthecupshapesecured,makeathirdknotclosetoknot2,thentrimofftheremainingcordlength.Placeyourplantpotinsidethecup(seeDiagram3).
SaucerScoring
Scoreverticallinesatintervalsof10mmalongthelengthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingonthe
right-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.Eachsetoftwo10mmscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).
Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,DandE,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatthisprocessforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).
Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthescoredpiece(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.
Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholes5mminfromthesideandbottomedgesineach10mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).
Folding
Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections.
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Thenpre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatforremainingsegments.
PleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).
StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoChangingDirectionvalleyfoldthetoptwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd1onDiagram1).Repeatforremainingsegments.
Startingwiththefirstsegment,mountainfoldthemiddletwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd2onDiagram2).Repeatforremainingsegments.
Startingwiththefirstsegment,mountainfoldthebottomtwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd3onDiagram3).Repeatforremainingsegments.
Assembly
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreatethesaucershape,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthesaucer.
Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesandgentlypullthecordtoclosethegapatthebaseofthesaucerandsecurebytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Tokeepthesaucershapesecured,makeathirdknotclosetoknot2,thentrimofftheremainingcordlength.Placecupinsidethesaucer:theweightofthecupwillkeepthesaucerintherightshape.
StandingClock
Thissmallclockhasbeenspeciallydesignedforabedside
Thissmallclockhasbeenspeciallydesignedforabedsidetable.Thefronthasafoldedstardesign,whereeachrayrepresentsoneofthenumbersonaclockface,andthemodelstandssecurelyonthefoldedbackstructure.Whilesomeofthefoldsaresharplydefined,othersareonlyslightlyvisible,anditisthis,togetherwithourchoiceofalilacpaper,thatgivestheclockitssubtlefoldedeffect.
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1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,490x208mmAnanalogueclockmechanismwithaspindlelengthof31mm(seeSuppliers)Aminutehandaround47mmandanhourhandaround36mm(seeSuppliers)
Scoring
Scoreverticallinesatintervalsof20mmalongthelengthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.Eachsetoftwo20mmscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).
Scorethehorizontallinethatrunsacrossthewidthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram),referringtothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagram.
Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,KandL,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).
Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthescoredpiece(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.
Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholesthatare10mminfromthesideandbottomedgesineach20mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).Repeatthisprocesstopunchtheholesalongthetopedgeofthepaper.
▶Oncepositioned,theclockwillstaysecurelyinplaceandwillnotrotate,butwhendustingorreplacingthebatterybesuretorepositiontheclocksothatittellstherighttime.
Folding
Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections,thenpre-foldthescoredhorizontallineinbothdirections.
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatthisprocessfortheremainingsegments.
PleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).
Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontalline(labelledh1onDiagram1)acrossthefullwidthofthepaperandfoldoveranangleof90degrees(i.e.,overtheedgeofthetable).
StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoChangingDirectionvalleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Repeatforremainingsegments.
Startingwiththefirstsegment,valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram2.Repeatforremainingsegments.
Assembly
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreatetheshapeofatube,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverse.
Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesatthebottomofthefoldedpiece(seeOverviewDiagram)andgentlypullthecordtoshapetheclockfaceuntiljustasmallholeremains(seeDiagram3);securetheendsofthecordbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).
Assembletheclockmechanismbyplacingthespindlethroughtheholeinthecentreofthefoldedclockface.Usethescrewprovidedtosecurethemechanisminplace(seeDiagram4).
Toensurethattheclockfacekeepsitsshapesothattheclockhandscanrotatefreely,fillthefinishedmodelwithscrunchedupballsofpaperorcloth.
Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesatthetopofthefoldedpiece(seeOverviewDiagram)andgentlypullthecordtoclosethebackofthestandingclock;securetheendsofthecordbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).
Attachtheminuteandhourhandstotheclockfacetofinish.
ThistleLamp
Thisisourfirstlampshadedesignforafloorlampalthoughit
Thisisourfirstlampshadedesignforafloorlampalthoughitcouldjustaseasilybeusedasalampshadeforalargetablelamp.Inspiredbytheformandtextureofthethistleplant,thelampshadeiscurvedwithpapercut‘spikes’.Thepaperslitsallowthestraightfoldstobemanipulatedintothedistinctiveshape,creatingasurprisinglightingeffect.Whitepapermustbeusedtoletthelightshinethroughanditisimportantthatitdoesnotteareasily,sotestbeforestarting.
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2piecesof210-270gsmpaper,980x700mm(important:useapaperthatdoesnotteareasily)Floorlampbase(seeSuppliers)Metalring,150mmdiameterwitharodthicknessof4mm(seeSuppliers)Shadecarrierandduplexringset(seeSuppliers)andLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)
Scoring
Startingattheleft-handedgeofoneofthepiecesofpaper,scoretheverticallinesthatrunfromthetoptothebottomofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram),referringtothemeasurementsgivenatthebaseoftheSegmentDiagram.Therewillbea20mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.
Eachsegmenthastwo30mmscoredsectionsatitscentre,andthe20mmsectionsoneithersideofthesecentresectionsaresharedequallybetweenneighbouringsegments,sothateachsegmenthas10mmsectionsateithersideofthecentresections(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).
Repeatwiththeotherpieceofpapertogiveyouatotalof24scoredsegments.
Foreachsegment:
MarkpointsA,B,C,D,EandF,referringtothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagram,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(SegmentDiagram).Scorethehorizontallinesbetweenthemarkedpoints(seeSegmentDiagram).andcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorethehorizontallinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).ReferringtothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagramdetail,marktheangled(black)cuttinglinesinthecentresectionsofthesegment,makingsurethatthelinesareangleddownwardsinthetophalfofthesegmentandupwardsinthebottomhalfofthesegment(asseenontheSegmentDiagramDetail).Cutalongthemarkedcuttinglineswithacraftbladeandametalruler,takingcarenottoextendthecutlinesbeyondthe30mmsections.
Apply10mmdouble-sidedtapetothecentreofthe20mmsectionontheright-handedgeofeachpieceofpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).
Usea4mmholepunchtopunchtheholestothefarleftofeachsegmentalongthetopedgeofthepaper(thisistheholelabelled1inDiagram2).Itisimportanttobeveryprecisewiththeholelocation,sorefertothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagramdetail,butrememberthatatthisstageyouareonlypunchingthefirstofthefourholes.
Repeattopunchtheholestothefarleftofeachsegmentalongthebottomedgeofthepaper(thisistheholelabelled1inDiagram2).
Folding
Foreachpieceofpaper,pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections,thenpleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).Theresultwillbepleatedpaperpieceswith20mm-wideflatsectionsalternatingwithmountainsections.Asitisnotpossibletocompressthepaper,youmusttrytofoldallverticalfoldsastightlyaspossibletosharpenthesefolds.
Foreachsegment:
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineandusea4mmholepunchtopunchthetoprightholealongthetopedgeofthesegment(theholelabelled4inDiagram3a)andthebottomrightholealongthebottomedgeofthesegment.Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd2onDiagram1.
▶Asholes1and4overlap,youcanpunchhole4byplacingyourholepunchthroughhole1.
Nowpunchtheremainingholesalongthetopedgeofthepaper.Todothis,foldthediagonalvalleyfoldssothattheholesontheouteredgeofthesegment(holes1and4)overlapwiththeholepositionsontheinneredgeofthesegment(holes2and3).Asallfourholesoverlap,youcanpunchholes2and3simultaneouslybyplacingyourholepunchthrougheitherhole1orhole4.RefertoDiagram3bformakingholes.
Repeattopunchtheremainingholesalongthebottomedgeofthepaper.
Unfoldthediagonalfoldsfrommakingholessothatthispartofthepapernowliesflat.
Foreachsegment,refertoDiagram2andtakecarenottocutthroughscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1andd2onDiagram1asyou:
Markandcutthehorizontalblacklinesthatrunfromhole1toscoreddiagonallinesd1andd2.Markandcuttheverticalblacklinesthatrunfromhole2toscoreddiagonallinesd1andd2.Markandcutthehorizontalblacklinesthatrunfromhole4toscoreddiagonallinesd1andd2.Markandcuttheverticalblacklinesthatrunfromhole3toscoreddiagonallinesd1andd2.
Assembly
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofonefoldedpieceandattachtotheleft-handedgeoftheotherpiecetocreateonelongstripoffoldedpaper.
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofthesecondfoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateatubeshape.
Placethemodelonacleanworksurface,makingsurethatthereisenoughspaceforyoutowalkallthewayaroundit.
Refoldthescoreddiagonallinesd1(seeDiagram1).Turnthemodelupsidedownandtrytogetthebottomofthemodeltofallintoacurvedshape(seeDiagram4),thenrefoldthescoreddiagonallinesd2.
Takethemetalringandclipitintothefourholesalongthefoldededgeofeachsegment(seeDiagram5).Asyoudoso,youwillnoticethatyourtubeshapewillstarttochangeintoasphere.Asyouworkyourwayaroundthemodel,itbecomesalittlemoredifficulttoattachthefoldedsegmentstothemetalring,sogentlyandcarefullysqueezethealreadyattachedsegmentstogethertogiveyouspacetoaddtherestofthefoldedsegments.
Asyoureachhalfway,makesuretofoldboththefoldedsegmentyouarecurrentlyattachingaswellasthefollowingsegmenttoo,andmakesurethattheshapeofbothsegmentsarecurvedlikethesegmentsyouhavealreadyattached.
Asyoureachtheend,makesurealltheremainingsegmentsarecorrectlyfoldedandpositionedtoenableyoutoattachtheverylastfoldstothemetalring(seeDiagram6).
Gentlyturnthemodelrightwayuptoclipthemetalringatthetopoftheduplexringsetintotheholesalongthetopedgeofthelampshade.
ItisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructionsbeforeinstallingthelampshadeasseeninDiagram7(seeTechniques:LampSafety).Makesurethatthefloorlampisunpluggedfromthesocket.Removetheringbeneaththelightbulbfitting.Placethebottommetalringoftheshadecarrieroverthelightbulbfittingandreattachthering.Placethebottommetalringoftheduplexringsetatthetopmetalringoftheshadecarrier.
Thelampshadewillfallintoitsshapebutthiscantakeuptoaday.Ifyoudon’twanttowait,youcanfoldthecentralfoldedlinesofeachsegmentoncemorewhilethelampshadeishanging.Thenfitalightbulb,puttheplugbackinthesocketandswitchonthepower.
FORTHEWALL
PictureFrame
Apaper-foldedpictureframeistheidealwaytomakea
Apaper-foldedpictureframeistheidealwaytomakealightweightframethatisjusttherightsizetofityourfavouriteillustration.Betterstill,asthereisnoheavyglassinvolved,there’snoneedtodrillalargeholeinyourwallasasmallhookwillbefinetohangitfrom.Sonowyoucanchangethepicturesonyourwallasoftenasyouchoose.
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1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,806x40mmAnA5illustration
▶Beforeyoustart,refertoCalculatingthePaperSize.
Calculatingthepapersize
OurinstructionsareformakingapictureframetofitaroundanA5formatportraitillustrationwithaheightof210mmandawidthof148mm(seethezebraillustrationinthephotograph),butitiseasytoadaptthemeasurementstocustomfitthesizeofyourillustration.Eachpictureframestartswithalongstripofpaper,andthesizeofthepaperstripisdeterminedbythefollowingdimensions:theheightandwidthofyourillustrationandthepreferreddepthofyourpictureframeborder(seeOverviewDiagram).Tocalculatethesizeofyourpaperstrip,usethefollowingformulae:
Widthofpaper=depthofpictureframeborderx2:Firstdeterminethepreferreddepthofyourframeborder.Inourexample,thewidthofthepaperis40mmforapictureframeborderof20mmdeep.
Perimeter=2x(h+w):Toestablishthelengthofyourpaperstrip,youmustfirstdeterminetheperimetermeasurementofyourillustration,whichisthelengthoftheouteredgeofyourpicture.Addthepictureheightandthepicturewidth,thenmultiplyby2.Inourexample,theperimeterofourillustrationis2x(210mm+148mm)=716mm.
Lengthofpaper=perimeter+4xdepthofpictureframeborder:Tobeabletofoldthepictureframecorners,youneedtoallowameasurementthatisthesameasthedepthoftheframeborderforeachcorner.Inourexample,whichhasapictureframedepthof20mm,thisis80mm.Thismeasurementisthenaddedtotheperimetercalculation,soforourpictureframethecalculationis716mm+(4x20mm)=796mm.Finally,add10mmtothelengthofthepaperstripfortheassemblytab(seethe10mmareacoveredwithdouble-sidedtapeatthetopoftheOverviewDiagram).So,inourexample,thetotallengthofthestripofpaperwillbe796+10=806mm.
So,thefinaldimensionsofourpaperstripis806mmlongby40mmwide(seeOverviewDiagram).
Note:asmostpapershaveamaximumlengthof1000mm,wehavebeenabletomakeourA5pictureframefromjustonesheetofpaper,butifyourlengthcalculationexceeds1000mm,youwillneedtoattachtwopaperstripstogiveyouyourlength,andifthisisthecase,youwillneedtoaddanadditional10mmtothepaperstrip
case,youwillneedtoaddanadditional10mmtothepaperstriplengthtoallowforjoiningthepaperstripstogether.
Scoring
Scorethecentralverticallinealongthelengthofthepaperstrip(seeOverviewDiagram).
Referringtothemeasurementsontheright-handedgeoftheOverviewDiagram(adaptingthesetotheheightandwidthmeasurementsofyourillustrationasnecessary),scorehorizontallinesatthepositionsindicated.
Foreachgroupoffoldinglines,refertothemeasurementsgivenintheOverviewDiagramandtheGroupofFoldingLinesDiagramtomarkpointsA,B,C,DandE,thenscorealldiagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshownintheGroupofFoldingLinesDiagram.Eachgroupoffoldinglinesmakesacornerofthepictureframe.
Thepictureframewillbeassembledatoneofthecorners,soitisnecessarytomarkpointsC,DandEatthebottomedgeofthepaperstripandtoscorediagonallinesbetweenthem(seeOverviewDiagram).
CarefullycutoutthetwoU-formsseenintheOverviewDiagram(thesewillhelptokeeptheillustrationinplacewithinthepictureframe);theseshouldbepositionedinthemiddleoftheheightofthepictureframe,makingsurethattheyarebothsituatedinthesameverticalscoredsection.
Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionatthetopedgeofthescoredpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).
Folding
Pre-foldthecentralscoredverticallineinbothdirections,thenpre-foldthehorizontallinesinbothdirections.
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredline.Pre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesinbothdirections.
▶Chooseyourpapercolourtoaccentuateyourillustration,ormakeitinthesameshadeasyourwalldécorforamoreneutrallook.
PleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).
Nowtofoldthe90degreecornersthatwillclampyourpictureinplace.
Nowtofoldthe90degreecornersthatwillclampyourpictureinplace.Foreachgroupoffoldinglines:
Valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram2.Thefinalstepinformingthecornerrequiresthatyoumanipulatethescoredhorizontalfoldslabelledh1andh2andthescoreddiagonalfoldslabelledd3onDiagram3tobringtheverticalsectionsofthepapertogethertomakea90degreeangleasshowninthe3Dperspective(seeDiagram3).
Assembly
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeandattachtheendsofthepictureframetogether,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseoftheinneredgeofthepictureframe.
Toputyourillustrationintothepictureframe,placetheframerightsidedownsothatU-formsarefacingyou.Placetheillustrationrightsidedownnexttotheframeandslideitinfromtheside,sothatitslipsunderthecorners.CentretheillustrationandusetheU-form‘clips’tosecureithorizontally.
Takea2metrelengthofcordandloopitaroundtheedgeofthepictureframe.Checkthelengthrequiredtohangfromyourpicturehook,andtietheendstogetherwithanoverhandknotatthatpoint,trimmingoffanyexcess.Yourpictureisnowreadytohang.
WindowDecoration
Weliveinanoldhousethathassmallpanedwindows,which
Weliveinanoldhousethathassmallpanedwindows,whichareidealforhangingdecorationsfrom.Ourdesignfeaturesacircularfoldedmotif,withslitscutacrossthefoldstowardstheouteredges,sothatwhenthesunshines,thelightmakespatternsthroughthepaper.Theornamentremindsusofameringue,anaffectthatwasachievedbyusingcurvedratherthanstraightfoldlines,andthiswillrequirealittlemoreconcentration.
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1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,190x190mm
▶Ifyouareabeginner,trymakingthedecorationwithstraightfoldsbeforemovingontothecurvedfoldversion.
Scoring
Makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixitontoyourpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateontoyourpaper,thenscoreoverthecurvedlinesthatrunfromthecentretotheouteredge,pressinghardenoughtoimpressthelinesontothepaper.
Continuetoscorethetworoundsofblackcurvedlines,makingsuretokeepadistanceof4mmbetweenthescoredlinesineachroundasshownasintheOverviewDiagram.
Removethetemplatefromthepaper.Carefullycutaroundtheouteredgeofthecircleusingscissorsoracraftbladeandusea2mmholepunchtopunchthehole(seeOverviewDiagram).
Folding
Pre-foldthescoredcurvedlinesthatradiatefromthecentre,inbothdirections:thisiseasiesttodoifyoustartfoldingfromtheoutsideedgeandgentlyfollowthecurvetowardsthecentre.Donottrytofoldeachline
andgentlyfollowthecurvetowardsthecentre.Donottrytofoldeachlineinonego,asyouwouldastraightline,butfollowthecurveofthefold,pinchingthepaperbetweenthumbandindexfinger,thenreleasingtomovealongthefold,beforepinchingagain,andrepeatuntilyouhavereachedtheendofthecurvedline.
MountainfoldthescoredorangelinesandvalleyfoldthescoredbluelinesasshownonDiagram1.
CuttheinnerroundofblackscoredcurvedlinesasshownontheOverviewDiagramandDiagram2,takingcaretokeepthedistanceof4mmbetweentheendsofthecuttinglines.
ChangethedirectionofthescoredcurvedfoldsbetweentheinnerroundandtheouteredgeofthemodelasshownonDiagram2.
CuttheouterroundofblackscoredcurvedlinesasshownontheOverviewDiagramandDiagram3,takingcaretokeepthedistanceof4mmbetweentheendsofthecuttinglines.
ChangethedirectionofthescoredcurvedfoldsbetweentheouterroundandtheouteredgeofthemodelasshownonDiagram3.
Thedecorationlooksbestifthecentreofthemodelisamountain;pressatthecentrepoint(labelledAinDiagram3)asnecessarytoachievethis.
Assembly
Tomakeahangingloop,cuta0.5mlengthofcord,folditinhalftomakealoopandthreadtheloopthroughtheholeatthetopofthefoldedmodel(seeDiagram4).Adjustthelengthoftheloopasrequired,thentietheendstogetherwithanoverhandknot(seeDiagram5).
StringofStars
Astringoflightsdecoratedwithorigamistarsisagreatwayto
Astringoflightsdecoratedwithorigamistarsisagreatwaytobringanilluminatedfocustoaroomatanytimeofyear,sothere’snoneedtopacktheseawaywiththerestoftheChristmasdecorations.Eachballshapeisfoldedandformedtorevealasix-pointstaratitscentre.
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1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,139x120mm,perstardecorationLEDstringlights(seeTechniques:LampSafety)
Scoring
Makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixittemporarilyontoapieceofyourpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateandcarefullycutoutwithacraftbladeandametalruler.
TakeonepieceofpaperandreferringtothemeasurementsontheOverviewDiagram,scorethehorizontallines.
Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degrees,sothattriangleAisnowatthebottomleft-handcorner,andscorethehorizontallinesasyoudidbefore.
Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degreesonelasttimeandscoretheremaininghorizontallines.
Cutoutthehexagonshapeinthecentreanduseaholepunchtopunchthehole(seeOverviewDiagram)–a2mmholepunchshouldbefinebut
checkthewidestdiameteroftheLEDlightsonthelightstringandmaketheholejustalittlebitsmallerthanthis.
Folding
FoldallthescoredlinesinthedirectionasindicatedintheOverviewDiagram.
GluetrianglesurfaceAtothereversesideofsurfaceA*,andrepeattoglueBtoB*,CtoC*,DtoD*,EtoE*,andFtoF*(seeDiagram1).YourcompletedstarmodelwillnowlooklikethatshowninDiagram2.
Assembly
Onceyouhavemadethenecessarynumberofstars,attachthemtoyourlightstringbypushingoneoftheLEDlightsthroughaholeoneachofthedecorations(seeDiagram3).
Alternatively,tohangthestarsasindividualdecorations,takealengthofcord,folditinhalftomakealoopandtietheendswithanoverhandknot.
Threadtheloopthroughthehole,sothattheknotisontheinsideofthemodeljustbelowthehole(seeDiagram4).
FauxCeramicClock
Thisstrikingdesignisnotonlyabeautifulpieceofwallart,but
Thisstrikingdesignisnotonlyabeautifulpieceofwallart,butalsoafunctionalclocksuitableforanyroominyourhome.Thecircularpatternfeaturesindividualsegmentstorepresentthe12numbersonaclockface.Maketheclocktomatchyourexistingdecororchooseacontrastingcolourtocreateaboldfeature.Usingapalecolouredpaper,however,willensurethatthefoldsareallclearlyvisible.
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1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,970x150mm1pieceof340gsmcardstock,300x300mmAnanalogueclockmechanismwithaspindlelengthof31mm(seeSuppliers)Aminutehandaround120mmandanhourhandaround90mm(seeSuppliers)
Scoring
Scoreverticallinesatintervalsof20mmalongthelengthofthepieceofpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.Eachsetoffour20mmscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).
Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,E,FandG,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegment
Diagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).
Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthescoredpiece(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.
Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholes10mminfromthesideandbottomedgesineach20mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).
Folding
Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections.
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatforremainingsegments.
PleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).
Startingwiththefirstsegment,andreferringtoTechniques:ChangingDirection,mountainfoldthecentraltwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd1onDiagram1).Repeatforremainingsegments.
Valleyfoldthetoptwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd2onDiagram2).Repeatforremainingsegments.
Valleyfoldthebottomtwoscoreddiagonallines(labelledd3onDiagram3).Repeatforremainingsegments.
Assembly
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateatube,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseoftheclock.
Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesalongthebottomofthefoldedpiece.Pullthecordtocreateacircularshapeandsecuretheendsofthecordbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Gentlypullthecordtotightenandflattentheclock(seeDiagram4).Tokeeptheclockshapesecured,makeathirdknotclosetoknot2,thentrimofftheremainingcordlength.
▶Ensurethatyourslidingknotisonthereverseoftheclockforaneat,professionalfinish.
Cuta290mmcirclefromthe340gsmcardstock.Makeasmallholeinthecentreforthespindle.Gluetheoutertriangularshapesontheclocktothecardcircle(seeshadedareasonDiagram5).
Assembletheclockmechanismbyplacingthespindlethroughtheholeinthecentreofthefoldedclock.Usethescrewprovidedtosecurethemechanisminplace,andattachtheminuteandhourhandstofinish(seeDiagram6).
▶Thespindlelengthmustbe31mmtoensurethattheclockmechanismwillfitcorrectly.Youcanalsoaddasecondhandifdesired.
ModularWallArt
Theexcitingthingaboutmodularwallartisthatnotwofinished
Theexcitingthingaboutmodularwallartisthatnotwofinishedpiecesneedtobethesame,astheindividualunitscanbecombinedinmanyways.Weusedahexagonshapeasthebasisforourpattern,exploringdepthanddimensionaswedevelopedthedesign.Eachmodulerequiresjustonesmallpieceofpaper,soyoucangetcreativewithcolour.Wechoseanombréeffectinblue,butyoucouldfoldarainbow.
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19piecesof210-270gsmpaper,139x120mm
▶Youcanchangetheshapeofyourfinishedmodel,makingitwithfewerormoremodules,andthenumberofpiecesofpaperyourequirewilldependonthenumberofunitsyouchoosetomake.
Scoring
Foreachmodule(make19forthemodelshown):
Makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixittemporarilyontoyourpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateandcarefullycutoutwithacraftbladeandametalruler.Orientatethecutouthexagonshapesothatthereisapointatthetopandthebottom.ReferringtothemeasurementsgivenontheOverviewDiagram,markandscoreverticallines,usingthecornersofyourcutoutshapetohelpyou.
Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degrees,sothattrianglesC*andCarenowthebottompointandmarkandscoretheverticallinesasbefore.Rotatethepaperclockwiseby60degreesonelasttimeandscoretheremainingverticallines.UseacraftbladeandametalrulertocutoutthetrianglesfromthethreeareasmarkedwithabladesymbolontheOverviewDiagram.ScorethedashedlineslabelledLontheOverviewDiagram.
Folding
Folding
Foreachmodule:
Pre-foldallthescoredlinesinbothdirections.MountainfoldthedashedlineslabelledLontheOverviewDiagram.ValleyfoldthebluelinesbetweenAandA*,BandB*,CandC*andgluethesidestogether.Turnthemodelovertothereverseside–itshouldlooklikeDiagram1.Takecarethattherestofthemodeldoesnotfoldyet.TurnthemodelovertothefrontsideasinDiagram2.PresspointDdownwardstocreatethemountainandvalleyfoldsofhexagon1(seeDiagram3).RepeatforpointsEandFtocreatethemountainandvalleyfoldsofhexagon2and3.ValleyfoldlinesG,HandI(seeDiagram3).Turnthemodelovertothereversesideonceagain,andfoldthegluedtrianglessidewayssotheytouchtheinsideofthemodel.
Assembly
Onceyouhavemadeallyourmodularpieces,youcanfitthemtogetherwithglue,eitherfollowingourlayoutorinapatternofyourowndesign.
PutglueonsidesJ*andK*ononemoduleandattachtosidesJandKonanothermodule(seeDiagram4toseehowthemodulesstarttocometogether).Theeasiestwaytostartistoattachthreemodulestogetherandaddmorefromthere.
Afteryouhavefinishedattachingthemodules,turnthemodelovertothereversesidetocompletethefoldingwork.Wherethreemodulescome
together,valleyfoldlinesMasonDiagram5sothatahexagonshapeformsinthislocation.
Ontheouteredgesofthefinishedmodel,mountainfoldlinesLasonDiagram5,bringingthesidescompletelytogether.Themodelwillhaveacurvedshape,anditcanstandonashelforbehungonthewall.
▶Experimentwithmakingalargernumberofmodulestocreatelargedomeshapes.
WavesPicture
Thisorigamipicturewasinspiredbyourloveoftheseaandthe
Thisorigamipicturewasinspiredbyourloveoftheseaandtherepeatingpatternofthefoldsremindsusofbreakingwaves.Asitisquitechallengingtofoldsuchadetailedtextureoveralargepieceofpaper,wehavebrokenitdownintofivesmallerpieces,usingtwopiecesofwhiteforthetopofthewavewithgradationsofblueforthethreeremainingsections.Whatcolourcombinationwillyouchoose?
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5piecesof210-270gsmpaper,360x112.5mmPictureframe,500x700mm
Scoring
Scoreverticallinesatalternatingintervalsof15mmand45mm(seeSegmentDiagramX)alongthelengthofeachofthefivepiecesofpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).
Takeonepieceofpaperand,startingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,KandL,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegment.
Repeattomarkpointsandscorediagonallinesbetweenmarkedpointsontheremainingfourpiecesofpaper.
ReferringtotheOverviewDiagram,apply6mmdouble-sidedtapetorunneatlyalongthetopscoredlineonfourofthefivepiecesofpaper,asmarkeda,b,candd.
ReferringtotheOverviewDiagram,noticethatthreeofthepapersarelabelledasRowXandtwoarelabelledRowY;pleasenotethatRowXisdifferentforeachofthethreepapers.ThethreedifferentshapesareindicatedintheOverviewDiagramandwithdashedlinesinSegmentDiagramX.
CuteachofthefivepiecesofpapersothattheyappearasintheOverviewDiagram,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheOverviewDiagramandtheSegmentDiagramstoguideyou.
Folding
Therearethreepapersthathavethesameshape.MakesuretousetwooftheseasRowYpapersandoneasaRowXpaper.Foreachpieceofpaper,pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirectionsandpleatasfollows:
ForRowXpapers,asindicatedonPleatingDiagramX(seePleating).ForRowYpapers,asindicatedonPleatingDiagramY.
Nowfoldthediagonallines.Thisisabitofachallengebecause,asthepleatsarenotsymmetricalandwillnotoverlapwhenthepaperisfoldedalongaverticalline,itisnotpossibletopre-foldthediagonals.Ratherthantheusualpracticeofbringingthesidesofthefoldtogethercompletely,you’llneedtobringthesidesofthefoldtogetherhalfwaytogentlyshapethepaper.
FoldthediagonallinesforRowXpapersasshownonDiagram1(seenote).FoldthediagonallinesforRowYpapersasshownonDiagram2(seenote).
Note
Startfoldingthescoredlinestotheleft,right,topandbottomedgesofthepaper;asthepaperslowlystartstotakeonitsshape,itwillbepossibletofoldthediagonallinestowardsthecentreofthepaper(seeDiagrams1and2for3Dperspectives).Bringthesidesofthediagonalfoldstogetherasmuchaspossiblebygentlypushingtogethertheverticallines(1-2),(3-4),(5-6),(7-8),(9-10)and(11-12)asshowninDiagram3;thissharpensthefoldssothatyougetthedesireddepthtothepaper.
Assembly
Workingononerowatatime,removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeandattachittoitsneighbouringrow,aligningatoa*,btob*,ctoc*anddtod*(seeOverviewDiagram),ensuringthatthetapededgesareonthereverse.
DecorativeMirror
Thiselegantmirrorseemstodefythelawsofphysics–how
Thiselegantmirrorseemstodefythelawsofphysics–howcanadelicatepaperbordersecuretheheavymirroredglass?Itissimplyacleverillusionasalthoughtheorigamitrianglesappeartoclaspthemirrorinplace,ahiddensplitbattenfixtureattachesitdirectlytothewall,andthecircularorigamibackingintowhichthemirrorisslippedishiddenfromviewtoleaveonlythedecorativeedgevisible.
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2piecesof210-270gsmpaper,1piece685x270mmand1piece640x270mmCircularmirror,300mmdiameterand5mmthick(seeSuppliers)Splitbattenwithdistancetowallof15mm(seeSuppliers)Mirrorfixingtape(seeSuppliers)
Scoring
Foreachpieceofpaper:
Scoreverticallinesalongthelengthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram)tothemeasurementsgivenatthebaseoftheSegmentDiagram.Eachsegmentmeasures45mmwideandhasasetoftwopartiallyscored7.5mmsections(labelledcolumna)andtwofullyscored15mmsections(labelledcolumnb)(seeSegmentDiagram).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.
Scorethefourhorizontallinesthatrunacrossthefullpaperwidth(seeOverviewDiagram),referringtothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagram.Ineachsegment,cutoutthe5mmrectangleshapeincolumnb(seeknifesymbolonSegmentDiagram).ReferringtothemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,E,F,G,HandIincolumnbandpointsJ,KandLincolumna,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthescoredpiece(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholes7.5mminfromthesideandbottomedgesineach15mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).
▶ThespacebehindthelippededgeoftheorigamimodelcouldhouseaLEDlightstringbutyou’llneedtochooseapalecolouredpapertoletthelightshinethrough.
Folding
Foreachpieceofpaper:
Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticalandhorizontallinesinbothdirections:notethatnotalltheverticallinesextendtothefullheightofthepaper.
Inthefirstsegmentononeofthepiecesofpaper:
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlinebetweenthetwo7.5mmsections(notethatthisverticallinedoesnotextendto
thefullheightofthepaper)andpre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesinthissectioninbothdirections.Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlinebetweenthetwo15mmsectionsandpre-foldallthediagonalscoredlinesinthissectioninbothdirections.
Repeatfortheremainingsegmentsonthefirstpieceofpaper,beforereplicatingonthesecondpieceofpaper.
PleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating):noteagainthatnotalltheverticallinesextendtothefullheightofthepaper.
Workingoneachpieceofpaperinturnandfoldingacrossthefullwidthofthepaper:
Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh1onDiagram1overanangleof90degrees(i.e.,foldalongtheedgeofthetable).Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh2onDiagram1overanangleof90degrees.Valleyfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh3onDiagram1overanangleof180degrees(i.e.,foldinhalf).Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh4onDiagram1overanangleof90degrees.
Inthefirstsegmentononeofthepieces:
Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd1onDiagram2(refertoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection).Repeatforremainingsegments.Mountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd2onDiagram2bypushingdownatthepointmarkedX.Repeatforremainingsegments.Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd3onDiagram2.Repeatforremainingsegments.Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd4onDiagram3.Repeatforremainingsegments.
Replicateonthesecondpieceofpaper.
Assembly
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofonefoldedpieceandattachtotheleft-handedgeoftheotherpiecetocreateonelongstripoffoldedpaper.
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofthesecondfoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertobegintocreatethemirrorframeshape.
Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughthepunchedholesandgentlypullthecordtoclosethebackoftheframe;securetheendsofthecordbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Tokeeptheframeshapesecured,makeathirdknotclosetoknot2,thentrimofftheremainingcord.
MakearectangularholeinthebackoftheorigamimodelasindicatedonDiagram4;thisshouldbethenecessarysizetoaccommodatethesplitbattenfixtureyouareusing.
Nowyoucaninsertthemirrorintotheorigamiframe.Placethefoldedmodelonacleanworksurface.Gentlyplacethemirrorintothe5mmslotsthatyoucutoutofthepaperatthestartoftheproject.
Attachthesplitbattentothemirrorwithmirrorfixingtape–thisisverystrongtapethatcanbeusedtoattachmetalpartstoamirror–bypressingthemirrorandthesplitbattenfirmlytogether.Attachthehangingsystemtoyourwallfollowingthemanufacturer’sinstructionsandhangthemirror(seeDiagram5).
FORTHECEILING
LeafMobile
Thisdelightfuldecorationisinspiredbyautumn,whenthe
Thisdelightfuldecorationisinspiredbyautumn,whentheleavesstarttofallfromthetrees.Itisakineticmobile,continuouslysearchingforbalance,oftenresultinginbeautifuldynamicshadowplay.Theleavesarecutfromrelativelysmallpiecesofpaperandweusedlotsofdifferentcolours,althoughyoucouldchooseamoreautumnalpaletteifyouwish.Hangtheleavesfromwhitethreadsotheyappeartodanceintheair.
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5piecesof210-270gsmpaper,140x170mmCombinationpliers0.9mmmetalwire(seeSuppliers)Whitethread,5metres
Scoring
Tomakeeachleaf,makeacopyofthetemplate(seeTemplates)andfixitontoyourpaperwithmaskingtape.Tracetheoutlineofthetemplateontoyourpaper,thenscoretheverticallineinthecentreoftheleaf,pressinghardenoughtoimpressthelineontothepaper.Scoretheinnerleafshapeandeachofthediagonallinesradiatingoutfromtheverticalline.
Removethetemplatefromthepaper.Useacraftbladeandametalrulertocutthroughthediagonallinesradiatingoutfromverticalline,cuttingthemthroughthescoredverticalline,butstoppinginsidethescoredinnerleafshape.
leafshape.
Carefullycutaroundtheouteredgeoftheleafusingscissorsoracraftbladeandusea2mmholepunchtopunchtheholeinthestalk(seeOverviewDiagram).
Folding
Folding
Foreachleaf,valleyfoldtheblueverticallineandmountainfoldthecurvedorangelineasmarkedontheOverviewDiagram.Asyoudoso,theleafshapewillform.Makethefoldssharpertocreatemoredepthinyourleafmodel.
Assembly
Wehavedividedtheassemblyinstructionsintotwoparts:buildingthemobile,whichgivesanoverviewofthemobilebuildingprocess;andmobilecomponentassembly,whichgivesdetailsofmakingandattachingthehangingarccomponents.Thesuccessofthemobileisallaboutfindingtherightbalance,asseeninDiagram1anddescribedindetailinMobileComponentAssembly.
Buildingthemobile
Cutfive500mmpiecesofwhitethread.Attachalengthofthreadtoeachoftheleavesandsecurewithtwooverhandknots.
Startwiththeleafthathangsthelowest,labelledleaf1inDiagram1,whichtogetherwithleaf2hangsfromarcA(refertoMobileComponentAssemblyformakingthearc).
ContinuewitharcB,fromwhichtheassembledarcAandleaf3hang(refertoMobileComponentAssemblyformakingthearc).
ContinuewitharcC,fromwhichleaf4andleaf5hang(refertoMobileComponentAssemblyformakingthearc).
FinishwiththewidestarcD,fromwhichjoinedarcsAandB,andarcChang(refertoMobileComponentAssemblyformakingthearc).
Mobilecomponentassembly
Usecombinationplierstocutfourpiecesofmetalwire,three300mmlengthsforarcsA,BandC,andone550mmlengthforarcD.ReferringtotheapproximatemeasurementsinDiagram2,carefullybendthewirepieceswithyourhandstomakethearcs.
Whenmakingthearcs,usemaskingtapetotemporarilyattachtheelementsthatwillhangfromthearcthatyouaremaking(asseeninDiagram1anddescribedindetailinBuildingtheMobile).
Findthebalancepointofatemporarilyassembledarcbylettingitfinditsbalanceonyourfingertip.Thismaybeinthecentre,orslightlyoff-centre,ortotheside.Clampthecombinationpliersatthebalancepoint,thenremovethetemporarilyassembledpartsfromit.
Keepingyourfingersclosetothecombinationpliers,bendthearc270degreesclockwise.Releasethepliersandclampthembackonatthetopofthelooptocompletethebendingofthearc,forminganeatcircle.Formthehangingloopsateachendofthearcinthesameway.
Reattachtheelementsthatwillhangfromthearcthatyouhavemade,thenattachalengthofthreadtothefinishedarcfromwhichitwillhang.
▶Thetypeofwiresoldinhobbyshopsisaneasythicknesstoworkwith.Practisemakingloopsfirst.
CeilingRose
Thisattractiveceilingornamenthasbeeninspiredbythe
Thisattractiveceilingornamenthasbeeninspiredbythetraditionaldecorativefeaturesoncefoundinolderhousesandnowsooftenlost.Thisminimalisticdesign,basedonapleatedpapersheet,looksfantasticinamodernsettingandisfunctionaltoo,attractivelycoveringyourceilingconnection.Wemadeoursinwhite,toblendinwiththeceilingcolour,choosingacolouredcordforcontrast.
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1pieceof150-190gsmpaper,970x180mmCordsetwithbulbsocketandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)Flatplasticnylonwasherwithaninnerdiameterof5mm
Scoring
Scoreverticallinesatintervalsof15mmalongthelengthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.Eachsetoftwo15mmscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).
Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,EandF,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).
Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.
Usea4mmholepunchtopunchholes7.5mminfromthesideandbottomedgesineach15mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).
▶Forsafety’ssakeitisimportanttouseaplasticormetalceilingcupbeneathyourpaperceilingrose,adaptingtheheightoftheorigamiasnecessary.
Folding
Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections.
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatforremainingsegments.
PleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).
StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection,mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Repeatthisprocessforremainingsegments.
Startingwiththefirstsegment,mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram2.Repeatthisprocessforremainingsegments.
Assembly
Itisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructionsbeforeinstallingtheceilingrose(seeTechniques:LampSafety).Remember,youmustuseaplasticormetalceilingcupbeneaththepaperceilingrose,whichshouldbeusedfordecorationonly.
Toassembleyourceilingrose,removethebackingfromthedouble-sided
Toassembleyourceilingrose,removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceofpaperandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreatetheceilingroseshape,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthemodel.
Nextthreada1metrelengthofcordthroughthepunchedholesandgentlypullthecordtopartiallyclose.Thensecurethecordendsbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).
Placethepaperceilingroseoverthelightbulbsocketandslideituptheelectriccorduntilittouchestheceiling,coveringtheplasticormetalcup.Gentlypullthecordtoclosethepaperceilingrosearoundtheelectriccord,storingthecordinsidethemodel.Topreventthepaperceilingrosefromslidingdown,fittheplasticnylonwasher:makeacutononesidetocreateanopeningandclipthewasheraroundtheelectriccordjustbelowyourfoldedmodel(seeDiagram3).
PendantLamp
Thisminimalistpendantlampisjustanelectriccordwithalight
Thisminimalistpendantlampisjustanelectriccordwithalightbulbsocketattachedtoit,butourorigamicoveraddsdetailandtextureandconcealsthelightbulbhousing.Thefoldsareverysmallandneedtobepreciselyformed.Youcanopenandclosethefoldsatthetoptoeasilyinstallthecoverontoyourlightbulbsocket.
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1pieceof150-190gsmpaper,222x115mmCordsetwithbulbsocketmeasuringmax.diameterof50mmatwidestpointandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)
Scoring
Scoreverticallinesatintervalsof6mmalongthelengthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea6mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.Eachsetoftwo6mmscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).
Scorethehorizontallinethatrunsacrossthewholewidthofthepaper5mmfromthebottomedge(seeOverviewDiagram).
Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,EandF,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).
Applydouble-sidedtapetothe6mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.
▶Theinstructionsaredesignedtofitabulbsocketwithadiameterofnomorethan50mmatthewidestpoint.Ifyourbulbsocketislarger,youwillneedtoscalethepattern.
Folding
Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections.
Pre-foldthehorizontallineinbothdirections.
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatforremainingsegments.
PleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).
StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection,mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Repeatforremainingsegments.
Mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram2.Repeatforremainingsegments.
Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh1onDiagram3acrossthewholewidthofthepaper,bringingthesidesofthefoldcompletelytogethertogiveadoublelayerofpaperalongthebottomedgeofyoursocketcover.Notethattheareabelowthediagonallinesd1willbecomeflatwhenyoudothis.
Assembly
Itisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructionsbeforeinstallingthepaperbulbsocketcover(seeTechniques:LampSafety),andtomakesurethatthepowertothesocketisswitchedoff.
Toassembleyourbulbsocketcover,removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheendofthefoldedpieceofpaperandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateatube,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthemodel.
Openthefoldsatthetopofthepapersocketcovertocreateanopeningforthelightbulbsocket(makesurethatthelightbulbhasbeenremoved)andplacethepapersocketcoveroverthelightbulbsocketfrombelow.Gentlypushthefoldsofthepapersocketcovertocloseatthetop(seeDiagram4).Fitanattractivelookinglightbulbintothelightbulbsocketandswitchonthepoweragain.
LampshadeDiffuser
Recentlyweboughtsomeverynicevintageceilinglightsmade
Recentlyweboughtsomeverynicevintageceilinglightsmadefrommetalandglass,butwemissedthesoftglowoflightfilteringthroughapapershade.Sowedevelopedaminimalisticfoldingtechniquetomakeawhitepaperdiffuserthatcanbeadaptedforanyshadewithacircularbase.Weconvertedoneofourvintagelightstobecomeatablelamp,butitcouldjustaseasilyhangfromtheceiling.
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1pieceof150-190gsmpaper,sizedependsontheinnerdiameterofyourlamp(seeCalculatingthePaperSize)CordsetwithbulbsocketandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)Lampshadewithacircularbase
Scoring
Carefullycutoutthepapertothesizerequiredusingacraftbladeandametalruler:inourexample,ourpapersizeis406x103mm(seeCalculatingthePaperSize).
Scoreverticallinesatintervalsofhalfofthesegmentwidthalongthelengthofthepaper(whichinourexampleis24.75mm).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab(seeOverviewDiagram).Eachsetoftwoscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).
Scoreahorizontallineacrossthefullwidthofthepaper10mmfromthebottomedge(fromwhichtheassemblytabswillbecutlater,toattachthediffusertotheinsideofthelamp).
Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagramasadaptedforyourownlamp,markpointsA,B,CandD,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).Repeatforeachsegmentandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).
Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeandbottomedgeofthescoredpiece(seeOverviewDiagram).Maketheassemblytabsatthebottomedge,extendingthescoreddiagonallinestothebottomedgeofthepapertoguideyou,thencutoutthetrianglesinbetweenwithacraftbladeandmetalruler.Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabattheright-handedgeata45degreeangle.
Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholesatthehalfwaypointbetweenthescoredverticallines(at12.4mminourexample)and10mminfromtopedge(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).
Folding
Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections.
Pre-foldeachofthescoredhorizontallinesfortheassemblytabsatthebottomedgeofthepaperinbothdirections.
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatthisprocessfortheremainingsegments.
PleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).
StartingwiththefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection,mountainfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Repeatfortheremainingsegments.
Valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram2.Repeatfortheremainingsegments.
Assembly
ItisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructionsintheTechniquessectionbeforeyoubegintoinstallthelampshade(seeTechniques:LampSafety).
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattheright-handedgeofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreatetheshapeofthediffuser,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverse.
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheassemblytabsandattachthediffusertotheinsideedgeofyourlamp.
Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesofthefoldedpiece.Gentlypullthecordtoclosetheholeinthemiddleofthediffuserandsecuretheendsofthecordbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot),andusetheslidingknottoclosethebaseofthediffusercompletely,slippingthesparecordinsidethediffuser.(Youcanusethecordtoopenandclosethediffuserwhenyouneedtochangethelightbulb.)
▶Dependingonthematerialyourlampismadefrom,aspecialistgluemaygiveabetterfixingresultthandouble-sidedtape.
Calculatingthepapersize
Thesizeofyourpaperwilldependontheinnerdiameterofyourlampshadeorlamp,andthenumberoffoldedsegmentswillbedeterminedbythismeasurementtoo.Measurethediameteratthebaseofyourlampshade,frominneredgetoinneredge.
Foroursmallvintagelamp,thismeasured126mm.Wewillusethisasanexampleforhowtocalculaterequiredpapersize.
Todeterminethepaperwidthandnumberofsegments
Usethecalculationsgivenbelow:
Usethecalculationsgivenbelow:
Circumference=3.14xinnerdiameter:Startbycalculatingthecircumferenceofthebaseofthelamp.Inourexample,thiscalculationis3.14x126mm=396mm.
Amountofsegments=circumference÷approximatewidthofsegments:Theapproximatewidthofasegmentforthediffuserdesignis50mm,sotodeterminethenumberoffoldedsegmentsrequiredinourexample,thecalculationis396mm÷50mm=7.92segments,whichisthenroundeduptomake8segments.
Exactwidthofasegment=circumference÷amountofsegments:Inourexample,thiscalculationis396mm÷8=49.5mm,sotheexactwidthofasegmentforourlampis49.5mm,andtheexactwidthofahalfsegmentis24.75mm(thiswillbeimportantwhenscoringtheverticallinesforthefoldingpatternasshownintheSegmentDiagram).
Returningtothewidthofthepaper,add10mmfortheassemblytab,soinourexamplethefinalcalculationforthewidthofthepaperis396mm+10mm=406mm(seeOverviewDiagram).
Todeterminethepaperheight
Usethecalculationgivenbelow:
Height=innerradius+diffuserdepth:Theinnerradiusishalftheinnerdiameter,soforourexample,thisis ⁄ x126mm=63mm.Youcanchoosewhatdepthyourdiffuserwillbe:inourexample,thisis30mm,soourheightcalculationis63mm+30mm=93mm.Tothis,10mmneedstobeaddedfortheassemblytabs,soinourexample
1 2
thefinalcalculationfortheheightofthepaperis93mm+10mm=103mm(seeOverviewDiagram).
WaveLampshade
Theelegantformofthewavelampshadeiscreatedwith
Theelegantformofthewavelampshadeiscreatedwithminimalfolding.Theshapedpaperpanelsareattachedtoawoodenring,andtheyoverlapeachotherliketheslatsofawindowblind,intensifyingthecolourofthepaperwheretheydoso.Thisgivesabeautifuleffectbothduringthedayandthenight.Weusedpaperthatiscolouredonthefrontandwhiteonthereverseforbestresults.
YOUWILLNEED
18piecesof290-340gsmpaper,170x530mmWoodenringwith400mminnerdiameter(seeSuppliers)StaplegunCordsetwithbulbsocketandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)
Preparingthetemplate
Thetemplateismadeupofthreepartswhichneedtobejoinedtomakethepaneltemplate(seeTemplates).Makeacopyofeachpartandattachthemwithstrongtapebyoverlappingthepartssothatthecrossmarksoneachalign,followingtheorderinDiagram1.
▶Theinnerpartofanembroideryhoopistheperfectthingforthewoodenring.
Scoring
Takeoneofyourpiecesofpaperandplacethejoinedpaneltemplateontopofit,fixingthetemplatetemporarilyinplacewithmaskingtape.Tracearoundtheoutsideedgeofthetemplate,thenusea2mmholepunchtopunchtheholes.(Note:ifyouhavescaledthepattern,thediameteroftheholesofthetemplatewilldifferfromthatshownonthetemplate,andyoushouldjustusethemarkedlocationoftheholestodecidewheretopunch.)
Removethetemplatefromthepaperandcarefullycutoutwithacraftblade,usingametalrulerforthestraightedges.
Scorethehorizontallinebeneathhole1(seeSegmentDiagram),usingthecutoutedgeofthepapertoguideyou.
Apply10mmdouble-sidedtapetothetab(labelledAintheSegmentDiagram).
Repeatfortheremaining17piecesofpaper.
Repeatfortheremaining17piecesofpaper.
▶Youcanglueastripofcanvasorpapertotheinneredgeofthewoodenringtohidethestaples.
Assembly
Workingtofitonepaperpanelatatime,removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeattabAandattachtotheinneredgeofthering,makingsurethatthecurvededgeofthepaperisontheleft-handside,andsecureinplacewiththestaplergun.Putthestapleatthelocationwherethetabsoverlap(seeDiagram2).
Workfromrighttoleft,goingcounter-clockwisearoundtheringsothepapersoverlapasinDiagram2:the18paperpanelswillfitalmostexactlyalongtheinside.
Oneachpaperpanel,foldthescoredhorizontallinewithavalleyfoldsothetoppartstandsstraightup.
Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughthelowerholeoneachofthepaperpanels(labelledhole1onSegmentDiagram).Gentlypullthecordandsecuretheendsbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).
Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheupperholeoneachofthepaperpanels(labelledhole2onSegmentDiagram).Gentlypullthecordandsecureasbefore.
Beforeinstallingthelampshade,itisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructions(seeTechniques:LampSafety).Makesurethatthepowerisswitchedoff.Openthefoldsatthetopofthelampshadetocreatean
openingforthebulbsocket.Placethelampshadeoverthesocketfrombelow(seeDiagram3).Gentlypullbothcordstoclosethelampshadeatthetopandcreatethewaveshape.Fitalightbulbandswitchonthepoweragain.
Scalingthepattern
Scalingthepattern
Thepaneltemplatecanbescaledupordownforawoodenringwithasmallerorlargerinnerdiameter,usingthefollowingformulatocalculatethescalingfactor:
Scalingfactor=innerdiameterofring÷400mm:forexample,forawoodenringwithaninnerdiameterof300mm,thecalculationis300mm÷400mm=0.75,tomakeatemplatethatisthree-quarterstheoriginalsize.
TocalculatethewidthoftabA,firstcalculatethecircumferenceusingthefollowingformula:
Circumference=3.14xinnerdiameter:forexample,forawoodenringwithaninnerdiameterof300mm,thecalculationis3.14x300mm=942mm.
ThencompletethecalculationforthewidthoftabA,usingthefollowingformula:
WidthoftabA=circumference÷numberofsegments:forexample,forawoodenringwithaninnerdiameterof300mm,thecalculationis942mm÷18=52.3mm.
ThetemplatepartsshouldbescaledtothecorrectsizebeforebeingjoinedasdescribedinPreparingtheTemplate.
ContemporaryLampshade
Thisstylishlampshadeisextremelyversatile,withitstimeless
Thisstylishlampshadeisextremelyversatile,withitstimelessandelegantshape.Varyingthewidthofthepleatsaddsinteresttothestructureandcreatesdefinitionbetweenthesides.Asthelightbulbisfullyenclosedinsidetheshade,itreducesthebrightnesstocreateasoftlightingeffect.Wehaveusedwhitepaper,asdarkercolourswillallowlesslightthrough,butyoucouldchooseanypaleorpasteltones.
YOUWILLNEED
2piecesof150-190gsmpaper,1000x700mmCordsetwithbulbsocketandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)
Scoring
Startingattheleft-handedgeofoneofthepiecesofpaper,scoreasetoffourverticallinestoformasegment,referringtothemeasurementsatthebaseoftheSegmentDiagram(eachsegmentmeasures142mmwide).
Continuescoringverticallinesinthispatterntocreatesevenscoredsegments(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea6mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.
Repeatwiththeotherpieceofpapertogiveyouatotalof14scoredsegments,sevenperpieceofpaper.
Startingwiththefirstsegmentoneachpieceofpaper,andreferringtothemeasurementsgivenontheleft-handsideoftheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,KandL,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram),continuingtopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).
Referringtothemeasurementsgivenontheright-handsideoftheSegmentDiagram,markpointsM,N,O,P,Q,R,S,TandU,thenscoretheremainingdiagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).
Repeatforremainingsegments.
Repeatforremainingsegments.
Applydouble-sidedtapetothe6mmsectionontheright-handedgeofeachpieceofpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabsata45degreeangle.
Workingfirstalongthetopedgeofeachpieceofpaperandthenalongthebottomedge,usea4mmholepunchtopunchholesineachsegmentasfollows:10mminfromtheleft-handsideandtop/bottomedgesforthefirst51mmscoredsection;10mminfromtheright-handsideandtop/bottomedgesforthesecond51mmscoredsection;and10mminfromthesideandtop/bottomedgesforeach20mmscoredsection(seeOverviewDiagramandSegmentDiagram).
Folding
Foreachpieceofpaper,pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesinbothdirections.
Inthefirstsegmentofeachpieceofpaper:
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlinebetweenthetwo51mmscoredsections.Pre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlinebetweenthetwo20mmscoredsections.Pre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.
Repeatfortheremainingsegments.
PleatpaperalongscoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).
InthefirstsegmentofeachpieceofpaperandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection:
Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd1onDiagram1andmountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd2onDiagram1.Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd3onDiagram1andmountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd4onDiagram1.
Repeatfortheremainingsegments.
Inthefirstsegmentofeachpieceofpaper:
Valleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd5onDiagram2andmountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd6onDiagram2.Mountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd7onDiagram2andvalleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd8onDiagram2.
Repeatfortheremainingsegments.
Inthefirstsegmentofeachpieceofpaper:
Mountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd9onDiagram3andvalleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd10onDiagram3.Mountainfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd11onDiagram3andvalleyfoldthetwoscoredlineslabelledd12onDiagram3.
Repeatfortheremainingsegments.
Assembly
ItisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructionsintheTechniquessectionbeforeyoubegintoinstallthelampshade(seeTechniques:LampSafety).
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofonefoldedpieceandattachtotheleft-handedgeoftheotherpiecetocreateonelongstripoffoldedpaper.
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofthesecondfoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateasphere,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseside.
Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesalongthebottomofthefoldedpieceandthreadanother1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesalongthetopofthefoldedpiece.Pullbothofthecordstomakeasphericalshapeandsecuretheendsofthecordatthebottomofthelampshadebytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Gentlypullthecordatthebottomofthelampshadetotighten,andworkingonlyonthisbottomedge,makeathirdknotclosetoknot2,thentrimofftheremainingcordlength(thiswillkeepthesphereshapesecured).
Placethecordsetwithbulbsocketthroughtheopeninginthetopofthelampshade.Securetheendsofthecordatthetopofthelampshadebytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).Gentlypullthecordatthetopofthelampshadetotightenbutdon’ttrimofftheremainingcordlengthasyouwillneedtousethistobeabletoopenthelampshadeagaintochangethelightbulb.
MothLampshade
Thisisourbest-knowndesign,soldinshopsallovertheworld.
Thisisourbest-knowndesign,soldinshopsallovertheworld.Wecallit‘Moth’becausewewereinspiredbythemothsattractedtotheartificiallightsinourhome.Wemakethisshadeinmanysizesupto700mmdiameter,andherewesharetheinstructionsformakinga200mmdiameterversion.Choosewhitepapertoletthelightshinethroughoradarkcolouraswehavetodirectthelightdownwards.
YOUWILLNEED
1pieceof210-270gsmpaper,710x300mmCordsetwithbulbsocketandLEDlightbulb(seeTechniques:LampSafety)
Scoring
Scoreverticallinesatintervalsof50mmalongthelengthofthepaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Therewillbea10mmsectionremainingontheright-handedge,whichwillbecomeanassemblytab.Eachsetoftwo50mmscoredsectionsformsasegment(seeSegmentDiagram).
Scorethetwohorizontallinesthatrunacrossthewholewidthofthepaper.
Startingwiththefirstsegment,referringtothemeasurementsgivenintheSegmentDiagram,markpointsA,B,CandD,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).
MarkpointsE,F,G,HandI,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).
MarkpointsJ,KandL,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).
MarkpointsM,N,andO,thenscorediagonallinesbetweenthemarkedpointsasshown(seeSegmentDiagram).
Repeatforremainingsegmentsandcontinuetopartiallymarkandscorelinesacrosstheassemblytabsection(seeOverviewDiagram).
Applydouble-sidedtapetothe10mmsectionontheright-handedgeofthescoredpieceofpaper(seeOverviewDiagram).Cutthecornersoftheassemblytabata45degreeangle.
Usea2mmholepunchtopunchholesalongthetopofeach50mmscoredsectionfollowingthemeasurementsgivenontheSegmentDiagram.
Folding
Pre-foldeachofthescoredverticallinesandhorizontallinesinbothdirections.
Foldthepaperverticallyalongthecentralscoredlineofthefirstsegment.Pre-foldthediagonalscoredlinesofthesegmentinbothdirections.Repeatforremainingsegments.
PleatthepaperforeachofthescoredverticallinesofeachsegmentasindicatedonthePleatingDiagram(seePleating).
InthefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection:
Valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd1onDiagram1.Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh1onDiagram1overanangleof90degrees(i.e.,usingtheedgeofthetabletocreatethefold).Valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram1.
Repeatfortheremainingsegments.
InthefirstsegmentandreferringtoTechniques:Folding,ChangingDirection:
Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh2onDiagram2overanangleof90degrees.Trytoremovethepleatintheareabetweenh1andh2tomakethispartofthepaperintoaflatsquareagain.NextpresspointGdownwards(seeDiagram2).Asyoudosoyouwillcreateaslightvalleyfoldinthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd3andthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd4(thisalmosthappensbyitself).
Refoldthevalleyfoldonthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd2onDiagram1inordertobeabletocompressthesegmentuptothefoldeddiagonallinesd3.Mountainfoldthescoredhorizontallinelabelledh2onDiagram2overanangleof180degrees(i.e.,foldinhalf).Valleyfoldthepartofthecentralscoredverticallinebelowh2asinDiagram2.Youcannowcompressthecompletesegment.
Repeatfortheremainingsegments.
Inthefirstsegment:
Trytoremovethepleatintheareabetweenh2andthebottomedgetomakethispartofthepaperintoaflatsquareagain.Valleyfoldthetwoscoreddiagonallineslabelledd5onDiagram3.Mountainfoldthescoreddiagonallineslabelledd6onDiagram3.
Repeatfortheremainingsegments.
Assembly
Removethebackingfromthedouble-sidedtapeontheright-handedgeofthefoldedpieceandattachtheendsofthemodeltogethertocreateatubeshape,ensuringthatthetapededgeisonthereverseofthemodel.Togetthebestresult,pressalongthedouble-sidedtapestripfirmlybycompressingthemodeltothesmallesttubeshapepossible.
Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughthepunchedholes,thengentlypullthecordtopartiallyclose,andsecurethecordendsbytyingaslidingknot(seeTechniques:SlidingKnot).
Beforeinstallingthelampshade,itisimportanttoreadthesafetyinstructions(seeTechniques:LampSafety).Makesurethatthepowerisswitchedoff.
Placethecordsetwithalightbulbthroughtheopeninginthetopofthelampshade,thengentlypullthecordtotighten.WhenviewedfrombelowasinDiagram4,thecord/lightbulbshouldbecentredintheholeinthemiddleofthestarshapetoensurethatthelampshadehangsstraight.Makesuretoclosethecordatthetopcompletely.
TECHNIQUES
LampSafety
Wheninstallingorcleaningfinishedlampshades,itisimportanttoturnoffthepowerfirst.Forthethistlelamp,removetheplugfromthewallsocket;foranyoftheceilinglights,turnoffthepoweratthefusebox.
Whenfittingalampshadetoaceilingcordset,makesureyouworkfromasecuresetofladders(oradecorator’splatform)andgetafriendorfamilymembertoholdtheladdersothatitstaysfirmlygroundedforextrasafety.
ThelampshadesandlightfittingsinthisbookshouldonlybeusedwithLEDlightbulbswithamaximumwattageof6watts.AnLEDlightbulbisenergyefficientandheatsuplessthanahalogenoratraditionalincandescentlightbulb,makingitasafeoptiontousewithpapershades.
SomeLEDlightscanproduceacold,bluishlightsoapaperlampshadecanbetheperfectchoicefortheseenergy-efficientbulbs,aspapermakesthelightappearmorenatural,creatingawarm,cosyeffect,andcolouredpapercanhaveaparticularlystunningeffectonthelight.
AlthoughLEDlightbulbsdonotgethot,thelightbulbsocketcansometimesstillgethotdependingonthelightbulbsocketthatisused.YoushouldNEVERallowyourpapermodeltocomeintodirectcontactwithahotbulborlightbulbsocketasthiscanpresentafirerisk.
Wealwaysrecommendthatyoutestyourlightbulbandlightbulbsocketfirstbeforeinstallingapapershade.Switchonthelightforatleastone
hour.Ifafterithasbeenrunningforonehouryoucantouchthelightbulbandlightbulbsocketwithyourhandwithoutburningyourself(becareful!),thenitissafetousewithapaperlampshade.
Safetyfirst
Alwaysusealightbulbandlightbulbsocketthathavebeentestedandapprovedtomeettheelectricalstandardsofyourgeographicallocation.Ifyoucannotbesureofthis,buyandreplacetheseproductssothattheymeettheserequirementsfirstbeforeinstallingyourpaperlampshade.Althoughitissafetoinstallthepaperlampshadeyourself,youshouldALWAYShavetheelectricceilingcordinstalledbyaprofessionalelectrician.Wegetthepapersthatweuseforallourproductstestedforflammabilitybyanofficialtestinglab,andwehavefoundthatnotallpapersarethesame.Sometypesofpapermightnotmeetthesafetyrequirements:whenusedforlighting,treatthepaperyouintendtousebysoakingorsprayingitwithafireretardanttreatment.Neveruseapaperlampshadeinornearanopenfire.
▶Useafeatherdustertocleanyourpaperlampshades.
Folding
Therearevariousmethodsinvolvedinthefoldingprocess,andthissectioncoversthemainstagesthatarecoveredinthefoldinginstructionsforeachproject.
Basicfolds
Beforestartingtofold,itisimportanttounderstandthebasics.Allofthefoldedpatternsshowninthisbookarecreatedusingjusttwodifferenttypesoffold:themountainfoldandthevalleyfold.Thesearebothsimplefolds,buttheycreateoppositeresults.
Forthevalleyfold,youfoldthepaperinsothatthefrontsidesaretogether,andforthemountainfold,youfoldthepaperoutsothatthereversesidesaretogether.
Pre-folding
Beforepre-folding,allthelinesfromtheOverviewDiagrammustfirstbescored(seeHowtoUseThisBook).
Pre-foldinginvolvesfoldingallofthescoredlinesasbothmountainandvalleyfolds.Whenapieceofpaperispre-foldeditbecomesmuchmoreflexibleandbeginstobehavemorelikefabric.
1.Startbypre-foldingtheverticallines,andhorizontallinestooifmarked.Usetheedgeofatabletofoldthelines.
2.Thenpre-foldallthediagonals.Thesearehardertopre-foldastheydonotnecessarilyextendacrossthewholeheightorwidthofthepaper.Topre-foldthediagonallinesoneithersideofaverticalline,valleyfoldtheverticallinesothatthediagonallinesoverlap.
3.Mountainfoldalongthetwooverlappingscoreddiagonallines.
4.Thenvalleyfoldthesamelines.
▶Youcanuseabonefoldertocreasethelines,butweprefertodothisbyhand.
Pleating
Pleatinginvolvesalternatingbetweenmountainfoldsandvalleyfoldstocreateaconcertinashape.Thisisabasictechniquethatisusedinalmosteveryprojectinthisbook.ItisimportanttorefertothePleatingDiagramintheprojectinstructionstoidentifywhetheryoushouldstartpleatingasegmentwithavalleyormountainfoldasthiswillaffectthedesign.Itshouldbenotedthat,asyouwillstartpleatingatoneedgeofthepaper,thisedgeofthepleatedpaperisn'tfoldedandonlybecomesavalleyormountainfoldwhenthepleatedpaperisjoinedwiththeassemblytab(s).Effectivelyyoucannotfoldthefirstedgeofthepaper.
ThePleatingDiagramitself(seeHowtoUseThisBook)identifiestheorientationofthescoredverticallinesinasegmentoncethepaperhasbeenpleatedandbeforethefoldingstepsbegin.
Tobeabletocreateapleat,scored,pre-foldedverticallinesonthepaperareneededasindicatedonDiagrams1and2.
Whiledoingthepleating,youwillcompressthepapertomakeiteasierandquickertomakealltherequiredmountainfoldsandvalleyfolds.Compressingthepaperisjustgatheringthefoldedpartofthepaperinonehand.whilepressingthefoldedpartwiththeotherhand(seePhoto1).
Afterthepleatingiscompletelycompressed(Photo2),youwillneedtoreleasethepaperagaintogiveyoutherequiredfreedomofmovementtobeabletochangethedirectionofthefolds.InmostcasesitisenoughtojustreleasethepaperasinPhoto3,butsometimesyouwillneedtostretchthefoldedpaperabitasinPhoto4.
Changingdirection
Onceyouhavecompletedthepleating,itisoftennecessarytochangethedirectionoftheverticalfoldsfromamountainfoldtoavalleyfoldorviceversa.ThePleatingDiagramshowstheorientationoftheverticalfoldsafterthepaperhasbeenpleated.Thisisyourstartingpoint.
Foreveryfoldingstep,thereisadiagramthatshowshowthedirectionoftheverticalfoldsforeachsegmentneedstobechanged.Thesediagramsalsoshowthatbychangingthedirectionoftheseverticalfolds,thescoreddiagonallinesinthesegmentwillgettherightorientation.Thescoreddiagonallineswillbecomeamountainoravalleyfoldbychangingthedirectionofthesurroundingverticalfolds.Thediagramforeachfoldingstepshowswhichscoreddiagonallinesareaffected.Thesescoreddiagonallineswillhaveabluecolour(valleyfold)ororangecolour(mountainfold).
(mountainfold).
Tomaketheprojecttexteasytoread,theinstructionintheprojectdescriptionstellsyoutomountainfoldorvalleyfoldthescoreddiagonallinesineachsegment.Whatyouactuallydoischangethedirectionoftheverticalfoldsthatsurroundthescoreddiagonallinesinthissegment.Whenchangingthedirectionofaverticalfold,frommountaintovalleyorfromvalleytomountain,theactualchangeofthedirectionofthefoldwillhappenattheintersectionbetweenthediagonallinesandtheverticallines.
Itisagoodideatopractisechangingthedirectionofaverticalfoldforapieceofpaperwithmultiplesegmentsbeforestartingtomakeanyoftheprojectsinthisbook.Changingthedirectionofthefoldisdifferentforeveryprojectinthisbook,dependingonthefoldingpattern.Thephotosthatfollowshowyouhowtodothisforthepleatedpapersampleshown,asillustratedinthefoldingdiagrambelow,Diagram1,andthestepphotoswillguideyouthroughwhattodowithyourfingerswhenchangingthedirectionofthefold.
1.Takeyourpreparedpieceofpaper,wherethelineshavebeenscored,pre-foldedandpleatedfollowingthePleatingDiagramopposite.Now,tochangethedirectionofthecentralfoldofthefirstsegmentfromamountaintoavalleyfoldinthebottomareaofthesegment(seeDiagram1opposite),pressdownwithyourindexfingeronthecentralverticallinebelowthediagonalscoredlines.Thecentralverticallineontheothersideofthediagonalscoredlinesneedstostayasamountainfoldandyoucanachievethisbyholdingthispartofthepaperwithyourotherhandasshown.Youwillnoticethatthefirstdiagonalscoredlinewillbecomeamountainfold.
2.Pinchthepartofthecentralscoredverticallineabovethediagonalscoredlinesbetweenyourindexfingerandthumb,whilstsimultaneouslypushingatpointXonthereverseofthepaperwiththeindexfingerofyourotherhand.
3.MoveyourfingeralongtheverticallinefrompointXtothebottomedgeofthepaperasshowntochangethispartoftheverticallinefromavalleytoamountainfold.Youwillnoticethattheseconddiagonalscoredlinewillbecomeamountainfold.
4.Keepallthefoldsabovethescoreddiagonallinesinplacewithonehandasshown,whileusingtheindexfingerofyourotherhandtopressdownonthecentralverticallinebelowthediagonalscoredlinesinthenextsegment,tomakethispartintoavalleyfold.
5.Repeatsteps2and3sothatthefirstfourscoreddiagonallinesofthefirsttwosegmentshavebecomemountainfolds.Twosegmentshavenowbeenfoldedandyoucancompressthefirstsegmentnow(donottrytocompressbothotherwisethepaperwillwrinkle).
6.Repeatsteps1–5toworkyourwayalongthewholelengthofthepaper,compressingsegmentsasyougo.
7.Whenyoureachtheendofthepaper,youcancompressthewholemodel,pressingitfirmlytosharpenallthefolds.Thenreleaseittocreatetheneededfreedomofmovementforthenextfoldingstep,iftheprojectyouareworkingonhasmultiplefoldingsteps,orforassembly.
SlidingKnot
Theslidingknotisusedtosecuretheendsofalengthofcordanditallowsafoldedmodeltobeopenedtoinsertanewbatteryortoreplacealightbulb.
1.Useaholepunchtopunchholesalongtheedgeofthefoldedpieceofpaperfollowingtheinstructionsfortheproject.
2.Threada1metrelengthofcordthroughtheholesandmakeanoverhandknotatoneendofthecord(labelledaonDiagram1).Pulltighttosecure(seeDiagram2).
3.Makeanotheroverhandknotnexttothefirstknot(seeDiagram3).Beforepullingthesecondknottight,threadtheotherendofthecord
(labelledbonDiagram3)throughthesecondknot(seeDiagram4).
4.Slidethesecondknotalongthecordsothatitispositionednexttothefirstknotandpulltheendofthecord(labelledbonDiagram5)throughthesecondknottotighten.Thisenablesyoutoopenandclosethepapermodel.
▶Whereitisnotnecessarytoopenafoldedmodel,athirdknotcanbetiedclosetoknot2andthecordendscanbetrimmed.
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AbouttheAuthors
NelliannavandenBaardandKennethVeenenbosarethedesignersbehindStudioSnowpuppe.Since2010theyhavebeendesigningandproducingorigamilampshadesmainlyfrompaper.Theirworkhasbeensoldandpublishedworldwide.
NelliannastudiedarchitectureinDelftandwenttoSwedenforsixmonthstostudyabroad.Afterherstudiesshewenttoworkasanarchitectfora
tostudyabroad.Afterherstudiesshewenttoworkasanarchitectforacoupleofyears.
KennethstudiedindustrialdesigninDelftandhasbeenapassionatewindsurfersincehewasateenager.Afterhisstudieshewenttoworkasadesignerforashipyardforoneyear.Afterthathedidsomefreelancework,butsoonstartedtoworkonhisownproducts.Hisfirstdesignswereanaerodynamicumbrellaandaclevertoothbrushholder.Fromthisexperiencehelearnedthathewantedtodesignmoresustainableproductsthataremadebyhand.
NelliannaandKennethmeteachotherasstudents.AftertheirstudiestheylivedinScheveningen,acoastalvillage.In2015theymovedtothehistoriccitycentreofBrielle,averyold,fortifiedtown.
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