[Origami] Need recommendations for overhead phone mount for origami demos

Vedder W. wrote: “Hey there, I am seeking specific gear recommendations for an overhead mount for my iPhone for making origami videos or zoom folding tutorials. I am looking for solid professional equipment, not a cheap DIY $10 rig. I do not want to use table clamps.” __ At the begi

[Origami] Origami sighting: Five-intersecting tetrahedra

Adam Savage (of MythBusters fame) and Matt Parker (Standup Mathematician/ numberphile) collaborated in their attempt to show how to build a polyhedra model, based on an origami model (Tom Hull’s five intersecting tetrahedra) that someone named Polly apparently folded for Matt. They discuss the m

[Origami] Origami sighting: One man’s mission to unveil math’s beauty

One man’s mission to unveil math’s beauty: https://youtu.be/TL7XhfrLF4k The YouTube video opens & closes with a number of modular origami models, in the style of Daniel Kwan & other’s designs. It features Richard Rusczyk, founder of Art of Problem Solving, who talks about how Math is a creative

[Origami] music for an origami exhibition

Laura R asked: “If you had to ambient an origami exhibition (or an origami museum) what music would you choose? (Authors, melodies, scores, nomusic-just silence!, all ideas accepted). I?ll be grateful with your input. “ I would strongly recommend using the soundtrack from “Between the Folds” by

[Origami] Q: Folding sessions in the Philippines

Does anyone know of any folding groups or sessions/meetings in the Philippines? Thanks, Belle

[Origami] Origami-inspired designs wins James Dyson design award

An origami-inspired line of clothing (Petit Pli) for children wins the James Dyson award. The clothes employ pleats & corrugations, allowing the clothing to stretch and expand. It is also sustainable since the garments grow with its wearer. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/07/

[Origami] Origami sighting

Found this picture online and it was captioned: "My friend challenged me to take the most dramatic picture I could with a paper boat." https://i.redd.it/5fow26zb8s8z.jpg Belle

[Origami] Another DVR Alert for the Philadelphia area: "Paper Planes" movie

The Australian movie "Paper Planes" (2014) was aired & will continue to be aired in the Philadelphia area (US). For those with FiOS cable & have a Showtime Family subscription, you can set your DVRs or watch the movie on the following dates: Mon., 2/27 @ 10:30 a.m. - Ch 379 Mon., 2/27 @ 1:30 p

[Origami] DVR Alert for SE Pa. & South NJ (NOVA:Origami Revolution)

NOVA's episode on "The Origami Revolution" will be aired in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware. Set your DVRs or watch the show on PBS on the following Verizon/FiOS channels, dates & times: Ch. 12 - Wed., 2/15 @ 9 p.m. Ch. 512 - Wed., 2/15 @9 p.m. (HD) Ch. 473

[Origami] Folding opportunity in Quebec City

I'll be in Quebec City thi week. Are there any folding opportunities in QC at that time? Also, (not that I need more paper, but) are there unique paper sources that folks know about & would recommend? Thanks, Belle

[Origami] In search of the creator/designer of self closing box

Thanks to all who responded to my query (both here & privately) about the creator/designer of the box that I plan to teach at Special Sessions in December. 1) Francesco Mancini identified the box as that of Giovanni Maltagliati's Gift Box, diagrammed in Paulo Mulatinho's Origami 30 fold by fo

[Origami] In search of the creator/designer of self closing box

Does anyone recognise this self closing box, folded from a single square? A picture and description are posted on OUSA's December Special Sessions: https://origamiusa.org/specialsessions/self-closing-box I don't remember how I came to fold the model, from whom I learnt it, or where it is diag

[Origami] Modular origami sighting on Wired.com

A recent story in Wired.com has a couple of pictures of women and a girl with modular origami models affixed to their faces to anonymise their photos. A rather clever means of disguise. (http://www.wired.com/2016/04/susie-mckinnon-autobiographical-memory-sdam/) Does anyone recognise the model

[Origami] Origami sighting / reference

An article in New Scientist reports of folding origami from gold sheets that are nano-particle thick, with eerie effects. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22429931.900-gold-origami-exerts-strange-power-over-light.html?cmpid=RSS7CNSNS7C2012-GLOBAL7Conline-news#.VFIrLda6DRw On that note, Hap

[Origami] Origami sighting (BBC's IQ)

During an episode of BBC's show "QI" (Quite Interesting), aired on Monday (Sept. 9th) in Edinburgh, Scotland, host Stephen Fry, challenged all four members of the panel to fold various paper airplanes & launch their folded models. Two glided, while the others crashed on launch. The segment discu

[Origami] Origami mention

During tonight's American cable show "Suits" (light drama in a law firm), Louis Litt responded to a suggestion that he take another legal associate - "I don't just want another superficial relationship ...I want a true mentee - someone I can take to the gun club, or mudding ... and to the origa