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Shuriken Star Origami Box

Maria — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0000

I love origami boxes. Modular, single sheet designs, bowls, dishes… everything!

And although modular boxes are usually more practical because they are sturdier, the single sheet self-locking ones are more fun to make! So if you fancy a bit of a challenge, try this ninja star-shaped box designed by Evi Binzinger. I made three of them! Find links to a crease pattern and video instructions in the description section.

Name:	Shuriken Star Origami Box
Designer:	Evi Binzinger
Paper ratio:	one uncut square
Paper size:	21 cm square
Model size:	top, star-shaped part of the box: ~ 9 cm
	the box itself: ~ 5.5 cm wide, 2.5 cm deep
Paper:	Chiyogami paper, Tant origami paper
Diagram:	Video tutorial, presented by Eric Strand

Shuriken Star Origami Box

Double-Locked Spiral Square Origami Box

Maria — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:02:27 +0000

This is an origami box by Tomoko Fuse I found in one of Tanteidan Origami Magazines. What I really like about this design is that both the lid and the bottom are supposed to be folded from the same size paper (15 cm squares in my case) and they fit together perfectly, because the lid comes out a bit bigger than the base. Nice!

Name:	Double-Locked Spiral Square Box
Designer:	Tomoko Fuse
Units:	8 (4 for lid and 4 for bottom)
Paper ratio:	square
Assembled with:	no glue
Paper size:	15 cm
Model size:	~ 668 cm
Paper:	Kami, Ehimeshiko (Japan)
Diagram:	Origami Tanteidan Magazine, №127, p. 4

Double-Locked Spiral Square Origami Box

Origami Tissue Box

Maria — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:47:43 +0000

This origami Tissue box works like a tissue holder, it opens from either side and can be refilled time and time again.
I used a 24*24 cm square of scrapbooking paper to make a box for a standard pocket tissue pack (no glue needed).

I would say this is an intermediate-level model (it involves making pleats and squash folds). From the other hand, the diagram is very clear and I was able to follow it just fine without even test folding.

Name:	Tissue Box 2
Designer:	Paul Ee (based on a model by Francis Ow)
Paper ratio:	square
Paper size:	24 cm
Model size:	~ 1263 cm
Paper:	scrapbooking paper
Diagram:	Tissue Box 2 – diagram
Video:	Tissue Box 2 – video

Origami Tissue Box

BoxInABox — Origami Box by Akiko Yamanashi

Maria — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:42:09 +0000

I came across a tutorial for this origami box yesterday and couldn’t resist folding it immediately! It’s not like any other box I’ve folded before, it appears to be a rectangular box from outside but when you open it up there is another box inside – a square one! It also has a lid which closes down very tightly.

The box is made out of a single square sheet of paper without scissors or glue. A sheet of scrapbooking paper will be probably the best choice for this box. Find out all the details and a link to the tutorial below!

Name:	BoxInABox
Designer:	Akiko Yamanashi
Paper ratio:	square
Paper size:	15 cm
Model size:	~ 2 * 4 * 5.5 cm
Paper:	Double-sided wrapping paper
Diagram:	Tutorial by Michila Caldera
Video:	Video Tutorial

Paper size:	30 cm
Model size:	~ 4 * 8 * 11.5 cm
Paper:	Scrapbooking paper

UPDATE from 13.09.2013:

As it turns out, you can make this box not only from a square but from a rectangular sheet, too! Check out the link below to the tutorial by Carla Onishi de Godoy who modified this design to A4 paper. Letter sized paper will work as well!

Oh, and just a small piece of advice – on the first step don’t crease the sheet in half all the way from edge to edge, just make a short pinch somewhere in the middle. We don’t want an unnecessary crease running right on the top of our pretty box, do we?

Name:	BoxInABox – adaptation to A4 paper
Designer:	Akiko Yamanashi – original design,
	Carla Onishi de Godoy – adaptation
Paper ratio:	rectangle
	(A-paper, letter sized paper, 2:3 rectangles, etc.)
Paper size:	A4 sheet
Model size:	~ 2.5 * 8 * 11 cm (outer size)
Paper:	Printable origami paper by Leyla Torres
Diagram:	Tutorial by Carla Onishi de Godoy

A box folded from a letter-sized sheet:

BoxInABox — Origami Box by Akiko Yamanashi

Simple Origami Boxes

Maria — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:30:31 +0000

These simple boxes are very easy to fold and can be used to hold beads, paper clips, candies and much more. Each origami box is made from a single sheet of paper, no cutting or glue required!

There are two different designs featured in this post – Gift Box by Robin Glynn (origami box with lid) and Krimskrams Box by Carmen Sprung.
[See image gallery at goorigami.com]

Name:	Gift Box
Designer:	Robin Glynn
Paper ratio:	square
Paper size:	11 cm
Model size:	~ 4 cm
Paper:	wrapping paper
Video:	Gift Box by Robin Glynn

[See image gallery at goorigami.com]

Name:	Krimskrams Box
Designer:	Carmen Sprung
Paper ratio:	square
Paper size:	11 cm
Model size:	~ 4 cm
Paper:	wrapping paper
Diagram:	Krimskrams Box by Carmen Sprung

Simple Origami Boxes

Rose Box

Maria — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:04:41 +0000

Name:	Origami Rose Box
Designer:	Maria Sinayskaya
Paper ratio:	square
Paper size:	10 cm
Model size:	~ 4 cm
Paper:	recycled fibre paper
Diagram:	Rose Box diagram
	Video tutorial by Leyla Torres

This is a very simple box designed by me. In fact, it’s so simple that I’m wondering if it’s not something traditional.

And here is a few variations.

Rose Box