

The models I assembled corresponding with these units are shown below, the last of which is the same model shown at the top of this page. Here are three pinwheel-turned-Sonobe units: On the other hand, the traditional pinwheel model as shown below may be viewed as a double parallelogram: one horizontal and one vertical.īy making the upper and lower flaps of the pinwheel ‘disappear’, we are able to transform it into a Sonobe unit. The Sonobe unit has the shape of a parallelogram which is typically folded from a square paper starting with the cupboard base.
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Attributed to Mitsunobu Sonobe in the 70s, the Sonobe unit is a very popular building block in modular origami and a lot of polyhedron models based on it, as well as instructions and diagrams on how to fold the unit, is found in the Internet. This is my first origami with colored paper.I made this cube model using six (6) units of the traditional Japanese pinwheel which I folded into Sonobe units. Modular Origami Pinwheel: I was so excited when I finished this!! I have always been fascinated by Origami, but this was my first time actually completing something! Thank you for this site!

I LOVE YOUR WEBSITE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I MADE THIS ALL ON MY OWN!!! I MOST DEFENATELY WANT TO THANNNK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD INSTRUCTIONS!!! I AM TOTALLY COMMING BACK TO THIS WEBSITE!!!!!!! IT'S THE BEST WEBSITE IN HISTORY!!!! THANKS A LOT!!! Step 2: Fold the paper in half from the bottom edge to the top edge. It was easy because your instructions were very clear and easy to understand. That modular pinweel wasn't so hard to make after all !!!!įrom Grace in Renton " This is my origami modular pinwheel. I made it transform! into a circle before." Thanks for the giant origami pinwheel, Jack!įrom Jesel in Galloway " When I finished making the origami pinwheel it was cool! "įrom Chris in Little Canada "Origami pinwheel. my favorite is the origami pinwheel! Thank you for the easy instructions!!! These are my origomi pinwheel, photo frame, flapping bird, star box, dragon, dinosaur, and owl! Im going to send these to my brother in the army. I am submitting a modular pinwheel that I made all by myself That is one large modular origami pinwheel! It was difficult to fold together, but overall it looks awesome! Instructions: Pinwheel Cubes are described in the book Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations (amazon) (240 pages, 1990) by Tomoko Fuse. Number of units: 6 units per cube Designer: Tomoko Fuse. Very Nice,I made this one using plain A4 paper divided into 8 equal parts. Modular Origami Pinwheel Cubes by Tomoko Fuse. This is the first time I've tried this origami design.

My origami crane, box, ninja star, 8 point star and water ballon. Like this pinwheel? Made with Japanese print paper. I had to do an origami project for school, and this was perfect! The 8th step was a bit hard, but definitely worth it in the end.

Modular Origami Pinwheel Step 3: Now fold both the bottom right and top right to the center crease. Modular Origami Pinwheel Step 2: Fold in half on the horizontal axis. =)ĭean, it must have taken you quite a while to make all those!! Modular Origami Pinwheel Step 1: Start with a square 6' x 6' (15cm x 15cm) origami paper color side down. First I thought they were cool ninja stars that transform, or until I saw this. That sure is one large origami pinwheel!!įrom Kiersten in Cottonwood Heights "Took me a few times to assemble it, but I finaly got it!!" "įrom Eugen of Bragadiru "I had a little problem with the 8th part but Imade it, ty for tutorials :D:D."įrom Imre of Noord Brabamt Netherlands " i thought it would be fun to add some color because my first was totally white."įrom Kaitlyn in Moore "This was my 2nd time and i thought it turned out great"įrom Miranda in Vermilion "I am submitting a photo of a Modular Pinwheel!"įrom Anah in Surrey " origami pin wheels.I love your tutorials! Thank you!"įrom Imre in the Netherlands "this is my biggest origami ever! it's really big as you can see on the foto my hand and a cd is also in the foto, this can give you an idea of how big it actually is. Thanks to reader, Andreas, for his modular origami pinwheel:įrom reader in Chicago "I felt so proud of myself after making this!"įrom Teodor in Iasi "This is a good modular pinwheel,but i was stuck at assembly :D.When i finished it i was so happy!"įrom Sheila of Malaysia "I am really happy becouse i can make this. symmetry png 1600x1569px 1.96MB Modular origami Paper Kusudama Diagram. Made this origami? Comment and Submit your photo using the comment box at the end of this page! Paper Extreme Origami Modular origami Pinwheel, decorations, holidays, origami.
