The World’s Most Intricate Origami

Published October 20, 2012
Updated July 24, 2018
Incredible Origami Ship

Source: Design Beep, http://designbeep.com/2010/02/07/50-fantastic-examples-of-origami-art-work/

The art of origami is one that has fascinated and frustrated millions of people from its 17th century inception in Japan. Given its minimal material requirements, origami allows even the most strapped for cash individual the opportunity to be a sculptor–should he or she devote enough time to it. That is not to say that creating an impressive origami oeuvre is easy; after all, one must create something intricate and three dimensional from a seemingly 2D object without cutting or folding. But for those of us with little patience and time, here are some of the best examples of a piece of paper’s potential.

Incredible Origami Scholars

Source: Design Beep, http://designbeep.com/2010/02/07/50-fantastic-examples-of-origami-art-work/

Incredible Origami Mantis

Source: Design Beep, http://designbeep.com/2010/02/07/50-fantastic-examples-of-origami-art-work/

Incredible Origami Friends

Source: Design Beep, http://designbeep.com/2010/02/07/50-fantastic-examples-of-origami-art-work/

author
Savannah Cox
author
Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.
editor
John Kuroski
editor
John Kuroski is the editorial director of All That's Interesting. He graduated from New York University with a degree in history, earning a place in the Phi Alpha Theta honor society for history students. An editor at All That's Interesting since 2015, his areas of interest include modern history and true crime.