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"Origami" condom prototype

David Pescovitz — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:44:23 +0000

Above is a demo of a prototype "Origami Condom" that is meant to be much easier to, er, deploy. It's silicone (non-disposable?) with a fluid lining that, according to New Scientist, is "supposed to mimic the vaginal environment, simulating sex without a condom for a man. Ridges on its surface are meant to enhance the experience, making it double as a sex toy." "New Origami condom adds pleasure to safe sex"

Origami TIE Fighter

Cory Doctorow — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:34:14 +0000

Martin "starwarigami" Hunt made this lovely TIE Fighter origami piece for London's MCM Comic Expo and contributed it to the Boing Boing Flickr Pool, along with several other marvellous creations. The photo notes state: "Folded from a 2 by 1 rectangle cut from a sheet of 150gsm A1 craft paper. For a B.O.S. display at the 2012 MCM Expo in London."

TIE Fighter

Origami hats for world leaders, folded from the currency of their respective nations

Xeni Jardin — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:43:20 +0000

Hasegawa Yosuke creates origami hats for presidents, dictators, and monarchs from the currency of the nations they led. via MyModernMet.

Shu Sugamata's origami spaceships

Cory Doctorow — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:30:47 +0000

Avi sez, "Shu Sugamata has been making origami spaceships since 1977 and has amassed quite a body of gorgeous work."

ORIGAMI SPACESHIPS (Thanks, Avi!)

Clever-folding tyvek San Francisco map, with out-of-the-way landmarks

Cory Doctorow — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:06:20 +0000

Shan sez, "Our guide/map of SF is printed on a single sheet of A3 Tyvek, and is then folded up according to a technique originally developed at Tokyo University for satellite solar panels. The bistable nature of the fold means that it can be fully opened or closed in one smooth motion, and that there is no way to fold it 'wrong.' The places we included are a mix of overlooked gems, classic restaurants, and other things like hidden parks, games played across the city, and interesting shops and markets. We just launched our project on Kickstarter yesterday evening, and as of today we're almost 10% funded!"

TOC Guide to SF (Thanks, Shan!)

3D typography made by folding pages in books

Cory Doctorow — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:03:06 +0000

New Mexico artist/accountant Isaac Salazar folds the pages of discarded and unloved books to make beautiful 3D typography.

Book of Art (Etsy)

Book of Art (Flickr)

(via Core77)

Perfect origami mushroom

Cory Doctorow — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:25:38 +0000

Dave sez, "From the site of a group of radical origami artists called 'Le Crimp', here's a fascinating video on making a near-photo-realistic mushroom from a piece of wrapping paper. Le Crimp was featured in the new origami documentary 'Between the Folds' (which boing boing alerted me to) showing on PBS stations in December (check local listings)."

CRIMP!!! origami: (Thanks, Dave!)

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Origami hats for the faces on the money

Cory Doctorow — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:35:26 +0000

Make blog doesn't know where these origami money-heads-in-hats come from, but they want to. So do I. This looks like the best currency mod I've seen in ages.

Money hats

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