This is a brief update to my previous post on Aart van Breda . Since publishing the original post I've been informed by Michel Grand that...

Here's an unusual envelope fold that demonstrates a couple of mathematical points relating to triangles. Maths is not my strong suit, but...

As anyone who has been following this blog will probably have realised by now, I like books. Especially books on two of my favourite...

This post is about a traditional design for a folded Wallet or Purse that's at least 150 years old and appears in many of the classic old...

One of the references in my last post on the Paper Ladder and Paper Tree was the Dutch book Plezier met papier (1950) by Aart van Breda....

The Paper Ladder and Paper Tree are classic paper stunts found in almost every modern book on paper recreations. Both are made from a...

This is going to be a short and quick post to get something festive out in time for Christmas. Apart from the Father Christmas designs I...

How many ways are there to make a matchbox in origami? Obviously not as many as there are ways to make things like birds and flowers, or...

After seeing my last post devoted to Robert Harbin books, renowned origami artist and author Nick Robinson suggested that rather than...

Robert Harbin (1909-1978) was a hugely important figure in the worlds of both origami and magic, and really needs no introduction from me...