I made the white hexagons from A6 format paper (that is an A4 cut in half twice). The black pentagons were a bit more difficult, 10.5cm in height (half an A4 in length) and 6.8cm in width, this is to make sure the hexagons’ and pentagons’ sides match.

In my model I used a thicker paper for the pentagons, this might be why it’s not very sturdy. Either way don’t try to kick it.

While assembling you’ll have to rotate a module sometimes to make others fit in, there are no extra flaps.

Paper to use

You need 20 white papers of A5 format and 12 black ones, use the diagrams to cut the paper to the exact required dimensions.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

I used a thicker paper than normal printing paper to make it, very sturdy. The paper has to be folded in 5 lengthwise, since I didn’t know how to do it I used a ruler to divide it before I folded.

Paper to use

I used 6 pieces of A5 format paper (A4 cut in half). I also recommend thicker paper for this one.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

It can be either a ring or a pointy throwing star (that’s why the “Pinwheel-Ring-Pinwheel” name), but it doesn’t change shape on the fly.

Paper to use

Made with 8 square papers, I used 10cm square papers, but for its function it might be better to use smaller squares.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

I only had one color paper, but using a paper with 2 colors, white on one side and colored on the other would look much better.

It’s amazing how detailed it actually is for it’s size.

Paper to use

One single square paper, preferably in 2 colors.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

It looks a bit like a carnivorous plant, a really hungry and angry one… but considering its teeth are too soft to do any damage or help chew something I can understand.

Paper to use

One single square piece of paper.

Diagrams

Diagrams from Jeremy’s website.

I used an A4 format paper, divided it in 7 strips of 4cm and made the base of the triangles also 4cm, equilateral triangles might work better.

I had to glue it together, since it’s moving it makes it come apart.

Since it’s cut and glued it goes under paper craft category.

Paper to use

Thick paper might work better than normal, but you’ll have to cut out the pattern yourself.

It’s composed of 7 different pieces made out of strips that look like those in Tetris (but in 3D). You can also make 6 pieces which would make it easier to assemble, here’s a Soma cube with 6 modules made with Sonobe modules.

If you really like this model and you have trouble with strip origami you can make it out of Sonobe units which are very easy, but I doubt it will be as sturdy.

Paper to use

An easy to fold/tuck paper, I used old school notes and cut the strips 2cm wide.

Diagrams

Diagrammed by Sebastian M. Kirsch

You can do as many modules as you want and assemble them in various ways, the video shows how to fold a module, how to connect it to another one and some examples.

The modules can also be “sinked”, it’s a really good model for practicing that technique.

Paper to use

6 or 12 square papers, depending on what you want to make. I used 10cm square paper.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

It’s very difficult to fold into a spring, basically you have two methods: either fold each small flap, or twist a whole level so it would fall in place. I found the easiest method is folding each individual flap worked better.

Paper to use

You need one A4 format paper.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

I used thicker paper (160g/m2) for the cubes because they had to be sturdy and normal paper (80g/m2) to knot them together. You’ll need 48 strips of 6 squares to make all the 16 cubes, 4 strips of 14 squares and 8 of 12 squares to knot them together (although the 14 and 12 square strips aren’t that accurate).

A knotology origami by Heinz Strobl.

Paper to use

You need 48 strips of 6 squares for the cubes and then knot them together with whatever you have.

Diagrams

You can get the diagrams/instructions to the cube here and the assembly here from Orihouse.