While tucking the strips it’s helps to cut the ends so that they would fit more easily.

On the website where I discovered it there are some interesting ideas like how to make a basket out of these.

Paper to use

I used an A4 format paper and made the strips 1cm wide.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

Just when I thought I had finished it I had to open half of the connections which weren’t made right, on the video you can see that the 5th square wasn’t tucked in right.

With this model you have to cut the paper exactly to 5:11 ratio for the modules. I cut 5cm by 11cm rectangles and got 9 out of an A4 paper, you need a total of 24. I used a thicker paper than normal printing paper, that makes the model a bit sturdier than with normal printing paper.

When assembling the modules I don’t recommend completely locking the modules right away one to another, instead push little by little on each one (see the video) so that every connection would fall in place at the same time.

Paper to use

I used a thicker paper than normal (160g/m2), this makes the model sturdier.

Diagrams

Diagrammed by Jorge C. Lucero.

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

Only the knotting strips will remain visible. So choose your colors accordingly. You can make a bigger model when assembling 6 triangles instead of 5 and connecting them to a 5 triangle module (looks like a football pattern).

Paper to use

20 strips of 6 squares for the triangles and 30 strips of 6 squares to knot them together (5 squares also work for the knotting).

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.

The individual pentagons are easy to make, but you must be careful to not fold them in the wrong way, because undoing something can be very frustrating.

What’s nice about this model is the circles and stars it makes with its shadow, you can put a bulb in it and see the motives on the walls. I used 1cm wide paper for the strips.

You’ll probably have to use scissors to cut the ends of the strips to adjust them.

Paper to use

You can use any paper, the longer the strips the better. I recommend normal paper thickness since it’s easier to knot.

Instructions

I found the diagrams on Orihouse, you can either start by making a star like I did, a or circle and then knot them together.

It wasn’t assembled in any special way, I just kept making pentagons and knotting them together. It’s actually easy to make since every pentagon holds itself together on its own, so knotting the pentagons together isn’t a problem.

Again I used some of my old school notes paper, it helps cutting exact strips with 5mm grid lines. Once you run out of a strip you can easily add another one by tucking it somewhere.

It took me a while and about 20 strips of an A4 paper. This model was made with 2cm wide paper.

Paper to use

Any, you need long strips of paper, no matter what length, but I’d recommend normal printing paper rather than some thicker since it makes the tucking easier.

Instructions

Found on Orihouse website.

You have to make the strips hold still while you’re tucking them, using paperclips for example, but once assembled it’s very sturdy.

The instructions from Orihouse aren’t very clear on what to do, so I tried the over/under method and it turned out great. Strip origami is way harder on the assembly than modular origami, but requires almost no creasing.

For this one you only need 3 strips of 14 squares. I used old school notes that had 5mm grid and made the squares 2cm wide. Since it’s almost impossible to follow the assembly on video I didn’t make one.

Paper to use

You need 3 by 14 square strips, so it depends of the paper’s length. Maybe a thicker paper than normal printing paper would make the assembly easier.

Instructions

Found on Orihouse website.