What is Origami?

 

Do you know what is origami?

This is one of those things most people are aware of but not by its name. Have you ever made a paper boat in rainy monsoons? Or Made paper plane and flews them all around? Most of us have done all these thing in our childhood. These paper boats, planes and many more paper folding designs are a part of what we officially call it - Origami. So now you know☺

Origami is originated from word "ori" meaning "folding", and "kami" meaning "paper". It is the art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese culture. Traditional origami consists of folding a single sheet of square paper (often with a colored side) into a sculpture without cutting, gluing, taping, or even marking it.

In modern usage, the word "origami" is used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. The goal is to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques. Modern origami practitioners generally discourage the use of cuts, glue, or markings on the paper. Origami folders often use the Japanese word "kirigami" to refer to designs which use cuts.

Origami can be done on almost all laminar(flat) materials. The only requirement  is it should hold a crease.

There are several types of origami. Some of the popular ones are:

• Traditional Origami
• Modular Origami
• Action Origami
• Wet Folding Origami
• Pureland Origami
• Strip Folding
• Origami Tessellations
• Kusudama Origami.