Modular Type / モジュラータイプ

Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Haroeris / ハロエリス

MEMOThis is a modular-type piece assembled using the "Arabesque Joint"—the same technique used for the "Arabesque" and "Sham" models.It is an evolution of the "Ushas" model and can also be considered a simplified version of "Horus."Unlike U
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Modular Type / モジュラータイプ

Labyrinth / ラビリンス

Labyrinth / ラビリンスLabyrinth Different color / ラビリンス 色違いMEMOThese are further evolutions of the "Densho Shinka" (Traditional Evolution) designs.They are modular models assembled without the use of adhesive. Instead of inserting flaps into poc
Modular Type / モジュラータイプRoll joint / ロールジョイント
Fold lock joint / フォールドロックジョイント

Fröbel’s La Folia / フレーベルのフォリア変奏曲

La Folia: Present from Fröbel / フォリア変奏曲: フレーベルの贈り物La Folia: Rhombus / フォリア変奏曲: 菱（ひし）MEMOThese are variations of "La Folia" design. La Folia do not have proper pockets; instead, the flaps are simply inserted into the gaps between the paper l
Fold lock joint / フォールドロックジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Flap and Pocket joint / フラップ & ポケットジョイント

Folia Natural type / フォリアナチュラルタイプ

Folia Natural type / フォリアナチュラルタイプWork's DataAuthor© Mio TsugawaCreatedDecember 2010MadeDecember 2010DrawingJuly 2026Number of parts30 piecesPaper size7.5cm(Square paper)Joining materialsNot use (Not glued)Joining methodFlap and Pocket joint
Flap and Pocket joint / フラップ & ポケットジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Flap and Pocket joint / フラップ & ポケットジョイント

Mitra’s Folia / ミスラス フォリア

Mitra's Folia / ミスラスフォリアMitra's Folia Different color / ミスラスフォリア 色違いMEMOThis piece combines “Folia” from “Kusudama Suite”—a series of works that explore “how to connect simple shapes”—with “Mitra,” which is connected using Arabesque joints.
Flap and Pocket joint / フラップ & ポケットジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Modular Type / モジュラータイプ

Pandora Variations Vol.2 / パンドラバリエーション Vol.2

Pandora's Soft Rime / パンドラの樹氷MEMOThis is a variation of Pandora. The original Pandora was created in 2009. Last month (April 2026), I tinkered with Pandora a bit and found it quite interesting (Pandora Variation Vol. 1), so I've been playin
Modular Type / モジュラータイプMulti modular joint / マルチモジュラージョイント
Modular Type / モジュラータイプ

Pandora Variations Vol.1 / パンドラバリエーション Vol.1

Pandora Color change / パンドラ色変わりMEMOThis is a color variation of Pandora. I’ve altered the folding method slightly so that the back of the paper faces outward.Although Pandora was created in 2009, this was the very first piece I created.パンドラ
Modular Type / モジュラータイプMulti modular joint / マルチモジュラージョイント
Modular Type / モジュラータイプ

Pandora / パンドラ

MEMOThis is a modular origami work where the parts are assembled without using glue. Two types of jointing methods are used for assembling the parts (multi-modular joint). Both are common methods of inserting flaps into pockets.While it has
Modular Type / モジュラータイプMulti modular joint / マルチモジュラージョイント
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Garuda / ガルダ

MEMOThis is a modular model that doesn't require glue for assembly. A part is folded with a half-square piece of paper and connected with Arabesque-joint. A similar model is "Suzaku".Compared to Lilith and Horus, this is a relatively simple
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Janus’s Holy Grail / ヤヌスの聖杯

MEMOThis is a creation that incorporates the “Janus Rose” decoration part into “Janus's Holy Grail,” a variation of Janus II. No glue is needed when assembling the Janus's Grail or incorporating the Janus's Rose. In practice, it should prep
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Janus II / ヤヌス II

MEMOThis is a modular type model that assembles parts without using glue. The parts are connected using Arabesque-joint. This Janus II is an improved version of the original Janus, characterized by the layered appearance of the places exten
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

With Passacaglia’s steps Variations / パッサカリアのステップで バリエーション

Triple time / 三拍子（さんびょうし）MEMOThis is a variation of "With Passacaglia's steps" where the folding width is divided into three equal parts. In the original work, the visible colored places were narrow, but in this version, they are the same w
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

With Passacaglia’s steps / パッサカリアのステップで

MEMOThis is a modular-style piece that requires no glue for assembly. It uses a connection method similar to that of the Passacaglia.The Passacaglia uses the “Arabesque-Joint” technique, which involves adding folds to the joint areas where
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Suzaku / 朱雀（すざく）

Suzaku / 朱雀Work's DataAuthor© Mio TsugawaCreatedMarch 2010MadeMarch 2010DrawingFebruary 2026Number of parts30 piecesPaper size7.5 × 15 cm (Half-square paper)Joining materialsNot use (Not glued)Joining methodArabesque jointSuzaku Variation /
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Modular Type / モジュラータイプ

Horus / ホルス

MEMOThis is a modular-type work connected with Arabesque-joint. Not glued parts to assemble. It has a folding technique as Neith-style folding, comparable to Lirith in difficulty. The piece's name, Horus, refers to the sky god of Egyptian m
Modular Type / モジュラータイプ
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Lilith / リリス

MEMOThis is a modular-type piece connecting parts with arabesque joints. Created in 2016.Its form is very similar to "Neith of Giovanni". The difference is that the flower where the five parts come together is single- petal in Neito, while
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Neith Variations / ネイトバリエーション

Neith of Giovanni / ジョバンニのネイトMEMOThis is "Neith," a work I created in 2016. It consists of 30 parts and is a modular piece that can be assembled without the use of glue. The name comes from ‘Neith’, a satellite of Venus said to have been di
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Neith / ネイト

MEMOI changed the fluttering triangles of the work of Arabesque into pointed triangles. While Arabesque is folded with square paper, Naith is made with paper half the size of a square. This piece was made in the process of making "Nato," wh
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Eos’s Passacaglia with 4:7 / 4:7のエオスズパッサカリア

Eos's Passacaglia with 4:7 / 4:7のエオスズパッサカリアEos's Passacaglia with 4:7 Transform 2 / 4:7のエオスズパッサカリア 変身2MEMOThis is a piece of Eos's Passacaglia folded using paper with a 4:7 ratio. The original piece is made using paper with a 1:2 ratio. 1:2
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
Flap and Pocket joint / フラップ & ポケットジョイント

Norimaki Unit – Nonoji / のり巻きユニット – ののじ

Guru-guru Nonoji / ぐるぐるののじNonoji / ののじMEMOThese are variations of the Norimaki Unit. Each part consists of two pieces of different sizes.No adhesive is needed when combining the two pieces into one part, nor when assembling the parts into t
Flap and Pocket joint / フラップ & ポケットジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ
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