Kusudama origami

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
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Kiku temari / 菊てまり

MEMOThis is a variation of the Yume Temari. It has 60 parts and is folded with half-square paper.The point where the five parts are gathered, a flower resembling a chrysanthemum crest blooms.Like the Yume Temari, the inside of the kusudama
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Yume temari / 夢てまり

MEMOThis is a glue-type kusudama that can be put together using glue. It was made in 2013 and is part of the Tenten Temari series, which has 60 parts.It is hollow inside, so you can put bells inside or fill it with potpourri.接着剤を使って組み立てる貼り合
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ
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
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Elves Variations Vol.1 / エルブス バリエーション Vol.1

Light elf / 光のエルフForest elf / 森のエルフField elf / 野のエルフMEMOThese are variations of the work of Flower elf. Fold them using paper with a 1:4 ratio. Assemble the parts with adhesive. Unlike blooms made from square paper, these are small and cute
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ
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
Modular Type / モジュラータイプ

Elves / エルブス

Flower elf / 花のエルフWind elf / 風のエルフWind elf Different color / 風のエルフ 色違いMEMOThese works are variations of Bloom ver.4petals, created 2010. They are made with paper with a 1:4 ratio.Adhesive is used for assembly. ブルーム ver.4花弁のバリエーションです。1:4 の比率
Modular Type / モジュラータイプPaste Type / ペーストタイプ
Flap and Pocket joint / フラップ & ポケットジョイント

Norimaki Unit “Usou henge” / のり巻きユニット「有相変化（うそうへんげ）」

MEMOThis is a variation of the ‘Norimaki Unit’ series created in 2023. It is a simple subtype derived from Usou Musou. While playing with the parts of Usou Musou, I discovered that curling the paper at this width makes them line up vertical
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

Origami zaiku Vol.2 No.2 / 折り紙細工第二巻二号

Chrysanthemum "Rocca" / ロカ菊MEMOThe Origami zaiku Series consists of decorative parts for embellishing 1/4-unit squares, and adhesive is used to decorate. The Rocca chrysanthemum has petals the same size as the Rossano chrysanthemum and look
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

Mitsudomoe unit Deko Variations Vol.19 / 三つ巴ユニット凸 バリエーション Vol.19

Mitsubishi-domoe / 三つ菱巴（みつびしどもえ）MEMOThis is a variation of the Mitsudomoe unit protrusion. Combine two parts of different sizes to create a single part. No adhesive is required either when combining the parts or when assembling the parts in
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
Decoration part / デコレーションパーツ

Origami zaiku Vol.2 / 折り紙細工第二巻

Chrysanthemum "Rossano" / ロサーノ菊MEMOThe Origami zaiku Series consists of decorative parts for embellishing 1/4-unit squares, and adhesive is used for assembly. Rossano chrysanthemum has petals that is one size smaller than Dante chrysanthemu
Decoration part / デコレーションパーツPaste Type / ペーストタイプ
Flap and Pocket joint / フラップ & ポケットジョイント

Mitsudomoe unit Deko Variations Vol.18 / 三つ巴ユニット凸 バリエーション Vol.18

Kumikomi-domoe / 組みこみ巴（くみこみどもえ）MEMOThis is a variation of the Mitsudomoe unit Deko. Two parts of different sizes are combined to make one part. No glue is needed when combining the parts or assembling them.The pointed cap covering the trian
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
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Origami zaiku Vol.1 No.2 / 折り紙細工 第一巻 2号

Chrysanthemum "Efa" / エファ菊MEMOThe works of origami zaiku are decorative parts that adorn 1/4 unit squares and are decorated using glue. The Efa chrysanthemum featured in Volume 1, Issue 2 is slightly smaller than the Dante chrysanthemum fea
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Origami zaiku Vol.1 / 折り紙細工 第一巻

Chrysanthemum Dante / ダンテ菊MEMODante Chrysanthemum is a decorative part that decorates the square part of the “1/4 Unit Basic.” It is decorated using adhesive. The 1/4 Unit can be used to create various polyhedrons, but Dante Chrysanthemum c
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ
Flap and Pocket joint / フラップ & ポケットジョイント

Mitsudomoe unit Deko Variations Vol.16 / 三つ巴ユニット凸 バリエーション Vol.16

Seto-no-TsukiNeziri Ougi / ねじり扇（おうぎ）MEMOThese are variations of the works "Mitsudomoe unit Deko".One part consists of two pieces of different sizes.Seto-no-Tsuki is a piece I came up with early on when I started making Mitsudomoe unit Deko,
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
Bind Type / 糸括りタイプ

Hidamari / ひだまり

Hidamari / ひだまりHidamari with Star anise / ひだまり×スターアニスHidamari with Star anise / ひだまり×スターアニスWork's DataAuthor© Mio TsugawaCreatedOctober 2008MadeOctober 2008DrawingJune 2025Named byMarukoNumber of parts18,33 piecesPaper size15 cm (Square pap
Bind Type / 糸括りタイプ
Flap and Pocket joint / フラップ & ポケットジョイント

Mitsudomoe unit Deko Variations Vol.15 / 三つ巴ユニット凸バリエーション Vol.15

Misaki Rose / みさきローズHatatagami / 霹靂神（はたたがみ）MEMOThese are variations of “Mitsudomoe unit Deko”. Two parts made of different sized paper are combined to make one part. No glue is needed to make this part or to assemble the whole work.Misaki R
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
Bind Type / 糸括りタイプ

Star anise / スターアニス

Work's DataAuthor© Mio TsugawaCreatedJanuary 2009MadeJanuary 2009DrawingJune 2025Number of parts40 piecesPaper size15cm (Square paper)Joining materialsStrings, threads Joining methodBind jointMEMOThis is a type of kusudama that is tied toge
Bind Type / 糸括りタイプModular Type / モジュラータイプ
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