Modular origami

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

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

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

Pandora Deco parts Collection Vol.1 / パンドラデコレーションパーツコレクション Vol.1

Pandora Ver.Dairi / パンドラ Ver.内裏（だいり）MEMOThis piece features a Pandora work decorated with Decoration part of "Dairi".The decoration parts are set without using any adhesive.The name "Dairi" comes from a variety of flowering plum tree.The in

Decoration part / デコレーションパーツ

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kotemari Yume zakura / 小てまり夢桜

MEMOThis is a variation of the Kotemari Mukou yamazakura. I hollowed out the inside of the kusudama. A bell is placed inside. You can also fill it with potpourri or hide other kusudamas, and have fun with it in various ways. It is very simi

Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Modular origami

Fröbel’s La Folia / フレーベルのフォリア変奏曲

Mitra’s Folia / ミスラス フォリア

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

Pandora Deco parts Collection Vol.1 / パンドラ デコレーションパーツ コレクション Vol.1

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

Pandora / パンドラ

Garuda / ガルダ

Janus’s Holy Grail / ヤヌスの聖杯

Janus II / ヤヌス II

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

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

Kotemari Yume zakura / 小てまり夢桜

Suzaku / 朱雀（すざく）

Lilith / リリス

Neith Variations / ネイトバリエーション

Neith / ネイト

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

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

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

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

Mitra’s Folia / ミスラスフォリア

Pandora Deco parts Collection Vol.1 / パンドラデコレーションパーツコレクション Vol.1

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

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