Modular origami

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
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
Flap and Pocket joint / フラップ & ポケットジョイント

Mitsudomoe unit Deko Variations Vol.14 / 三つ巴ユニット凸バリエーション Vol.14

Ancient spore / 古代の胞子Ancient spore II / 古代の胞子 弐Work's DataAuthor© Mio TsugawaCreatedJune 2025MadeJune 2025DrawingJune 2025Number of parts 60 piecesPaper size3,75 × 7.5 cm (Half square paper),3,75 × 15 cm (1:4 ratio)Joining materialsNot use
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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