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Origami is rad. The delicate folds, the craftiness, and the pretty paper all make for a pretty cool hobby. Origami folds have crept onto clothes and I think it's a refreshing treatment after months of ruffles and ruching. These little puckers take a garment from plain to artsy, in just a little tuck. Want a real lesson in origami? Check out Christian Dior's Fall collection. ' /> Read more
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo leading lady and Oscar nominee Rooney Mara wasn't the only star wearing white at the 84th Academy Awards, but she certainly was one of the most memorable. With porcelain skin, red lips, full brows, and raven hair, she reminded me of a modern Audrey Hepburn — with a bit more edge of course. The origami folds and lace details of her Givenchy gown created an Read more
Instead of scanning the aisles for a last-minute Valentine's Day card, why not infuse a bit of creativity into your delivery by crafting your own? Regardless of what's in the card, you'll score serious points for extra effort. Whether it's clever origami folding, light scissor cutting, or easy printing, these Valentine's Day cards are sure to win hearts! Read more
Looking for an excuse to embrace your geek side with something sweet? This weekend's DIY from the blog My Jell-O Americans (which wins the award for best website name pun of all time) via Craft magazine, shows us crafters how to get wiggly with our origami fundamentals. The origami paper is made of granulated gelatin, water, and food coloring. Check out the video on Craft for all the details on Read more
Save the money in your gadget fund account (we all have one, right?) and make an iPhone or iPod dock/stand for as little as the cost of a sturdy piece of card stock paper. This DIY from Dessine Moi Un Objet uses an X-Acto knife, ruler, thick card stock paper in the color of your choice, and Dessine's dock pattern template available on its website. With less than an hour of paper folding for a Read more
One of my favorite products I discovered at Messe Frankfurt's Ambiente consumer goods trade show in February was the Flux Chair, a weather-proof polypropylene origami chair, which can be used indoors or out. Designed by Dutch industrial designers Douwe Jacobs and Tom Schouten, it folds out from flat to a chair in only 10 seconds. Better yet, it's light as a feather at only 10.6 lbs., but can Read more
Fly, little bird, fly! In Japan, legend holds that if you fold 1,000 paper cranes, your wish will come true. Following last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami, as well as the powerful aftershocks that are still being felt throughout the region, several organizations have called for students to create their own paper cranes to benefit families affected by the natural events. Students Read more
Folding furniture can be called many things — economical, space saving, practical — but one thing it is rarely called is elegant. That's about to change, because of Amsterdam-based company Flux's new Flux chair ($200). Thanks to an origami-like series of folds, the Flux goes from flat packed to fully realized chair in only a few seconds — if you're skeptical about that number, check out Read more
