I was approached by the publishers of the book “MODULAR ORIGAMI – 18 Colorful and Customizable Folded Paper Sculptures” by Tung Ken Lam, and asked for my impressions:

I received it just before going on an overseas holiday, so have only just begun exploring this soft cover edition.

I decided to start with some pure geometry – the result of 4 planes intersection each other – a wxyz.

The instructions are well laid out and easy to follow, I chose 12 sheets of paper, 4 colours, 3 of each. The module reminds me of the XYZ that I have folded previously, but the cunning use of 60/30 degrees in the construction lets all 4 planes nestle accurately together in a rather pleasing way.

Construction starts easy, as the central hub gets more and more congested, actually seating the modules becomes tricky – I found towards the end of construction, the last few modules needed coaxing to lock into place.

The resultant geometry is very satisfying, the locks positive and the overall structure is rigid, making the intersecting triangular planes really obvious. I will fold more from this book – first impressions are positive, and I can see some nice challenges ahead.