(Image: Laitche; an example of orizuru, traditional Japanese origami featuring paper cranes)
We’ve all tried it, with varying degrees of success. When done well, origami looks superb. But it’s not as easy as it seems (at least, not in our experience). Known as the orizuru, or paper crane, it’s one of the most classic examples of traditional Japanese origami and is known to date back to at least 1797, when the technique was featured in one of the oldest known books of its kind, known as the Hiden Renzuru no Orikata.
Combining the words ‘ori’ meaning ‘folded’ and ‘tsuru’ meaning ‘crane’, the design is both popular table decoration and mathematical model, and has become a staple of restaurant table decor. Another similar technique known as renzuru involves multiple cranes created from a single sheet of paper, often forming a circular pattern joined at the wing, or even sharing a single wing. Paper with different coloured sides leads to vibrant, multicoloured cranes, while the fairly epic creation of a thousand orizuru cranes is known as a senbazuru. We’re working on it, but it may take some time!
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