Karakuri: The Amazing Mechanical Origami That Transform with One Touch
Have you heard about an origami technique known as karakuri ? It goes far beyond just creating shapes out of paper folds - since each creation has a host of hidden mechanisms that make the pieces move and transform with a single tap. Check out an example:
Amazing, right? For the little “magic” sculpture above is one of many works by the skilled Japanese designer Haruki Nakamura - who, as you may have guessed, specializes in karakuri origamis, also known as kirigamis . But before we share more artist creations with you, let us tell you a little bit about how the process of developing the pieces works.
Cut, fold and glue
Each little sculpture is made of paper only and, before getting his hands dirty, Nakamura - who learned the technique on his own - creates all the designs through computer programs. After everything is done, he prints the patterns, cuts everything and pastes the pieces that will make up the kirigami .
The cool thing is that the Japanese occasionally share videos in which he teaches how to produce the sculptures and also sells the instructions for the creations through his site (which you can access through this link). See a selection of the following Nakamura pieces:
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