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Trash Origami: 25 Paper Folding Projects Reusing Everyday Materials

Book and DVDby Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander
Hardcover (8.5x11 inches, 96 pages) with DVD
Tuttle Publishing, October 2010
ISBN-13: 9780804841351

Don't dump your wastepaper into the garbage - it's time to fold! Famed origami artists and award-winning authors Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander show you the way with Trash Origami. Chock full of 25 fun and innovative origami projects from their renowned Origamido Studio as well as many of the world's most talented paper folding designers - including Nick Robinson, Herman Van Goubergen and Rona Gurkewitz, among others.

The origami models presented in Trash Origami include designs made from old calendar pages, candy wrappers, envelopes, newspaper, postcards, paper grocery bags and more. The accompanying DVD will make the folding process clearer and aid folders of all levels. Also provided is a guide to everyday materials that have the most folding potential - leaving readers inspired to design and display their very own trash origami!

The book and accompanying DVD contain instructions for folding:

Crowns & Towers Game
Crowns and Towers Game
Jumping Frogs
Jumping Frogs
Scoopy Ball Game
Scoopy Ball Game
Flap Cube Cores & Paneled Cubes
Flap Cube Cores and Paneled Cubes
Photo Cubes
Photo Cubes
Modular Chess & Checkerboard Sets
Modular Chess and Checkerboard Sets
Ali's Folded Dish
Ali's Folded Dish Nick Robinson (United Kingdom)
Masu Boxes
Masu Boxes
Star Box Lids
Star Box Lids
Candy Wrapper Butterflies
Candy Wrapper Butterflies
Interlocking Flower Petals
Interlocking Flower Petals
Sailboat Envelopes
Sailboat Envelopes
Flapping Bird Envelopes
Flapping Bird Envelopes
Shuttle Darts
Shuttle Darts
Art-Deco Wings
Art Deco Wings
Snack Bag Wallets
Snack Bag Wallets
Bag Ballot Boxes
Bag Ballot Boxes
Custom-Bound Books
Custom-Bound Books
Rona Gurkewitz (USA)
Calendar Wreaths
Calendar Wreaths
Inspired by Paolo Bascetta (Italy) and Mette Pederson (USA)
Curler Unit Balls
Curler Unit Balls
Herman Van Goubergen (Belgium)
Paper Hearts
Paper Hearts
Based on a design by Florence Temko (USA)
Crumpled Mushrooms
Crumpled Mushrooms
Vincent Floderer (France)
Pinwheel Envelopes
Pinwheel Envelopes
Dave Brill's Origami Masu
David Brill's Origami Masu
David Brill (United Kingdom)