Display Origami Models
Here are a few ideas on how to display origami because one "problem" with origami is that you will end up with too many models. What will you do with all of them?
Give Them Away
First and foremost, we recommend that you give your models away. People love getting gifts and a well folded model is a gift indeed. Sharing is what makes the origami community strong and vibrant. Besides, after you give your models away, you can fold more. It’s a win-win situation!
Leave Them around Everywhere
You can display origami models on your desk at work; on the dresser at home; on the mantel piece; on the window sill; on top of the piano. If it looks good in your hands, it’ll look good anywhere. Be warned though, your models may get dusty and fade especially if they are in direct sunlight. If you have pets or young children, your model might become a toy – and then end up in the recycling bin (trashed!).
Hang them Up
To deter curious pets and little grasping hands, you can string-up your origami models. What? Keep origami away from children?? Don’t worry, origami on a string will sway and twirl giving children a new perspective on your artwork. You can assemble the models into a mobile or use them singulsarly as Christmas tree ornaments. The desktop origami mobile shown in this web site is pretty cute. Photo from The Paper Crane
Take a Picture
A picture is worth a thousand words. Photgraph your origami models and post them on the internet. Kodak offers a free service called EasyShare where you can download & showcase unlimited number of photos. It’s easy, it’s free, it’s space-efficient, and you can show off your origami to everyone. Kodak
can also put your photos onto greeting cards, calendars, mugs, and all sorts of other stuff.
Display Stands
Is your latest model dear to your heart? Place it on a pedestal, a display stand, or in cubby-hole shelf. This will signify that you absolutely LOVE origami and that it has a special place in your life. You can sometimes find nifty display stands in garage sales - one man's trash is another man's treasure! Photo from display origami ideas from MM's Modular Mania.
Mirrors, Mirrors, Mirrors
Placing your origami on a display miror will give it an extra reflective element. This idea is often used in weddings and parties where the center piece is displayed on a mirror. You can even get 3-tiered mirror stands: sparkly with a touch of class. This bird looks like it is about to fly away! See various display mirrors here.
Snow Globes
This dollar-bill shirt was slipped into the dry, central section of a snow globe. What a creative way to display origami! Some snow globes can be unscrewed, so you can put your origami inside and not add any water at all. Tres cool! See a variety of self-assemble snow globes here.
Shoebox Method
The dreaded shoebox! Origami models can be placed in shoeboxes. This doesn’t mean that you are putting them away forever. It just means that you have lots of models
and cannot bear to discard any of them. Origami Grand Master Akira Yoshizawa kept his models in cardboard boxes too. I guess it's not really a way to display origami - more like storage of origami.
The Container Store has a huge selection of boxes, display shelves, cases, and & stands (search for "displays" or "boxes"). Amazon.com has a nice selection of ornamental display stand and wall mount displays.
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