Origami Boxes

Origami boxes are quite useful as gift boxes and small containers. They're fun to make and some of them can be quite beautiful. The Queen of origami boxes must be Tomoko Fuse, some of her books have an incredible selection of paper boxes. Free online instructions are divided into three pages:

Boxes with Lids

Open-Ended Boxes

Self-Closing Paper Boxes

Open-Ended Origami Boxes

Basket (GM Gross) Basket with Handle (D Petty) $ Basket: 1, 2 (A Anselmo) $Tip Basket (KA Lundberg) Boat Box (R Katz) Bowl de Vicenza: 1, 2 (M van Gelder) Box with Hearts (B Gargol) Box with 4 Hearts (K Kawamura) Brummy Dish (N Robinson) Candy Box (origami-club.com) Christmas Gift Box (noel.qc.ca) Conally Vase (T Conally) Crane box (Mizu-randa) Cup (Sy Chen) Taza/Coffee Cup (CP Arbues) Traditional Cup . . . D Petty . . . KidsWebjapan Cup with Variations (M van Gelder) Dish 30 (N Robinson) Double Compartment Box (D Brill) Fancy Basket 2 (D Petty) Fancy Box 2 (D Petty) Fancy Dish (D Petty) Jeweled-Shaped Box (T Stamm) Krimskrams Box (C Sprung) Leafy Box (Melisande) Origami Bowl (greggman.com) Origami Box (Mrs D) Pencil Pot (M Vigo) Purim Basket 1 (chabad.org) Purim Basket 2 (chabad.org) Pyramid Container (Sy Chen) Spanish Box/Cajita Espanola (P Versnick) Square Box Star Box (D Andreozzi) Traditional Star Basket . . D Petty . . worldOrigamiDay Star box (M Gutfeldt) Star Box 4 (F Guarnieri) Star Dish (N Robinson) Theresa's Box (T Ford) Traditional Japanese Box Verdi's Vase (traditional) Wentworth Bowl (N Robinson)

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Books about Origami Boxes

Origami Boxes by Tomoko Fuse (see book review)
Origami Boxes and More! by F Temko (book review)
Unfolding Mathematics with Origami Boxes (book review)
Fun With Folded Fabric Boxes by C Mills & A Tubis
Fabulous Origami Boxes by Tomoko Fuse
Quick & Easy Origami Boxes by Tomoko Fuse

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