Category — Crafts

One of the latest by the previously posted Mu Pan. Its an origamu paper sculpture of a Japanese Army bike!

More on Mu Pan’s Flickr account

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Dong Trieu ceramics and pottery village is a place that sells all kinds of ceramics, embroidery and marble statues. It makes for a fantastic visit to get an insight into the handcrafted process that Vietnamese craftspeople put into creating these works.

Read more on MangoVine.net

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Previously posted Origamu creator Mu Pan took part in Scion Space’s Giant Robot curated recent Papershapers show. His work looks even better when presented in the exhibition!

Brookyn-based Mu Pan took the theme of historical and mythological characters from his paintings and had them take over the Scion Space.

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Via NotCot

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Time for some Chinese stamps! Not the lickable ones, or indeed the marble ones with your chop carved into it, but some crafty ones of Chinese architecture.

This set by Itis Edition allows you to print your own elements of Chinese traditional architecture such as the “ridge of a roof, lintel of door and ridge animal“.

Looks like its currently sold out, but keep checking on the Itis website.

Via Pop Wuping

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The video below, Origami in the Pursuit of Perfection, is a nice little historic anecdote on the history of the Onitsuka Tiger and Asics shoe brands. The visuals are mostly showing origami folding, treated to give a nostalgic feel.

Via Unstoppable Robot Ninja

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The site Curbly has a simple tutorial to create these origami cherry blossoms. You’ll have to find some curly willow but the blossoms are origami.

Small enough to look like the real thing from a distance, but you’ll need some time on your hands to make them all.

Find out how to make your own Origami Cherry Blossoms

Via Craftzine

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For the crafty among you, this crochet buddha may give you some divine inspiration.

Via Craftzine

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If you wanted to try making origami other than a crane, this video will show how to make an origami koi. Its cut and edited to just show the paper folding on its own, which adds to a really nice handcrafted feel.

Via SwissMiss

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