The Coffee Break Origami Intro Course

Trace the history of origami from China to Japan, highlight Akira Yoshizawa's influence, and reveal the crane's cultural significance.

Create a simple origami heart from a rectangular sheet of paper in landscape orientation, using book folds, cupboard folds, and a squash fold to form a standable heart.

Learn to make a standing origami fox from a square, using mountain and valley folds, correct orientation, and a simple finish that brings it to life.

Create an origami swan from a square paper using the kite base, aka ice cream base, forming a neck and head; a coffee cup model that's easy to start.

Fold a rectangle to create a simple origami box using precreases and cupboard folds, then open and shape into a robust, usable container.

Master a super simple origami spinner from a square using diagonal creases and corner folds. Wrap up week one with bonus models and color patterns that spin.

Learn to fold a simple origami shirt from offcuts or a rectangular sheet using cupboard folds to form a collar and sleeves, with pockets or different shirt styles.

Create a samurai helmet origami (kabuto) by folding up points to form horns and a rim, then finish with a one-layer top and a pocket for display.

Learn to create the preliminary base, the square base, from a square sheet, and transform it into a yacht by folding corners, forming a mouth pocket, and securing a stand.

Learn to fold a simple origami flower from the square and preliminary bases, using kite and ice cream bases to unfold petals around a stem.

Fold a square into a Japanese box (sanbo) by folding corners to the center and forming a preliminary base, then open pockets to reveal the box.

Learn to fold the Japanese crane, one of origami's most intricate models, using bases like preliminary, kite, and bird, and mastering the petal and inside reverse folds.

Turn a samurai helmet origami into a delicate tropical fish by unfolding from a square base, executing inside-out folds, a light cut, and a banana-peel reveal.

Practice the traditional iris origami from a preliminary base through petal and squash folds, achieving a symmetrical four-petal frog-base iris with lifelike petals.

Celebrate completing the coffee break origami intro course, remember the models you enjoyed, and explore online workshops for your company or team by contacting via email or Instagram.