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60 Origami and Folded Innovations

— October 3, 2008 — Top Lists
Although origami is known as the Japanese art of paper folding, many other countries also boast paper-folding traditions. Today, we have incorporated the folding technique not just for entertainment and artistic projects, but to many other items in order to save space.

Clever folding furniture and folding crockery are just a couple of household origami trends. Personal adornment such as shoes, bags and jewelry are also available. However, the most popular folding trend in this cluster involves bicycles.

The technical challenge of making objects other than a flat piece of paper foldable requires innovative minds!
5.6
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness
60
Personal Fold-Up Metal Detector
Personal Fold-Up Metal Detector
CI Tech Kit
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59
Federal Finger-Puppets
Federal Finger-Puppets
FoldUsCandidate.com
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58
Foldable Multimedia Devices
Foldable Multimedia Devices
Ori-Ori-Moshi-Moshi Concept
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57
Supercar Origami
Supercar Origami
V12 Engine by Yee
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56
3 Screen Desktop
3 Screen Desktop
Folding ACME Prototype
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55
DIY Stop Motion Video
DIY Stop Motion Video
Origami Movie
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54
Folding Instrument For Traveling Musicians
Folding Instrument For Traveling Musicians
The Backpack Electric Guitar
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53
Compact Guitars
Compact Guitars
The Folding Electric Nomad
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52
Foldable Palmtop/Laptop
Foldable Palmtop/Laptop
Noahpad Can Be Hung On Coat Hanger
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51
Artistic Eco Tableware
Artistic Eco Tableware
Origami Crockery
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50
Origami Computers
Origami Computers
Sony UX Joins the Battle
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49
Origami Art
Origami Art
Hardcore Paper Airplanes
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48
Political Origami
Political Origami
Craft Your Own George Bush
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47
Speakers Fold Up into an Egg
Speakers Fold Up into an Egg
DLO Portable iPhone Speakers
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46
Power Eco Strollers
Power Eco Strollers
4Moms Origami Automatic Folding Stroller
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45
Space Origami
Space Origami
Astronauts Fly Paper Plane From Space
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44
Foldable 2D Lights
Foldable 2D Lights
Lamp Chop Light
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43
Origami Warfare
Origami Warfare
Paper Wars Exhibit
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42
Origami TV Remote Control
Origami TV Remote Control
Bringing Simplicity back
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41
Origami Gift Certificate
Origami Gift Certificate
DIY Bag-Shaped Card Holder
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40
Origami Boat
Origami Boat
Folds to the Size of a Windsurf Board
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39
Reinventing The Wheel
Reinventing The Wheel
Folding Bicycle Wheel
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38
Origami Ads
Origami Ads
Maone Bank Origami Money
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37
Folding Booty Scooters
Folding Booty Scooters
XO Move
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36
T-Shirt Folding Machine
T-Shirt Folding Machine
Make it For 99 Cents
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35
Folding Greenhouses
Folding Greenhouses
Daniel Schipper's Urban Gardening Idea
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34
Ultra-Light Folding Bike
Ultra-Light Folding Bike
The A-Bike Breaks Records
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33
Origami Necklaces
Origami Necklaces
Cindy Ng Jewelry
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32
Ultra Compact Treadmill Folds Into 10 Inches
Ultra Compact Treadmill Folds Into 10 Inches
Evolve Foldaway Treadmill
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31
Eco Friendly Fold-Up Bike
Eco Friendly Fold-Up Bike
Cube Urban Street
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30
Pornogami (FOLLOW-UP)
Pornogami (FOLLOW-UP)
Pornographic Origami Instruction Book
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29
Artistic Tableware II
Artistic Tableware II
Origami Spoon
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28
Extreme Origami
Extreme Origami
Is Paper Folding A Sport?
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27
Bazooka Explorer X 6
Bazooka Explorer X 6
An Origami Bike
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26
Origami Lamps
Origami Lamps
The Folding Lamp
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25
Star Wars Origami
Star Wars Origami
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24
Foldable Furniture
Foldable Furniture
Adam Goodrum Stitch Chairs
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23
Furniture as Wall Art
Furniture as Wall Art
burJET Fold-Out Picture Seating
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22
Folding Personal Aircrafts
Folding Personal Aircrafts
The ICON A5 Amphibious Sport Plane
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21
Turn Your Gum Into Origami Art
Turn Your Gum Into Origami Art
Gum Flower
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20
ISIS
ISIS
World's Thinnest Folding Chair
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19
Origami Architecture
Origami Architecture
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18
Hip Folding Wheelchair for Kids
Hip Folding Wheelchair for Kids
Mex'x Wheelchair
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17
Origami Bags
Origami Bags
Chloe Leather Alligator Fold Clutch
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16
Chic Folding Bicycles
Chic Folding Bicycles
The 'One' Actually Looks Fantastic
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15
25 lb Folding Bikes
25 lb Folding Bikes
The Strida Mas Special
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14
DIY Paper Heroes
DIY Paper Heroes
Cubee Craft
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13
Recyclable Folding Cardboard Stool
Recyclable Folding Cardboard Stool
Flat mate
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12
Folding Jewelry
Folding Jewelry
Armillary Sphere Ring
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11
Locust Folding Bike
Locust Folding Bike
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10
Shoes That Look Like Origami
Shoes That Look Like Origami
By Designer Marloes ten Bhomer
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9
Leather Origami Animals
Leather Origami Animals
Looksur Nursery Sculptures
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8
Folding Bike
Folding Bike
Cannondale ON Rideable Prototype
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7
Fancy Folding Furniture
Fancy Folding Furniture
Case Coffee Table
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6
Folding Flat-Pack Footwear
Folding Flat-Pack Footwear
EIN/Tritt Origami Shoes
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5
Camouflaged Folding Chairs
Camouflaged Folding Chairs
Biombo Combination Furniture
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4
Disappearing Staircase
Disappearing Staircase
Steps Fold into Wall
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3
Folding Bike Weighs Under 20lbs
Folding Bike Weighs Under 20lbs
Dahon MU SL
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2
Origami Furniture
Origami Furniture
F1 Folding Chairs and F2 Table by Nils Frederking
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1
Pornographic Origami
Pornographic Origami
Crafts and Sex
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