http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com A collection of origami and other paper arts. Original and from the web Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:50:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A design student in the UK has produced a nice prototype of a cardboard bike. Using regular bike components for the tricky sections. (the wheels, gears and chain) he is able to cut the price of the bike to around 15 pounds. I'm thinking this would be great for a ... http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com/2008/06/28/cardboard-bike-that-works/ It seems that along with a new movie is a selection on merchandise and animated movies are no exception. In this case you have a chance to make your own with all the main characters available for free download and construction. The detail looks fairly basic and should be suitable ... http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com/2008/06/24/kun-fu-panda/ Here's an extended tutorial on book binding. The results look fantastic if you are willing to put in the hard work. It would be a great hand made gift for a wedding or graduation. Make sure if you do go to the effort you use good quality paper that will last. Link http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com/2008/06/23/book-binding/ The seats are made out of big sheets of pattern paper or wallpaper, filled with expanded polyurethane foam. The folded structure acts as a mould and as an "upholstery"; after being shaped the empty paper chair is steady enough to hold its form and enable polyurethane casting. Link http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com/2008/06/22/more-folded-chairs/ This looks very interesting. Although it's not the first time origami has been used in this way. It looks like it's a quite sturdy and usable peice of equipment. Link http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com/2008/04/16/origami-crockery/ With Battle Star returning to the US screens for it's last season. It's a perfect time to make your own Cylon helmet. Of course designing your own helmet from scratch would be a lot of work. We can be greatful that someone has done all that work for us. Follow the link ... http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com/2008/04/12/make-your-own-cylon-helmet/ What do you do when you have 6400 spare postIt notes and five hours of free time ? Construct a scene from you favorite videogame is one option. There's a video here And more photos here http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com/2008/04/11/donkey-kong-from-postit-notes/ Here's a great set of videos the show how to make origami cranes from polymer clay. The results are fantastic and well worth a watch. Link http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com/2008/04/06/clay-origami-cranes/ To celebrate the year of the rat We are folding an Eric Joisel Rat (to go with the year of the rat), Gen and I will be folding and Matt will be commentating. Everyone is welcome to come along and support us, its a free festival, and a very fun ... http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com/2008/02/14/year-of-the-rat/ Just a quick post for those enjoy origami and tea. Now you can enjoy both at the same time. It seems more like a house warming gift than an everyday event. I guess it all depends on the quality of the tea. Found here Link http://www.thepeaceofpaper.robogumby.com/2008/02/11/tpod-origami-for-tea-drinkers/