Boxes

Origami boxes, pouches, dishes and baskets: folds that keep your small belongings tidy or wrap up a present. This is one of the most useful families in origami, and the most varied, from single-square models to modular boxes.

To begin, Robin Glynn's gift box is folded from a single square of any size and locks without glue; the bigger the square, the stiffer the paper should be. The Caillotte box, also easy, is folded from an A5 sheet. Katrin Shumakov's sweet box shows both sides of the paper. Finally, Tomoko Fuse's hexagonal box is a challenge: 4 squares of 15 cm and some patience.