Editing Modular origami (section)

{{Short description|Multi-stage paper folding technique}}
{{More footnotes|date=May 2009}}
[[File:Origami Triangle Edge Icosahedron.tif|thumb|''Triangle Edge [[Icosahedron]]'' designed by Bennett Arnstein. Diagrammed in the book [https://search.worldcat.org/title/32626399 3-D Geometric Origami: Modular Polyhedra (1995])]]
[[File:2014 Origami modułowe.jpg|thumb|An example of golden venture folding.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golden Venture Folding {{!}} 3D Origami |url=https://origami-resource-center.com/golden-venture-folding/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Origami Resource Center |language=en}}</ref>]]
[[File:Tomoko Fuse Hexagonal Box with Six-Petal Lid.png|thumb|Modular origami hexagonal box with six-petal lid. Designed by [[Tomoko Fuse]].]]
[[File:A page from Ranma zushiki 欄間図式 Volume 3 (1734).jpg|thumb|The page from Ranma zushiki 欄間図式 Volume 3 (1734) where modular origami models are depicted.<ref name=":0" />]]
[[Image:OrigamiStar-BlackPen.png|thumb|A [[stellated]] [[icosahedron]] made from custom papers]]
'''Modular origami''' or '''unit origami''' is a multi-stage [[origami|paper folding]] technique in which individual modules or units are created out of sheets of paper and assembled into a flat shape or three-dimensional structure.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Mukerji |first=Meenakshi |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/232922105 |title=Ornamental origami: exploring 3D geomentric [sic] designs |date=2009 |publisher=AK Peters |isbn=978-1-56881-445-2 |location=Wellesley, Mass |oclc=232922105}}</ref> This is usually done by inserting flaps into pockets created by the folding process, which create tension or friction and hold the model together.<ref name=":2" /> Some assemblies can be somewhat unstable when adhesives or string are not used.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Fusè |first=Tomoko |title=Unit origami: multidimensional transformations |date=2009 |publisher=Japan Publications |isbn=978-0-87040-852-6 |edition=14. Pr |location=Tokyo}}</ref>