ORIGAMI INSTRUCTIONS

WHO IS MR. NORIO TORIMOTO?

Mr. Norio Torimoto, born in Japan in 1948, is one of the most well-known representatives of Origami art. Since 1971, his artwork
has been shown in museums and exhibitions, and he has participated in other events where Japanese culture has been the focus.
As one of the first nine people in the world, Mr. Torimoto was appointed an Origami Master in 2000 by the Nippon
Origami Association. He has been invited to or involved in several projects around the world in countries such as China,Germany,
Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Sweden, and the United States. The World Wildlife Foundation commissioned him to create a
Panda in order to improve the quality of recycled paper. As an Origami Master, Mr. Norio Torimoto has socialized with the King
of Sweden, as well as with children in kindergarten. And he was invited to the confabulation during the Emperor and Empress
of Japan’s visit to Sweden.
Extremely interested in mathematics, Mr. Norio Torimoto is a lecturer at The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and
at several universities in Denmark, Japan, and the United Kingdom. His lectures include “Origami – Geometric solutions through
visual and tactile perception.” Mr. Norio Torimoto also spends his days teaching advanced mathematics to both teachers and
youngsters by using the fun art of Origami.
©2006 SolidWorks Corporation. Origami by Norio Torimoto, www.homing-paper-plane.com
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Hand Hand

MR. NORIO TORIMOTO

Fold and fold back.

Head

3 4

1/12
Foot Foot

5 6 7 8

a a a a

b b

Important! Check so you will

meet the center line.

9 10 11 12

Unfold and place as in fig. 6. Unfold to fig. 10.

13 14 15 Fold upper and left sides 16
as in figs. 10–15.

Right side. Do the same

fold as in figs. 10–13. Unfold and turn over.

17 18 19 20

Turn over to the other side.

21 22 23 a 23 b

24 25 26 27

Fold three times more

as in figs. 24–26.
28 29 30 31

Place SolidWorks side up. Go back to fig. 30.

32 33 34 35

Fold triangle under and Fold two times more Turn Mr. Norio Torimoto
inside. as in figs. 30–33. side up.

36 37 38 39

40 41 42 43

a
a a

Insert (a) underneath

and put inside (figs. 42–43).
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Fold left side as in

figs. 39–44.

48 49 a 49 Back side. Same fold b 50

as in figs. 48–49b.

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Left side. Same fold

as in figs. 42–49b.

51 52 53 54 Pull last three folds but

not the front fold. Careful!
Make sure the paper does
not tear.
Baksidan

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Will strengthen lock. Push.

55 56 57

Make rounded arms.

Folding Symbols

X-ray line

Valley fold Mountain fold Fold and fold

Fold so that dots meet Fold in front Fold behind Fold and unfold to crease Turn model over

Pull out / insert Open Push Enlarge Explanation (of line) Reduce
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