Origami With Adi

  Polkadot Kusudama (Designed by Aditya Kumbhare)   History This was my second attempt at finding  the largest Kusudama that can be folded from 30 three-inch square sheets of paper. The resulting Kusudama ended up being slightly smaller than my Jumbo Kusudama, but when I folded the units using tuttle paper, the result had little polka-dots on every vertice. The connection method for this Kusudama is very strange. It uses a flap and pocket system that requires folding the paper backward and under a corner of the other piece. This makes the final product very sturdy despite its large size. The final product used 30 sheets of square Tuttle paper, with a different color on the back.  Disclaimer: the size of the paper that can be used isn't limited to the sizes I used! As long as the paper is square, it will work. Just make sure to choose a paper size that you are comfortable folding with!

Solar Flare Kusudama (Designed by Aditya Kumbhare)   History This is one of my better designs. I folded it from thirty 3-inch sticky notes. The module uses a modified windmill base, similar to my windmill base Kusudama, except this one doesn't need an external piece to connect with itself. With the remaining useless flaps of paper, I added spikes and 'floating' squares to make the final structure more spherical-looking. I am very happy with the result. Disclaimer: the size of the paper that can be used isn't limited to the sizes I used! As long as the paper is square, it will work. Just make sure to choose a paper size that you are comfortable folding with!

Firecracker Kusudama (Designed by Aditya Kumbhare) History I made this design from tuttle paper while experimenting with 3:4 ratio paper. This module has a very small but very sturdy connection method. making and connecting the pieces is a little tedious but the final product is very robust and durable despite its relatively large size.  This Kusudama used 30 sheets of square Tuttle paper, with a different color on the back.  Disclaimer: the size of the paper that can be used isn't limited to the sizes I used! As long as the paper is a 3:4 ratio paper, it will work. Just make sure to choose a paper size that you are comfortable folding with!

  Florita Kusudama (Designed by Aditya Kumbhare) History This is another design that I got by randomly folding paper. Originally the design was not supposed to look so elaborate, but since the internal angle was too large to make an icosahedron, I had to reduce it with some extra folds. I didn't mind though, since it ended up looking cooler anyway. I called it Florita because the final product has little flowers on every vertice. The final product used 30 sheets of square Tuttle paper, with a different color on the back. Overall it's very sturdy and can withstand being tossed around. Disclaimer: the size of the paper that can be used isn't limited to the sizes I used! As long as the paper is square, it will work. Just make sure to choose a paper size that you are comfortable folding with!

Spiderman Kusudama (Designed by Aditya Kumbhare)   History Here is another design I made with tuttle paper. For this Kusudama, I didn't use any pre-existing module as a basis.  I created this module by accident during a car ride. I was folding a sticky note out of boredom and I came across a shape that could possibly work as a module. Folding that shape with tuttle paper created a checkerboard-patterned piece, but when I tried to put three pieces together, I realized that the connection was too weak. An extra fold took care of that and also made the overall structure more spherical. I asked my parents for name suggestions and they stated the colors and pattern reminded them of Spiderman, so that's what I ended up naming it. The final product used 30 sheets of square Tuttle paper, with a different color on the back.  Disclaimer: the size of the paper that can be used isn't limited to the sizes I used! As long as the paper is square, it will work. Just make sure to choose a...

Expand Kusudama (dimpled variation) folded by Aditya Kumbhare (Adi)  History I started making this kusudama in the car during a road trip based off of a design I saw online. The pieces take a small amount of time to make, and the final product turned out to be very big. So, I had the idea of pushing the tips in to make it smaller, essentially dimpling the Kusudama. I also folded the flaps down behind to strengthen the connection. Once I had put it together, I took a picture on the side of the road and took it apart for storage during the rest of the trip.  Disclaimer: the size of the paper that can be used isn't limited to the sizes I used! As long as the paper is square, it will work. Just make sure to choose a paper size that you are comfortable folding with! Thank you for visiting my blog! Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. 

Jumbo Kusudama (Designed by Aditya Kumbhare) History I recently put myself to the challenge of finding the largest kusudama that can be folded from 30 three-inch square sheets of paper. In this design, the edge of the icosahedral shape is 3 inches long, the width of the paper. This leaves only the corners free to connect two pieces. The connection method I used is very simple and asymmetrical, but it is effective. The final product used 30 square 3-inch sticky notes. It is pretty sturdy, but too large and soft to be thrown around. It's still fun to make, though! :) Disclaimer: the size of the paper that can be used isn't limited to the sizes I used! As long as the paper is square, it will work. Just make sure to choose a paper size that you are comfortable folding with!