How to make an origami seamless cube
Designed by Jo Nakashima (06/2019)
Difficulty level: simple
My paper: 15cm x 15cm origami paper
This model was based on the origami Pandora’s Box by Yami Yamauchi. The original model has the edges of the pleat folds visible on the sides and it has a very nice mechanism to close the top and bottom. At first I just changed the pleat folds hidding them inside, but them I realized that I could make a different top and bottom to make it completely seamless.
More models from the cube
The origami seamless cube is nice as a stand-alone model, but it became really great when I turned the locking flaps into connectors to combine multiple cubes. There are now many different modular origami made from cube units, check out my Cube playlist to see all of them.
Dividing the paper
In the video tutorial I show how to divide the paper into 5ths without using any tool. But you can use this method to make it easily and quickly:
