Welcome to the DofTNet Diagrams page. This is the place to be if you're looking to fold something *right now*. I present to you for your personal enjoyment the following instructions:

• A modified version of Kawasaki's Rose along with a calyx and stem of my own design.
• Links to diagrams and instructions for a vase and the 'new' Kawasaki rose.
• Origamic Chemistry - Modular Molecule Models. This section, which I am updating right now, outlines how to use origami in your next project for chemistry class or just to have an all-around super cool (or super geeky) origami item. Please excuse the mess while I remodel.

Click on the images to the left for more information on each section.

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I know how you are. This is what you're all *really* here for. Kawasaki's Rose: The most popular area of this site. This is similar to the one found in Origami for the Connoisseur. Originally designed by Toshikazu Kawasaki, I have made some changes to account for my own sense of aesthetics as well as allow for the attachment of the calyx.

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This is a base design that I came up with for use with the modified version of one of Kawasaki's rose that I show here. This base design was inspired by one of Toshikazu Kawasaki's other designs - the spiral snail shell - which can also be found in Origami for the Connoisseur.

Ron Yu has come up with another alternative base for the rose and has posted instructions. Because they're currently hosted at Geocities, there is an hourly bandwidth limitation so if you're locked out there, check back in a little while.

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Having a nice rose and base to match is all very well, but you know.. it's much easier to display it in a vase or something when there's also a stem attached. Well this is the stem that I came up with.

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There are lots of sites out there that have diagrams besides my own. I have linked to some of the sites that have diagrams that I recommend or have received requests for.

I currently link to a vase design that I like to use to display the roses and a set of photos to go with the instructions for Toshikazu Kawasaki's 'new' rose.

Take a look and enjoy!

Photo by Anool Mahidharia, Used with permission.

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After about a year, I have finally started the process of updating this section. It hosts a mostly complete set of instructions that can be used to build representations of molecules such as our friend, Caffeine, pictured here. You'll have to excuse the fairly crude photos left over from the first run. I am uploading newer photos and writing better descriptions as they become available so if you're confused, check back soon.

It seems that some of the information in this section was part of a presentation to high school students in New Zealand - The Great Origami Maths and Science Show! At this point, I don't know what was included exactly, but it's exciting to me all the same. If my work can help students get more interested in math and science, then I'm all for it.

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