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How to fold the Blade Runner origami unicorn (1996)(web.archive.org)
211 points by exvi 3 days ago | 29 comments
sts153 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Better explanation https://geekydadcrafts.com/2019/01/10/the-blade-runner-unico...

Wistar 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Thanks. These are waaay better instructions.

saalweachter 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I used to fold an origami unicorn design by Marc Kirschenbaum. I can't find any instructions on the Modern Internet, but I used to fold it out of gum-wrappers while sitting in class.

The unicorn from the film itself wasn't "true" origami, being a prop consisting of several pieces glued together, but it really popularized the idea of an origami unicorn and a number of the current designs were prompted by it.

shevy-java an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Are we losing old websites like that?

I actually was unaware that this warranted a website. When I was young, I had one origami book. I completed it to about 40%; wasn't too bad but was far away from being really good. Origami is quite an art. These days I tend to watch youtube videos more than look at oldschool books but I loved that old handbook. Never folded a unicorn though.

puttycat 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I recently picked up an origami book and started practicing in dull moments. I highly recommend it for anyone struggling with phone addiction.

MrPapz 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Can you share any tips on good origami books for beginners?

puttycat 4 hours ago | parent [-]

The nice one I found randomly in a store is by Adeline Klam. (originally in French, but I see there's an English version)

chao- 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I used to do origami obsessively in my youth, and recently picked it up again while spending time with my nephew. I'll have to give this one a go!

21asdffdsa12 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Its not foldable from one paper sheet?

jcl 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Correct… they “cheated” a little to make the props for the movie. There are other designs for single-sheet unicorn, winged unicorn, and Pegasus — particularly the ones from John Montroll — but they look a bit different from the movie props, and are harder to fold.

https://johnmontroll.com/books/dragons-and-other-fantastic-c...

the_af 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Wow, those look fantastic!

I love Blade Runner (I'm obsessed with it), but the unicorn origami never clicked with me. These ones look much better.

PetitPrince 3 hours ago | parent [-]

And then you have the works of Satoshi Kamyia which is on an even higher level https://origami.ilyazadornov.com/origami/2021/unicorn-satosh...

bisby 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://web.archive.org/web/20071017100610fw_/http://cgi.lin...

On the final page it has a link to the "How to fold from a single sheet"

skrebbel 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Okay?

IAmBroom 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Origami by definition is folded from a single, square sheet.

skrebbel 2 hours ago | parent [-]

When people write a statement and then tack on a question mark they force people to guess what they mean. Is it a typo? Is it an observation and the question mark is supposed to somehow signal disapproval? Or is it an actual question, with a little grammar error that's not uncommon for non-native English speakers?

Maybe this is just me being weird but I simply don't understand why people think a question mark means ", and that's stupid for obvious reasons that I can't be bothered to spell out and therefore I disapprove".

Admittedly my reply was even worse so yeah, pot, kettle.

pavel_lishin 2 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

So what did you mean?

youarenotsmart an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

You are, contrary to what you think, not very smart, not at all clever.

ge96 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Interesting it starts off the same as a crane

etrvic 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

As many origami folds do, I believe

the_af 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Am I the only one who starts folding an origami design, gets distracted, and somehow ends up with either a crane or a frog?

IAmBroom 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I got a rock.

munificent 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I always end up with a Frank Gehry building.

ge96 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Wow those are trippy like a building going through a dimensional rift or something

Some you could call a Dr. Seuss house the ones more boxy in appearance than curved

mbfg an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Now we need the 1 cut and fold algorithm.

kittikitti 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Thank you for sharing, I really enjoy origami and look forward to learning this fold.

lovegrenoble 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Nice

notorandit 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Where is Bladerunner mentioned?

Aardwolf 19 minutes ago | parent [-]

It does reference it in links on the 'COMPLETE' page