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Paperfolding.com (Origami)What is Origami? What is origami? This topic is often discussed on the origami list, and can be quite a complex question. Does origami refer to folding paper, or does it include other mediums, like sheet metal or edible paper-thin pancakes? Is origami a craft or an art? Can it be both? Should the definition of origami allow some gluing and cutting, as long as the origami model is arrived at mainly through folding? In an email to the origami list dated 21 Jan 1999, Joseph Wu provided this simple yet encompassing definition, which I happen to like quite a bit:Origami is a form of visual / sculptural representation that is defined primarily by the folding of the medium (usually paper). home learn to fold origami & math insects dinosaurs origami history links paper aeroplanes books