Web Origami, for making websites where you can understand how they’re made(weborigami.org)

198 points by ayoreis 1 year ago | 59 comments

Porsche Open Source Platform(opensource.porsche.com)

136 points by rettichschnidi 2 years ago | 108 comments

Manabu Kosaka's Handmade Paper Sculptures(coca11272000.wixsite.com)

174 points by surprisetalk 2 months ago | 24 comments

DJI Mavic 3 Pro(dji.com)

52 points by notmysql_ 3 years ago | 80 comments

Rolex Buys Bucherer(hodinkee.com)

12 points by bookofjoe 3 years ago | 4 comments

Foldmation: Interactive Origami Folding(foldmation.com)

21 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 1 comments

Mathematical Origami(mathigon.org)

108 points by signa11 27 days ago | 22 comments

Mathigon page on mathematical origami, showing how to fold Platonic solids and other polyhedra with 3D models and explanations.

14-year-old Miles Wu folded origami pattern that holds 10k times its own weight(smithsonianmag.com)

864 points by bookofjoe 8 months ago | 184 comments

Smithsonian magazine article about 14-year-old Miles Wu, whose Miura-ori origami variant holds 10,000 times its weight, aimed at emergency shelter design.

Paper Airplane Designs(foldnfly.com)

622 points by thunderbong 3 years ago | 66 comments

Fold'N'Fly, a website with folding instructions for paper airplane designs; the loaded page is its National Paper Airplane Day article with history and activities.

Why Japanese companies do so many different things(davidoks.blog)

828 points by d0ks 5 months ago | 386 comments

A Substack essay by David Oks explaining the internal logic behind why Japanese corporations diversify into so many unrelated businesses.

A Japanese glossary of chopsticks faux pas (2022)(nippon.com)

466 points by cainxinth 7 months ago | 361 comments

A nippon.com Japan Data article illustrating and explaining Japanese terms for chopstick etiquette mistakes, such as stabbing food or passing food chopstick to chopstick.

Why Japan has such good railways(worksinprogress.co)

537 points by RickJWagner 6 months ago | 507 comments

A Works in Progress magazine essay explaining why Japan's railway system is so effective.