Origami bicycle

Posted on by Matthew Green

I have been ramping up my origami activity a bit recently, and wanted to make an origami bicycle for a friend. I tried to find instructions for one, but could only find references to two origami bike designs – and one is really a scooter, not a bike, while the other is a great design, but very complicated and not fully documented. So, I decided to try to come up with my own design. Because of the geometry of a bicycle, I decided to fold it from a long rectangle instead of a square. (While squares are more common, origami can be made out of different shapes of paper.) Here are my sketches and rough draft:

After another rough draft, I came up with this model:

It’s made from an single long rectangle with no cutting or glueing. It could still stand for some improvement, but I think it’s a good start!

– Matthew Green

 

 

Published by Matthew Green

I am a translator, origami artist/teacher, and photographer, a blogger, former philosophy professor, and I love to sing. You can see my photos on Flickr and buy prints of some of them on Fine Art America. You can find me on Instagram, Twitter (@mehjg), and in various and sundry other social media sites on the web.

13 thoughts on “Origami bicycle”

    1. Thanks, Jim! I’ve been offering periodic classes throughout the year at The Hive and Art Haven in Gloucester. I don’t have anything scheduled right now, but keep an eye on the blog, and I will publicize my next classes.

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  7. This looks incredible! I don’t suppose you might be willing share the method, would you? I’m applying for a job at a bike shop and would LOVE to send my CV like this…

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  8. Beautiful model, right now I have the same problem you had a few months ago. A friend of me has asked me for an origami bicycle. When I saw your model I thought This is what I need!!!!. A simple, yet beautiful model. Jason Ku’s one, the other model I have found looks so complicated…
    Do you have any kind of instructions or clues on how to fold it. I would be very grateful to you

    You can see my model here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/picaruelo/

    Thank you

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