Don’t miss the origami chair if you are looking for some origami ideas about furniture or room-related.
The finished chair looks like a single personal sofa designed for one person only. As you can see from the picture, it has a wide cushioned seat and a slightly reclined backrest for comfort. The backrest is connected with the armrests on the sides. You can imagine how comfortable and relaxing it can be to sit on those origami chairs. How about standing a cute cat or dog on those chairs?
If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.
- Folding time: 10 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm
- Difficulty: Easy, Beginner friendly
Material
Use a 15*15 cm origami paper with different colors on each side to make a 5*5 cm chair. If you want lager ones, use 24cm origami paper.
Easy Origami Chair Video
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Start with the white side of the paper facing up and fold it in half horizontally.
Step 2
Fold the top layer in half horizontally.
Step 3
Flip it over.
Step 4
Fold the top left and right corners down diagonally.
Step 5
Fold the bottom left and right corners of the top layer to the center diagonally, crease it well then unfold.
Step 6
Lift the top left layer to open the pocket, and flatten it to align with the right edge.
Step 7
Repeat this for the right side.
Step 8
Fold the bottom left and right corners up diagonally along the dotted line.
Step 9
Lift the top left triangle to make it stand, open the pocket, press the top point, and flatten it vertically to form a square.
Step 10
Repeat this for the right side, we can see here are four small squares.
Step 11
Fold the top right square in half diagonally from top left to bottom right.
Fold the remaining three squares in half diagonally in the direction shown in the picture.
Step 12
Flip it over.
Step 13
Fold both the top and bottom edges to the center horizontal line, revealing two triangles.
Step 14
Fold both the left and right parts along the dotted lines to make the left and right edges meet in the center.
Then unfold them for 90 degrees to make them stand.
Step 15
Flip the paper over.
Step 16
Unfold the left and right layers for 90 degrees and lift the top corner up at the same time.
Step 17
Now change the viewpoint, and view it from the left side. Fold the right corner to the left diagonally, then switch to the original viewpoint.
Step 18
View it from the right side, and fold the left corner to the right diagonally, then change to the original viewpoint.
Step 19
Flip the model over again.
Step 20
Unfold the top layer to make it stand, and flatten the left and right walls along the creases shown by the dotted lines, to make it more square.
Step 21
Now flip it over, this is the final shape of an origami chair.
What’s Next
In addition to this origami chair, we offer other practical origami institutions, like Box and Heart Shape Box, that you can use to store your small stuff. We may also update the furniture origami like tables and beds, so stay tuned!
Other easy origami ideas
