Can't Make it to the Beach? Try Folding these Origami
Seashells!



Pretty much anything you can think of can be folded with
origami and that definitely includes seashells. Not only are there a lot of
fantastic origami seashell designs but with all the amazing
colours and patterns of origami paper available you can really make some

beautiful and unique looking seashells that might even rival the real thing.
When it comes to origami seashells Tomoko Fuse probably
has the most famous design with this spiral origami navel shell.



Origami seashells can get quite complex and realistic looking like this design by David Derudas.

Origami seashells can get quite complex and realistic looking like this design by David Derudas.

Petr Stuchlý designed some amazing clam shells for a monthly origami challenge.

This next shell has a pretty complex design and it’s very impressive how small this one ended up being.

Here’s a different murex shell design by Robert J. Lang.

This is another design by Robert J. Lang for a Spider Conch.

Here’s another great navel shell from an unknown folder.

While not technically a seashell you often do see starfish collected together with
seashells so here’s a really great photo of some origami starfish.

Here’s another fantastic clam shell sort of design complete with a paper pearl

Here’s another fantastic clam shell sort of design complete with a paper pearl.

Here’s David Derudas’ origami caracola shell again this time photographed from several different angles.

Here’s David Derudas’ origami caracola shell again this time photographed from several different angles.

Here’s David Derudas’ origami caracola shell again this time photographed from several different angles.

Here’s David Derudas’ origami caracola shell again this time photographed from several different angles.

Here’s David Derudas’ origami caracola shell again this time photographed from several different angles.

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