Start with folding the cardstock in half vertically then horizontally to create four squares. (Dotted lines show crease lines.) Fold in the four corners to the center of the cardstock. Crease well.

Former SpaceX engineer Brian Ignaut has created a lot of origami-inspired furniture and “kinetic home products” that are whoa-inducing. But his folding chess set? It may be one of his masterpieces.

Bloom patterns could be useful, as engineers build folding structures to send to outer space. They’re also very pretty. Researchers have now found a new class of origami that they call bloom patterns, ...