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Art of folding

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February 20, 2014

The Swiss origami artist Sipho Mabona wants to make a life-size elephant from a single sheet of paper. The Lucerne-based Sipho Mabona folded his first paper airplane at age 5 and has since made a career producing stunning origami animals, roses, human figures, and insects. By creating a replica of one of the world’s most imposing creatures, his aim is to show what a single sheet of paper can do.

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