Lang's Moose Head

The design allocates multiple narrow paper flaps to the branched antlers while preserving enough material for the muzzle, ears, and neck. Shaping those closely packed layers is one of the model's main technical challenges.

TreeMaker is software Lang developed to help convert a desired arrangement of limbs and appendages into an origami base. A branching structure such as a moose's antlers is exactly the kind of flap-allocation problem that computational design can help organize.

Thin, strong paper is preferable because the antlers create many narrow, layered points. Treated tissue, unryu, or another shapeable handmade paper can hold the detailed branches better than ordinary thick printer paper.

The folder must manage a dense base, separate numerous antler points, and shape an expressive three-dimensional head. It is aimed at experienced folders comfortable with complex collapse sequences and precise shaping.