Kirigami là nghệ thuật cắt giấy truyền thống của Nhật Bản, với tên gọi được ghép từ hai chữ : “kiru” (có nghĩa là cắt) và “kami” (là giấy). Tính đối xứng là đặc điểm nổi bật nhất trong kirigami truyền thống. Hình bông tuyết, ngũ giác, và bông hoa là những hình ảnh cổ điển quen thuộc đặc trưng cho kirigami mà trong đó, cắt giấy đơn thuần chỉ nhằm tôn lên cấu trúc tối giản, cân xứng nhưng cũng rất linh hoạt của thiết kế. Nghệ thuật cắt giấy được cho là lần đầu tiên xuất hiện trong các đền chùa Nhật Bản như một cách thể hiện lòng thành kính trước các vị thần. Đến khoảng thế kỷ XVII, Kirigami được biết đến rộng rãi khắp châu Á như một hình thức nghệ thuật đích thực. Không chỉ riêng ở Nhật mà cả ở Trung Quốc, người ta tạo nên các thiết kế kirigami để biểu trưng cho những điều tốt đẹp và quan trọng như: Thịnh vượng, Hoàn hảo, Quý phái, Trang nhã hay thậm chí là mối liên kết giữa con người và vũ trụ. Bunraku, một loại hình múa rối Nhật Bản đôi lúc cũng sáng tạo những con rối bằng giấy từ kỹ thuật Kirigami, nhưng vẫn đảm bảo các bộ phận có thể cử động được.
Eiffel Tower (Night and Day; France): Assembly Instructions Canon ® is a registered trademark of Canon Inc © Canon Inc © PAOPAO Inc Before starting assembly:Writing the number of each section on its back side before cutting out the sections is highly recommended (* This way, you can be sure which section is which even after cutting out the sections.) Indicates where sections should be glued together http://www.canon.com/c-park/en/ * In addition to the combined day-night model, you can also build separate day and night Eiffel Tower models [1] Assemble the tower structure (the base below the pillars) Attach the rear surface parts after first attaching the side surface parts into place View of completed model *This model was designed for Papercraft and may differ from the original in some respects Assembly Instructions: Six A4 sheets (No.1 to No.6) *Build the model by carefully reading the Assembly Instructions, in the parts sheet page order *Hint: Trace along the folds with a ruler and an exhausted pen (no ink) to get a sharper, easier fold Attach these pieces in the same way as on the opposite side Assembly Instructions Mountain fold(dotted line) Make a mountain fold Valley fold(dashed and dotted line) Make a valley fold Scissors line(solid line) Cut along the line Cut in line(solid line) Cut along the line Tools and materials Glue The glue spot(colored dot) shows where to apply the glue Attach parts and (35 and 37) into place after first attaching part (33) Glue spot(Red dot) Glue parts with the same number together Glue spot(Green dot) Glue within the same part Glue spot(Blue dot) Glue to the rear of the other part Scissors, set square, glue(We recommend stick glue), pencil, used ballpoint pen, toothpicks, tweezers, (useful for handling small parts) Attach parts and 10 (39 and 41) last Assembly tip Caution Before gluing, crease the paper along mountain fold and valley fold lines and make sure rounded sections are nice and stiff Glue, scissors and other tools may be dangerous to young children so be sure to keep them out of the reach of young children * Assemble the tower (night) parts in the same way Tower (night) part numbers are indicated in parentheses above Eiffel Tower (Night and Day; France): Assembly Instructions Canon ® is a registered trademark of Canon Inc © Canon Inc © PAOPAO Inc [2] Assemble the structure by putting the parts together in numbered order, aligning the printed symbols appearing on the parts * Assemble these parts so that the structure is flush with the background Attach part 16 (47) into position on the white area of part 15 (46) Attach part 15 (46) into position along the white line on part 14 (45) Attach part 14 (45) into position along the white line on top of part 13 (44) Attach the base, then fold in the side flaps Attach the pillars into place so that they align with the white symbols printed on top of part 14 (45) Attach the bottom in the same way Left side Right side * Assemble the tower (night) parts in the same way Tower (night) part numbers are indicated in parentheses above Eiffel Tower (Night and Day; France): Assembly Instructions Canon ® is a registered trademark of Canon Inc © Canon Inc © PAOPAO Inc [3] Assemble the structure * Assemble these parts so that the structure is flush with the background Attach the sides in the same way Fold and insert inside the structure, then attach to the bottom part Attach to the bottom inside assembled part 12 (43) Attach in the same way as the top * Assemble the tower (night) parts in the same way Tower (night) part numbers are indicated in parentheses above Eiffel Tower (Night and Day; France): Assembly Instructions Canon ® is a registered trademark of Canon Inc © Canon Inc © PAOPAO Inc [4] Assemble the base © / on /en Can AO OP PA c In Inc ark of /c-p ark om dem n.c tra no red ca iste ww reg ://w is a p htt n ® no Ca Eiffel Tower Before attaching the parts, draw lines crossing perpendicularly at the center on the reverse side of part 63 Paris, France Turn the base upside down and attach part 66 to align with the lines you drew in the previous step After attaching part 66, turn the base right-side up again © / on /en an ark f C -p ark o m/c em co ad n tr no red ca iste ww reg /w a p:/ is htt on ® Ca Eiffel Tower Paris, France View from below n Inc In AO OP PA c Eiffel Tower (Night and Day; France): Assembly Instructions Canon ® is a registered trademark of Canon Inc © Canon Inc © PAOPAO Inc [5] Assemble the background screen Attach the night background screen in the same way and Apply glue to the entire region within approximately 40 mm from the fold lines on both ends, then attach the two parts Glue © PA c / n In k/en Cano -par k of m/c mar n.co de no red tra ca te ww regis ://w is a http n ® no Ca Eiffel Tower Paris, France AO OP In c Place the background screen in the center of part 75, with day parts 83 and 84 facing the brighter side of part 75 and the night parts 85 and 86 facing the darker side Glue the tabs to the underside of part 75 Eiffel Tower (Night and Day; France): Assembly Instructions [6] Assemble the background trees Canon ® is a registered trademark of Canon Inc © Canon Inc © PAOPAO Inc [7] Final assembly of the model * To make gluing easier, bend these to curve them before gluing them into place * Glue the Eiffel Tower into place in the center in a manner you feel is visually balanced As the final step, fold inward and glue into place As the final step, insert this tab into the interior on the opposite side © Position these (five) trees in a visually balanced manner Assemble the night parts on the opposite side from the day parts, in the same way n/ n /e Ca ark of -p rk /c ma om d e c tra on d an tere is w.c g w a re /w p:/ ® htt on on In PA O PA O c In c is n Ca Eiffel Tower Paris, France * Night part numbers are indicated in the parentheses above Finished! Glue into place to align the curves