Origami Furniture · Northern Thai Style

เฟอร์นิเจอร์กระดาษ ลายล้านนา — six paper-fold templates with Lanna ornament.

Each piece is decorated with classic Northern Thai (Lanna) motifs: the eight-petal lotus (ดอกบัว), the curling flame kranok (กระหนก), the diamond-chain border found on pha sin textiles, and the crossed roof-peak galae (กาแล) on the wardrobe.

Print on letter paper at 100% scale, no fit-to-page. Cardstock makes a sturdier piece. Tip: fold so the printed side faces outward — that puts the gold and red ornament on the visible faces of the finished piece.

Construction symbols

Solid red — cut line
Blue dashed — fold line
Hatched — discard
1 Numbered — fold order

Lanna motif key

Lotusดอกบัว · medallion
Kranokกระหนก · flame curl
Diamond chainpha sin border
Pha sinผ้าซิ่น · woven stripes
Galaeกาแล · roof finial

Chair

Easy · 6 folds · ลายดอกบัว
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Table

Easy · 4 folds · ลายดอกบัว
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Bench

Easy · 6 folds · ลายเพชร
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Sofa

Medium · 8 folds · ลายผ้าซิ่น
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Cupboard

Medium · 8 folds · ตู้แกะลาย
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Wardrobe

Hard · 10 folds · ตู้กาแล
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1 · Chair · เก้าอี้

Easy · 4×6 cross net · lotus medallion + diamond chains

Cut the cross, fold sides up around the seat. The lotus rosette sits on the chair back; arms carry kranok flames; pha-sin stripes pattern the seat.

BACK SEAT SIDE SIDE FRONT 1 2 3 4
  1. Cut along the red outline. Discard the four hatched corners.
  2. Fold 1: BACK panel up 90° along the seat's top edge.
  3. Folds 2 & 3: SIDE strips up 90° along the seat's left and right edges.
  4. Fold 4: FRONT skirt down 90°.
  5. Tuck the back's top corners between the side strips and dab a spot of glue.

2 · Table · โต๊ะ

Easy · 5×5 plus net · centered lotus · diamond apron

A box turned upside down. The lotus medallion floats on the table top; the four aprons each carry a diamond-chain border.

TOP apron apron apron apron 1 2 3 4
  1. Cut along the red outline. Discard the four corner squares.
  2. Fold each apron strip down 90° in numbered order (1 → 2 → 3 → 4).
  3. The aprons meet at the corners — secure with tape or glue.
  4. Optional: snip a small triangle out of each apron's bottom edge between corners to suggest four legs.

3 · Bench · ม้านั่ง

Easy · 7×4 long net · twin diamond chains running long axis

A long box. Two diamond-chain rows pattern the seat top, gold apron borders the front and back, kranok caps each end.

BENCH TOP apron apron end end 1 2 3 4
  1. Cut along the red outline. Discard the four corners.
  2. Fold each apron and end down 90° in numbered order.
  3. Pinch the corners together and tape or glue.
  4. For visible legs, cut a shallow notch out of each long apron's lower edge between the ends.

4 · Sofa · โซฟา

Medium · 6×6 wide cross · pha sin back · kranok arms

Wide cross net. The back wears a pha-sin stripe with a diamond chain; arms have vertical kranoks; the seat carries woven stripes.

BACK SEAT ARM ARM FRONT 1 2 3 4
  1. Cut along the red outline. Discard the four corners.
  2. Fold 1: BACK panel up 90°.
  3. Folds 2 & 3: ARM strips up 90°.
  4. Fold 4: FRONT skirt down 90°.
  5. Tuck arms behind back; secure with glue.
  6. Cushion variation: cut two small rectangles from scrap pha-sin paper and tuck them onto the seat.

5 · Cupboard · ตู้

Medium · open-box net · carved-panel doors with corner kranoks & lotus

Each door is a carved Lanna panel: kranok flames at the four corners, a lotus medallion in the middle. The back panel inside hides a stencil pattern.

BACK TOP BOTTOM SIDE SIDE DOOR DOOR 1 2 3 4 5 6
  1. Cut along the red outline. Discard the four corners.
  2. Folds 1 & 2: TOP and BOTTOM up 90°.
  3. Folds 3 & 4: SIDE panels forward 90°.
  4. Tape or glue the four front corners.
  5. Folds 5 & 6: DOORS in 90° from the side panels — they meet in the middle.

6 · Wardrobe · ตู้กาแล

Hard · tall closed box · galae roof finial · stacked lotus on tall doors

A tall Lanna wardrobe — galae crossed-finial above the top, four kranok corners and two stacked lotuses on each door. Add a paper coat-rod inside.

BACK TOP BOTTOM SIDE SIDE DOOR DOOR 1 2 3 4 5 6
  1. Cut along the red outline. Discard the four corners.
  2. Folds 1 & 2: TOP and BOTTOM up 90°.
  3. Folds 3 & 4: SIDE panels forward 90°.
  4. Tape or glue the four front corners.
  5. Folds 5 & 6: DOORS swing in 90° from the sides — they meet in the middle.
  6. Glue a toothpick across the inside back along the dashed gray line for a coat rod. Cut tiny paper hangers and slip them on.
  7. Optional finial: cut a small "X" of cardstock with curling ends and glue to the top of the wardrobe to make a true galae (กาแล).