Pen Holder Calendar

Jeremy Shafer’s Pen Holder Calendar:
This hexagonal pen holder was created by Jeremy Shafter: it is a variation of the twist box by Tomoko Fuse and Shuzo Fujimoto. It was converted into a calendar by Yaacov Metzger.

This is one of those great multifunctional origami models. It serves as a pen holder and it serves as a calendar. This is an example of crease and collapse origami model. First you make the creases as indicated, then you collapse the model along the existing crease lines to achieve the final shape. This is not an easy model to collapse, but once done, it is quite beautiful.

 

How to Make Jeremy Shafer’s Pen Holder Calendar

 

If you have never made a twist box then you should definitely watch the video to get tips. Even so, this is a tricky model which will require a bit of tenacity.

• 2026 calendar printouts
• video instructions
• diagram and crease pattern

 

 
 

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