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Strange Faces Origami by Ami Kealoha
Originally called "oreore-nai," meaning "I can't fold properly," this easy origami kit comes with 15 square sheets of paper printed with photo images of cropped faces. When folded the sheets transform into bizarre kaleidoscopic versions of a face, as if a few people got together and went crazy with Apple's Photobooth effects.
Designed by the Tokyo-based origami group Studio Cochae, Strange Faces Origami is available for $9 from Unica Home and Paper Animations.
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