According to CEO Robin Crossman, employee numbers fluctuate tend to fluctuate. Though the firm won’t disclose profit margins, as of this writing there about 373 employees, the majority of which work in warehousing (the firm just set up an 80,000 square foot facility in Chandler where components from China are assembled before shipping). The growth for Origami Owl is dramatic and its revenues impressive but those figures are tempered by the company’s need for components and a large personnel roster to keep business flowing. The following year revenue took off like a rocket, multiplying 86 times. The company adopted the direct sales platform in 2011 and generated about $280,000. The product started selling itself.” In 2010 Weems opened a kiosk at the Chandler, Arizona mall in time for Black Friday shoppers. “We started selling our product at house parties and boutiques and selling at any jewelry show we could. She quickly leveraged her network of friends to find buyers. “The locket’s been around for a long time and I thought, ‘well, what if you could make a locket with charms?’” Weems asked her parents to match the $350 she’d earned for babysitting, which she then spent on wholesale components to make her lockets. ![]() “I started researching and looking for ideas,” she told FORBES. ![]() That motivation is really what got Weems herself started in the first place.Īt 14 Weems announced that she felt a car would be an appropriate gift for her 16 th birthday, but was told by her parents, Chrissy and Warren, that she should earn her own wheels instead of relying on their funding. Have a great Black Friday everyone and if you’re looking for some great origami books check out our little store.In a sense, what Origami Owl is offering is a canned small business that could appeal to would-be entrepreneurs interested in making a few extra dollars. Be sure to check out all these great artists on their sites and Flickr pages. Colmanĭiagrams available in Origami Tanteidan 17th Convention Mantis Shrimp Claws Retracted, Designed by Andrey Ermakov and Folded by P. HJ Rex, Designe by Jason Ku and Folded by Lee bo-yeonįinally our last image for the week is this incredible mantis shrimp folded by P. Lee bo-yeon folded this fantastic dinosaur. Dolphin, Designed and Folded by Hoàng Tiến Quyết Visit Martin Hunt’s website at Hoàng Tiến Quyết was commissioned to fold this amazing dolphin. Martin Hunt is preparing to send a ton of his excellent Star Wars origami to an exhibition at the Spanish Museum of Origami. Obscura, Designed and Folded by Ekaterina Lukasheva Sailing Ship, Designed and Folded by Paper in DreamĮkaterina Lukasheva folded another beautiful looking kusudama. Paper in Dream folded this incredible looking sailing ship. Monkey, Designed by Yoo Tae Yong and Folded by Eyal Not Alone Life Size, Designed and Folded by Sebastien LimetĮyal folded this fantastic monkey. Sebastien Limet folded something really cool this week, a life sized display of a puffin colony. Video Instructions available from Hoàng Tiến Quyết’s YouTube Channel ![]() Owl, Designed by Hoàng Tiến Quyết and Folded by Rui Roda Rui Roda folded this fantastic owl in a tree. Video instructions available from Paper Kawaii’s YouTube channel Pikachu, Designed by Kozasa Keiichi and Folded by Mariano Zavala B. Instructions for Chibi-Totoro with Leaf not available Video instructions for Shuki Kato’s Totoro available from Shuki Kato’s YouTube channel Totoro Designed by Shuki Kato, Chibi-Totoro with Leaf Designed by Mariano Zavala B., Both Folded by Mariano Zavala B. folded some great anime-themed origami models. Jack Dreyil folded this adorable little swan. Cattleya of Happiness, Designed and Folded by Tran Trung Hieuįollow Tran Trung Hieu on Facebook or Velociraptor, Designed and Folded by Tran Trung Hieuįollow Tran Trung Hieu on Facebook or Ichthyovenator laosensis, Designed and Folded by Tran Trung Hieuįollow Tran Trung Hieu on Facebook or Flickr Tran Trung Hieu the master of origami dinosaurs folded a couple of great dinosaurs and a very lifelike set of flowers. os primos de meus amigos, Designed and Folded by Robin Scholz Robin Scholz folded these excellent origami tessellations. Chibi Bull (Upgrade), Designed and Folded by Lê Danh Lê Danh folded this cute little bull and made it into a little scene. Turtle, Designed by Eric Josiel and Folded by Alex Mironenko Feast of the King, Designed by Sebastien Limet and Folded by Natalia RomanenkoĪlex Mironenko folded this excellent turtle. In the Frame, Designed by Andrey Ermakov and Folded by Natalia Romanenko We’ll start this week off with two excellent models folded by Natalia Romanenko. There’s nothing really Black Friday related to this week’s post, it just happens to be out on Black Friday and I’m not great at coming up with titles. ![]() Welcome to another edition of this week in origami where we showcase the most interesting new origami uploaded to the Internet during the past week.
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