There's a special kind of satisfaction in turning a flat sheet of A4—or even a page from the newspaper—into a box with real depth, no glue required. This long container is one of those quietly clever folds that looks almost too neat to have come from plain paper.

It's a great one to keep in your back pocket: fold a few in colored stock for party favors, or crank them out in newsprint when you just need to corral the clutter on your desk.

This box belongs to a popular series of origami boxes folded from a rectangular sheet such as A4 paper or newspaper. It is very easy to fold.

If you use slightly thicker A4 paper or a colored sheet, the finished box will look especially neat. The example shown above uses drawing paper.

This origami box is completed in 12 steps.