Origami Decorations: Stella Veneziana (Venetian Star)

The Stella Veneziana (Venetian Star) is a very beautiful modular decoration designed by Paolo Bascetta and Francesco Decio.

The instructions are available in the books Origami Europe: Colour edition, and Origami Europe: Black and white edition.

The Stella Veneziana consists of several modular stars, inserted one into the other. The model in the picture has 7 stars.

Each star is made with eight modules, each one folded with a square of color copy paper.

I used squares of different sizes, from 8½" (216 mm) to 2 1/8" (54 mm).