Origami USA Convention 2012

Origami
Collection
2012
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i
Table of Contents
About the Collection v

Picture Index vi
The 2012 Origami Collection 1
Origami Basics 226
iii
About the
Origami Collection
The Origami Collection was born in 1980 from ideals
fostered by the founding members of OrigamiUSA. Michael
Shall (1949-1995) launched this yearly anthology to share
origami models from around the world. His mentor, Lillian
Oppenheimer (1898-1992), provided the springboard
for this effort, as many of the models were drawn from
her collection and connections she cultivated. Alice Gray
(1914-1994) also provided inspiration by streamlining
the communication of origami ideas. All of the novice-level
works in this collection are dedicated to Alice and her love
of simple, elegant pieces.
Throughout the years as our presentation has grown more

polished, the goal of showcasing great origami has not
diminished. The editors of the Origami Collection spend
many hours curating, testing and editing origami designs
to produce a book that will appeal to origami aficionados
of all levels and interests. Variety is a key criterion; you will
find works here by established origami artists as well as
many hidden gems from up-and-coming stars. Most of
the pieces are making their debut in these pages. We hope
you are as excited about discovering these diagrams as
we are in presenting them.
v
Picture Index
Arnstein, Bennett Brina, Marcela

Staple-less Connection A Master, Is He Not?
Page 1 Page 26
Bebber, Alessandro Brito, Falk

Triplane Flower
Page 3 Page 30
Biernacki, Artur Carrillo, Juanfran

Sad Apple Pelican
Page 14 Page 32
Boudias, Cristophe Chen, Sy

Lion Flying Santa
Page 19 Page 36
Boudias, Cristophe Chen, Sy

Westie Sailboat Card
Page 24 Page 38
vi Picture Index
Condori, Julio Eduardo D’Auria, Pasquale
Coyote Branzino
Page 40 Page 62
Condori, Julio Eduardo Diaz Roman

Penguin Smiling Frog
Page 45 Page 65
Condori, Julio Eduardo Ermakov, Andrey

Puppy Unicorn
Page 50 Page 67
Condori, Julio Eduardo Gacharna, Gerardo

Rooster Thin Two-colored Pocket
Page 52 Page 74
Correa, Fabian Gilgado, Fernado

Butterfly Cat
Page 60 Page 75
Picture Index vii

Gross, Gay Merrill Katt, Linda
Dollar Bill Peacock Handbag
Page 84 Page 104
Herrera, Jose Katz, Rachel

Duck R.E.M. Star
Page 88 Page 107
Herrera, Jose Khadem, Pascal

Hippo Swan Plane
Page 89 Page 108
Hudson, Andrew Kirschenbaum, Marc

Turbine Cube
Page 92 Page 110
Kato, Shuki Kirschenbaum, Marc

Triceratops Great Pyramid
Page 95 Page 111
viii Picture Index

Klein, Isa Lukyanov, Andrey
Falling Star Left Striped Heart
Page 114 Page 125
Leong, Chng Chit MacDonell, Ryan

Rose Toaster
Page 116 Page 126
Lopez, Elmer Montibello, Lourenco

Giraffe Head Swan
Page 119 Page 130
Lopez, Elmer Mrajca, Miroslav

Swan Slug
Page 122 Page 132
Lukyanov, Andrey Mukerji, Meenakshi

Harlequin Star Poinsetta Floral Ball
Page 124 Page 136
Picture Index ix
Nino, Jaime Sara, Heber Apaza
Viking Helmet Dragon
Page 140 Page 152
Okabe, Nobuko Serov, Vladimir

Flexible Ring Macaw
Page 142 Page 156
Orndorff, Robert Shalev, Omer

Bracelet Tesselated Flower Pot
Page 146 Page 161
Petty, David Simoes, Ancella

60 Degree Star Chakra (Wheel)
Page 149 Page 170
Pott, Tanja Su, Jyh-Chang

Forsythia Elephant
Page 150 Page 172
x Picture Index
Szinger, John Voelker, Bob
Walrus Business Card Holder
Page 176 Page 199
Tahir, Hadi Voelker, Bob

Monkey Masu Box Dividers
Page 181 Page 201
Tai, Hsi-Min Weinstein, Michael

Peacock Alpha Dish
Page 184 Page 205
Trollip, Quentin Yamanaka, Kazuhito

Toco Toucan Kazu’s Squares Box
Page 187 Page 207
van der Ploeg, Elsje Yamauchi, Yami

Elena’s Butterfly (Letterfold) Square Spinner
Page 198 Page 210
Picture Index xi
Yong, Ma
Penguin
Page 211
Zodl, Evan
Dodo
Page 215
Zodl, Evan
Lizard
Page 219
Zodl, Evan
Star
Page 224
xii Picture Index

Staple-less Connection Bennett Arnstein
Simple ©2011 - California
Shown for two sheets, both the same size, and lined up so only one sheet is visible.
Both sheets are folded at each step, and the thickness of the sheets and the shifting of the sheets
when folded are ignored.
1 2 3
Create a short 45-degree
crease through the upper
left corner.
4 5 6
SEE STEP 10
ON PAGE 2
7
8 9
Staple-less Connection/Bennett Arnstein 1

10 11 12
Change the valley crease made in

step 1 to a mountain crease.
Add two valley creases to help keep
the crease of step 10 folded.
13
Connection completed.
2 Staple-less Connection/Bennett Arnstein

Triplane Fokker DR1 “Red Baron” Alessandro Beber
Complex ©2009 - Italy
Dedicated to Lorenzo Beber (26/12/1928 - 17/10/2009)

© Alessandro Beber, Italy
Design: October/November 2009
Diagrams: November/December 2009
Paper: you need a square of at least 50cm in size of thin

and strong paper.
Sandwich paper (tissue + aluminium) could be a good
choice. You may have better results using higher quality
papers (quite thin and if necessary treated with MC) and
wet-finished.
1. White side up. Fold and 2. Fold and unfold in 3. 30° fold,making just 4. Repeat on the other 3
unfold along the diagonals half, making just a a pinch on the diagonal. corners. Then turn the
pinch at the sides. paper over.
5. Fold and unfold. 6. Repeat 3 times more. 7. Mountain fold and unfold.
8. Mountain fold 2 corners. 9. Fold and unfold. 10. Mountain fold and unfold 11. Mountain fold and
Repeat 4 times along angle bisectors. unfold.
Triplane/Alessandro Beber 3
12. Fold and unfold. 13. Fold and unfold. 14. Mountain fold and unfold. 15. Fold and unfold.
Repeat symmetrically. Repeat symmetrically. Repeat symmetrically.
16. Mountain fold and unfold. 17. Mountain fold and unfold. 18. Mountain fold and unfold. 19. Fold and unfold.
Repeat symmetrically. Repeat symmetrically. Repeat symmetrically.
45°
22. Fold and unfold in quarters.

21. Zoom in.
20. Collapse as a
preliminary fold.
23. Unfold.
24. Pinch. 25. Collapse on the existing creases.
4 Triplane/Alessandro Beber
45°
26. Zoom in.
27. Fold and unfold in 6ths using 28. Unfold.

the reference made in step 24.
45°
29. Zoom in. 30. Mountain fold and unfold. 31. Fold and unfold.
45°
32. Mountain fold and unfold. 33. Fold and unfold. 34. Unzoom.
3D!
37. Crimp.
Repeat behind.
35. Collapse using the existing 36. Intermediate step.

creases.
38. Open almost 39. Collapse on the existing creases.
completely for 40. Inside reverse fold. 41. Squash fold.
making this step... Repeat behind. Repeat behind
42. Pull out some 43. Open sink on 44. Open sink 45. Fold 3 layers
paper from the the existing creases. along the edge. to the left.
pocket. It’s easier if Repeat behind.
you partially open the
flap. Repeat behind.
3D!
48. Open
partially the
47. Fold one layer flap that will
46. Open sink
to the right. form the tail. 49. Pleat fold.
on the existing
Repeat behind.
creases.
3D!
45°
P
P
3D!
3D!
50. Collapse as a
preliminary fold. 51. Fold as shown. Then look 52. Pull out the point “P” and
to the model from a side. collapse. Repeat behind.
3D! P
45°
53. Fold down the flap.

54. Inside reverse fold. 55. Inside reverse fold.
55-
56
56. Open sink the flap. 57. Book fold two 58. Repeat steps 55-56 59. Turn the model over.
layers (one in front on this side.
and one behind).
3D! 3D!
62. Hide the white tip

and fold in half.
61. Collapse using the
60. Fold down the tip, existing creases.
releasing the paper behind.
180°
64. Squash fold the 65. Fold one layer to

hidden flap. the right. 66. Squash fold. Don’t
Repeat behind. Repeat behind. flatten completely the
63. Inside reverse fold. tail.
Repeat behind.
3D!
66-
68
68. Flatten. 3D!

Repeat steps
67. In progress... 66-68 behind.
69. Open the tail from behind.
71-
73
71. Fold the 2 flaps down. 73. Fold the 2 flaps back.
72. Reverse fold the edge.
70. Collapse on existing Repeat steps 71-73 on the right.
creases.
76. Fold the tip along

75. Mountain fold in half. the folded edge.
74. Mountain fold.
Repeat behind. 77. Reverse fold on the angle
bisector. Repeat behind.
81. Valley fold in

half, then unfold
as in step 80.
78. Fold one flap down. 79. Fold one layer to the Repeat behind.
80. Valley fold along
Repeat behind. right. Repeat behind.
the folded edge.
Repeat behind.
1
3D!
82. Open sink on the 84. Fold one layer to

creases you’ve just 83. Intermediate step. the left. Repeat behind. 85. Fold and unfold the
done. Unfold partially Repeat behind. two layers in quarters.
for making this. Repeat behind.
89. Pull out some trapped paper.

86. Open sink. 87. Put out the central flap at 88. Spread sink.
Repeat behind. right angles to the folded edge
making a kind of crimp.
90°
90. Turn over

and rotate. 93. Squash fold.
91. Fold and unfold. 92. Squash fold.
Repeat on the right.
94. Pull out some paper.

95. Squash fold.
96. Fold the tip to the right. 97. Fold one flap down.
98. Fold up. 99. Inside reverse fold 2 flaps. 100. Fold the two raw 101. Make it thinner.
edges to the folded edge.
102. Fold one layer down. 103. Triangular spread sink. 104. Make it thinner 105. Inside reverse
as in step 101. fold in quarters.
Repeat on the right.
106. Make it thinner as in 107. Fold une layer up. 108. Rotate the propeller. 109. Turn over and rotate.
steps 101 and 104.
90°
112. Inside reverse fold

the tail.
110. Fold in half 111. Unzoom.
including an inside
113. Fold one 114. Fold up the flap

flap as far as along the edge of the
possible. front part and making 116. Unfold.
Repeat behind. a kind of squash fold. 115. Fold the flap
down.
117. Collapse again 118. Like this. Now, it 120. Separete the 3 layers.
changing the direction will be shown the back Don’t change the
of some creases. side of the flap, which direction of any fold.
will form the wheel.
119. Squash fold.
1
Closed-sink
Open-sink
124. Fold and unfold one

121. Fold one layer 122. Open sink below 123. Turn over. flap as far as possible and
to the right. and closed sink above. then in half.
125. Spread sink. 126. Turn over. 127. Fold up. 128. Fold in half, spread-
sinking 2 corners.
Pay attention to the lower one.
128
129. Repeat step 128 130. Fold the flap down.

on the right. 132. Turn over.
131. Make it thinner.
113
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4 1
133. Bring 135. Fold one layer to

134. Fold one flap the left. Repeat behind.
one flap in down and repeat
front of the steps 113-134
wheel. behind.
139. Squash
136. Use some 45° 137. Close-up view fold.
folds to change the of step 136. Repeat behind.
position of the flap. 138. Zoom on the tail.
141. Fold one flap 142. Mountain fold on 143. Pull out the 144. Squash fold.
140. Mountain fold. down. the angle bisector. hidden layer. Repeat behind.
Repeat behind. Repeat on the other
side.
145. Inside reverse fold. 146. Inside reverse fold 147. Round off the 148. Fold the rudders 149. Valley fold on the
Repeat behind. the tip. edges with a sink and in the correct position. angle bisector. Repeat
Repeat behind. several mountain folds. behind.
Repeat behind.
150. Outside reverse fold. 151. Outside reverse

fold again.
152. Inside reverse fold. 153. Completed tail.
155. Like this. Zoom on the front part.

156. Open the front part, tuck
the tips in the pockets and
154. Fold the wings in round off.
horizontal position.
157. Like this. Now the
front part is completed. 160. Overlap the
Turn the model over from 158. Fold the flap down at 159. Valley fold the flap. There two flaps.
top to bottom. right angles to the wheel. isn’t a reference point. DON’T
Repeat on the other wheel. repeat on the other wheel.
90°
162. Like this. Turn the 163. Round off the wheel 164. Shape the wheels.
model over. using some mountain Then turn the model over
161. Lock mountain folding the
folds. Repeat on the other from top to bottom.
2 flaps together twice.
wheel.
165. Inside reverse fold the tips of 4 wings. 166. OK! Turn over again.
167. Pull out some layers from inside the

tail making it 3D and add a small pleat fold
on the external layers to round it off.
169. COMPLETED MODEL!!!

168. Like this. If desired, you can
try to shape it in a different way.
Sad Apple Artur Biernacki
Intermediate ©2012 - Poland
1
2 3
6
5
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7
8
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5-13
15
14
13
10
11
12 Valley fold one layer.
Sad Apple/Artur Biernacki 15

18 Open layers.
17
19
21
20 Inside reverse fold.
22
23
24

32
31
33 Inside reverse fold.
30
29
28
25
27
26
Sad Apple/Artur Biernacki 17

35 36
37
34
38
39
40 Model completed.

Lion Christophe Boudias
Complex ©2010 - Colobmia
Marquer les plis,

1 2 Pli vallée. 3 Pli aplati.
plier derrière.
Pivoter
45°
Retourner
Lever la feuille supérieure,

4 Pli pétale. 5 Ouvirir. 6
plier suivant les pointillés
Oreille de
lapin.
7 pli vallée. 8 Pli vallée. 9 Pli vallée.
Lion/Christophe Boudias 19
Retourner
10 Pli valée. Puis 11 Déplier. 12 Pli valée.

répéter les étapes
8,9 à gauche.
Retourner
14
13 Changer la couleur. 15 Pli valée.
Refermer le modèle
16 17 Sortir. 18 Pli aplati.
en suivant les plis.
Plier le volet droit

19 20 Pli pivot. 21 Rentrer.
vers la gauche.
20 Lion/Christophe Boudias
22 23 24
Répeter les étapes 19 à 21
Oreille de lapin. Pli aplati.
sur le côté gauche.
Pli vallée.
25 26 Répeter les étapes 27

Pli pétale. 24 à 26 sur le côté
gauche.
Retourner
30 Pli vallée.
28 Enfoncement (Sink). 29 Pli étiré.
31 32 33 Plier déplier.
Marquer les Plis. Pli vallée.
Étape 31.
Étape 33.
Tenir les 2
épaisseurs
34 intérieures et les
Refermer le
tirer vers l’extérieur. 34b 35
modèle.
Rabattre.
Pli inversé
intérieur pour les
2 pattes arrières.
Pli vallée, remonter la 37 Plier en deux,
36 38
pointe de derrière vers pli montagne.
le haut.
Plier à
l’intérieur Pli inversé
intérieur pour
les pattes de
devant
39 40 41
Pli inversé
Pli inversé intérieur pour la
intérieur pour la Pli inversé intérieur queue.
queue. pour la queue.
22 Lion/Christophe Boudias
Pli vallée.
Pivoter
Pli inversé
90° intérieur pour les
pattes de devant
Pli zigzag pour les
pattes arrières 43
42
Affiner les pattes puis

44 Pli pour les pattes. 46 plier une épaisseur du
ventre vers l’intérieur du
modèle.
48
47 Rentrer le ventre,
modelage final. Le lion est terminé !
Westie Christophe Boudias
High Intermediate ©2011 - Colombia
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Flower Falk Brito
Marcio Noguchi (diagrams)
Low Intermediate ©2011 - Brazil
Flower ©2011
Designed by Falk Brito (Brasil)
Diagrammed by Márcio Noguchi (USA)
Based on step photos by Marcelo Kono
1 2 3
Start white side up. Fold in half. Unfold. Fold the edges to the crease. Unfold. Fold corners to the center. Unfold.
Turn over. Turn over.
4 5
Collapse: bring the center of the edges towards the center of the paper, using the Turn over.
existing creases.
6 7 8
Fold in half. Valley fold (top layer only). Fold the edge to the crease, creating an
angle bisector.
30 Flower/Falk Brito
9 10 11
Unfold the flap. Fold the angle bisector. Valley fold on the edges.
12 13 14
7-11
Turn over. Repeat steps 7 to 11. Open the model as indicated in the picture.
15 16 17
7-11
In progress... Repeat steps 7 to 11. Turn over.
18 19 20
7-11
A
E D
Repeat steps 7 to 11. Open the model, making it tri-dimensional. Lift the triangular flap “A”.
Rotate the model. See next picture for Open the sides “E” e “D”.
result.
21 22 23
PETAL
PETAL
(back view)
Create the petal by opening the flap in Rotate the model, and repeat steps 20 to Flower complete.
red. 21 on the remaining three flaps.
Flower/Falk Brito 31
Pelican Juanfran Carrillo
Intermediate ©2011- Spain

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Flying Santa Sy Chen
Simple ©2012 - Maryland

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1. Start from a red/white square with the 2.

red side facing down.
4.
3.
5. Make creases. 6.
7. 8.
36 Flying Santa/Sy Chen

9. 10. Repeat steps 6 to 9 for the
right hand side.
11. 12. Spread the wings like an

airplane
13. Bottom view. 14. Throw, fly, and see the Santa glide!
Flying Santa/Sy Chen 37

Sailboat Card Sy Chen
Intermediate ©2011 - Maryland
1. Start from duo-color square with 2. 3.

the boat color side facing up.
4. 6.
5.
7.
8. 9.
38 Sailboat Card/Sy Chen

11.
10. 12.
13.
14. 15.
16. 17. Finished (closed card). 18. Finished (card opened).
Sailboat Card/Sy Chen 39

Coyote Julio Eduardo Condori
Complex ©2010 - Bolivia
40 Coyote/Julio Eduardo Condori

Coyote/Julio Eduardo Condori 41
Coyote/Julio Eduardo Condori 43
Penguin Julio Eduardo Condori
Penguin/Julio Eduardo Condori 45

46 Penguin/Julio Eduardo Condori
48 Penguin/Julio Eduardo Condori
Puppy Julio Eduardo Condori
Low Intermediate ©2010 - Bolivia
2010

50 Puppy/Julio Eduardo Condori

Puppy/Julio Eduardo Condori 51

Rooster Julio Eduardo Condori
52 Rooster/Julio Eduardo Condori

Rooster/Julio Eduardo Condori 53
Butterfly Fabian Correa
Intermediate ©2011 - Colombia
1 2 3 4
5 6 8
7
9 12
10 11
13 14 15 16
60 Butterfly/Fabian Correa
17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
31
Butterfly/Fabian Correa 61
Branzino Pasquale D’Auria
Intermediate ©2012 - Italy
1 2
5 marcare solo dove

la linea è più spessa 6
4 riaprire completamente
7 8
9 10
62 Branzino/Pasquale D’Auria
11 12
13 14
15 16
17 riaprire 18
19 20
21 22
23 24
Branzino/Pasquale D’Auria 63
25 26 27
28 29
31 queste pieghe rendono tridimensionale la testa

30
33 continuare ad arrotondare la testa

32
la nuotata è prodotta dal

34 modello finito movimento alternato delle
due pinne caudali.
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Smiling Frog Roman Diaz
Low Intermediate ©2010 - Uruguay
3.
1. 2. Fold a water-bomb base.
4. Unfold on one side.
5. 6.
7. 8. 9. The paper needs to be opened quite

a bit for this step to be done comfortably.
Smiling Frog/Roman Diaz 65

Leave some
space here.
10. 11.
12. There is no exact reference point

for this fold. Look at the drawing.
14. Fold two corners behind.
90º
13.
15.
16. Inflate while keeping the two top edges

together and spreading the legs.
17
66 Similing Frog/Roman Diaz

Unicorn Andrey Ermakov
Complex ©2012 - Russia
Unicorn/Andrey Ermakov 67
68 Unicorn/Andrey Ermakov
Thin Two-colored Pocket Gerardo Gacharná
Steven Keyser (diagrams)
Simple ©2011 - Colombia
This model is designed to hold chopsticks or incense sticks.
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1. I created this
10. 5. model, besides an
origami bento box,
for a challenge
honoring Japan in
the Spanish forum.
Along with the
pocket, there were
Each mark has something some incredible
less than half an inch
models such as a
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from the midline.
kokeshi doll, tradi-
2. tional sandals and a
11. 6. rice ball among
others.
I can’t help creat-

ing easy and useful
models such as this
one, it’s just the way
my origami mind
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works. Although this
3..
3 might be my first
12. 7. pureland model; it
basically only uses
independent valley
and mountain folds.
JUST FOLD AND
USE!
Insert the tips inside Steven created a
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the slots behind them. website with the
name Origami
8. 4. Diagram and I
made a blog for
creators of all
styles and levels.
Its name is
Neorigami. You can
look them up!
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8 in.
8 in.
74 Thin Two-colored Pocket/Gerardo Gacharná

Cat Fernando Gilgado
High Intermediate ©2012 - Spain
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simétricamente
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Gatito
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Gatito
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Repetir 30-31
simétricamente
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37
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38
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Una capa arriba y dos abajo
Gatito
49
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48
Repetir 36-47
simétricamente
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GILGADO 2012
Gatito
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simétricamente
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Gatito
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71 73
70
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69 68
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Gatito
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Abrir y aplastar por la parte superior
Gatito
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Separa las capas

97
Sacar las orejas

del interior
Dollar Bill Peacock Gay Merrill Gross
Marc Kirschenbaum (diagrams)
Intermediate ©2008 - New York
1. Valley fold in half. 2. Valley fold in half.
3. Valley fold the corner, front layer only. 4. Valley fold up to meet the upper 5. Unfold along the center.
edge.
6. Valley fold the corner. 7. Valley fold up to match the edge behind.
8. Valley fold the corner, front layer only. 9. Valley fold down.
10. Valley fold again. 11. Swing the flap down.
84 Dollar Bill Peacock/Gay Merrill Gross

1/8 Edge A
8-11
Edge B
12. Repeat steps 8-11 behind. Rotate the model 1/8 13. Valley fold down, such that edge A is perpendicular
turn. to edge B.
14. Valley fold up. 15. Unfold the pleat.
16. Crimp along the existing creases, 17. Valley fold, such that the edge meets the dotted
corner.
Dollar Bill Peacock/Gay Merrill Gross 85

18. Unfold the previous step. 19. Outside reverse fold along the existing crease.
20. Crimp the flap up. 21. Valley fold along the indicated angle bisector.
22. Valley fold up. 23. Precrease with mountain folds.
86 Dollar Bill Peacock/Gay Merrill Gross

24. Unfold the pleat. 25. Crimp fold the flap down. The mountain folds are all
along the existing creases, and the valley folds are
formed between them.
26. Outside reverse fold at the top of the neck to form

the head. Spread apart and lift up the back pleats.
For an action model: Relower the train by collapsing

along the pleats. Use your hand at the underside
of the pleats to lift and spread the train, demonstrating
how the male peacock uses his plumage to attract
the female peahen.
27. Completed Dollar Bill Peacock
Diagrammer’s Note: These diagrams use a different © 2008 Gay Merrill Gross
folding sequence than used by the creator, but the
end result is the same.
Dollar Bill Peacock/Gay Merrill Gross 87

Duck José Herrera
Low Intermediate ©2011 - Mexico
DUCK
Designed & Diagramed by José M. Herrera Bello
M. May 2011
D. May 2011
45°
1.- 2.- Fold a fishbase 3.- 4.-

Swivel out the under-
side of the flaps.
5.- 6.- 7.- 8.-
9.- 10. 11.- 12.-
13.- 14.-
15.- Finished model
88 Duck/ José Herrera

Hippo José Herrera
Low Intermediate ©2011 - Mexico
Hippo
Designed & Diagramed by José M. Herrera Bello
M. May 2011
D. May 2011
1.- 2.- 3.- 4.-
5.- 6.- 7.- 8.-
9.- 10.- 11.- 12.-
Hippo/José Herrera 89
13.- 14.- 15.-
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16.- 17.- 18.-
19.- 20.- 21.-
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Turbine Andrew Hudson
Complex ©2012 - California

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Low Intermediate ©2011 - Wisconsin
104 Handbag/Linda Katt

Handbag/Linda Katt 105
106 Handbag/Linda Katt
R.E.M. Star Rachel Katz
Marcio Noguci (diagrams)
Simple ©2011 - New York
Paper needed: 5 square sheets.
1 2 3
Position the paper with the color side Fold in half and unfold. Turn over. Fold the cut edges to meet center crease.
down. Fold in half.
4 5 6
(x 5)
Fold corner to corner. Unfold. Unfold. Finished module. Make 4 more.
7 8 9
Align the second module perpendicularly. Gather the points together as you add Align perpendicularly the third unit, and
Valley fold both layers. more units. repeat the steps 7 and 8.
10 11
Repeat for the fourth and fifth modules. R.E.M. Star Complete
Loosen the points a bit so that you can
join the last unit to the first.
REM Star by Rachel Katz v0 3 Page 1 of 1
R.E.M. Star/Rachel Katz 107

Swan Plane Pascal Khadem
Mari Michaelis (diagrams)
Low Intermediate ©2010 - New York
Diagrammed by Mari Michaelis ©2010

Start color side up. Use copy paper to make this model.
1. Valley fold and unfold diagonally. 2. Valley fold and unfold 3. Valley fold and unfold the right and
Turn over. horizontally and vertically. bottom sides to the center creases.
View is
enlarged
4. Valley fold and unfold the right and 5. Change the corner diagonal to a 6. Using existing creases, squash
bottom sides to the creases just made. Valley and Valley fold the sides in fold the corner. Rotate.
again, letting the corner stand up.
View is enlarged
7. Using existing creases, collapse into 8. Petal fold. 9. Turn over. 10. Valley fold the flap down.
a preliminary base.
12a. Valley fold the the top flap

down along the center vertical
crease. Repeat behind.
13.Valley fold flaps up as far as they will

11. Valley fold the model in half. Rotate. 12b. Reopen the model. go. Refold the model in half.
108 Swan Planel/Pascal Khadem

14. Valley fold from the small vertical 15. Repeat behind. 16. Unfold Steps 14-15 and lay flat.
crease to the right edge. Rotate.
17. Fold the wing flaps in. 18. Insert your finger in the pocket, 19. Valley fold the flap down.
lift up the flap and squash fold.
20. Repeat steps 18-19 on the left. 21. Turn over. 22. Fold the flaps created in step 13 so
that they are standing straight up.
Swan Plane
Designed by Pascal Khadem ©2010
Diagrammed by Mari Michaelis ©2010
23. Using existing creases, Valley fold in 24. Model complete!

half and Mountain fold the wings.
Swan Plane/Pascal Khadem 109

Cube Marc Kirschenbaum
1. Precrease the edges in 2. Valley fold the corners to 3. Precrease the edge in half. 4. Precrease at the area
half. the center. where the edges meet.
5. Precrease the side edges 6. Precrease the opposite 7. Unfold the corners. 8. Valley fold along the
to meet the dotted edges to meet the last existing creases.
intersection. creases.
9. Precrease along the angle 10. Precrease with mountain 11. Crimp the side up, 12. Crimp the opposite side
bisectors. folds. forming a 3-D shape. up.
13. Reverse fold the side 14. Reverse fold the 15. Tuck the flaps into the 16. Completed Cube.
down. opposite side down. outer pockets. ©2010 Marc
110 Cube/Marc Kirschenbaum

Great Pyramid Marc Kirschenbaum
High Intermediate ©2009 - New York
1. Precrease the bottom edge 2. Form a precrease along 3. Bring the corner over to 4. Unfold.
in half. part of the quarter division. meet the edge, creasing
only along the middle.
5. Precrease along a portion 6. Precrease through the 7. Pleat the bottom edge 8. Pinch the lower edge to
of the angle bisector. indicated intersection. along the existing creases. align with the folded edge.
9. Unfold. 10. Precrease by extending 11. Precrease along the 12. Precrease through the
the pinch from step 8. angle bisector. indicated intersection.
13. Precrease the lower sides 14. Precrease with mountain 15. Precrease through the 16. Precrease in the opposite
in half. folds along the angle indicated intersections. direction.
bisectors.
Great Pyramid/Marc Kirschenbaum 111

Crease A
Crease B
17. Valley fold through the 18. Unfold. 19. Precrease in the opposite
intersection, ensuring crease A direction.
lies on crease B.
20. Valley fold the sides inwards, 21. Pleat along the existing creases, 22. Mountain fold the flap around
noting the intersections at the allowing the top single layer to the edge.
upper edge. flip outwards. The model will not
lie flat.
21-23
23. Unfold the pleat. 24. Repeat steps 21-23 in mirror 25. Valley fold along the existing
image. crease.
112 Great Pyramid/Marc Kirschenbaum

25-27
26. Valley fold along the (hidden) 27. Unfold. 28. Repeat steps 25-27 in mirror
existing crease. image.
31. Reform the pleats on the sides.

30. Valley fold the top section down.
29. Form a pleat on each side,

making the model concave.
32. Valley fold the corners around 33. Valley fold the sides over about 34. Tuck the flaps into the side
the flaps. a third the width. pockets.
35. Completed Great Pyramid.
Great Pyramid/Marc Kirschenbaum 113

Falling Star Isa Klein
Marcio Noguchi (diagrams)
Low Intermediate ©2011 - Brazil
Estrela Cadente ©2011

Designed by Isa Klein (Brasil)
Diagrammed by Márcio Noguchi (USA)

30 modules.
Double face paper, 7.5 cm or bigger.
1 2 1/3 1/3 1/3 3
Color side up. Fold in half. Fold in thirds. Unfold. Fold the corners to the crease
Unfold. line.
Turn over.
4 5 6
Fold the edge to the crease line. Turn over. Fold the edges to the center.
7 8 9
Inside reverse fold. Insert the Fold the corners backwards. Turn over.
corners inside the pocket.
114 Falling Star/Isa Klein

10 11 12
Round Flap Pocket
Pocket Flap
Fold the triangles in half. Fold in half along the length. Estrela Cadente module
Round the top layer in concave complete.
Turn over. shape.
Assembly
30 modules.
1 2 3
Insert the flap of the first unit into

the pocket of the second one. Connect the third unit in a similar Assemble the remaining units in
way. sequence until you complete the
model.
Estrela Cadente complete.
Falling Star/Isa Klein 115

Rose Cheng Chit Leong
Complex ©2011 - Singapore
This is not your traditional flat-folded model. The basic fold in this model is the couplet or flange, consisting of
an intrinsic straight crease and an intrinsic curved crease. The design is 4 repetitions of a combination of such
flanges rotated with equal angle apart around the center of the square paper. The curved surfaces on the
completed model is the result of the curved crease folding.
The model is folded from a crease pattern. Use a 25 cm x 25 cm square paper for a live-size rose. 4 squares
of this size can be cut from a B2 size paper. Recommended paper thickness is 110-145 gsm.
There are two ways of folding. The first is to score of the crease pattern on the paper and fold. The second
is first print the crease pattern on a sheet of copy paper. Stick this on the paper to be folded using rubber
glue. (Apply glue only on the copy paper.) Fold the two papers as one. Then unfold, remove the copy paper
and refold the model. Rubber glue can be easily removed by rubbing.
1. First, crease all the thicker lines.
116 Rose/Cheng Chit Leong

2. Fold the twist at centre.
3. Fold. Paper on either side of crease

lines does not overlap.
4. Turn over. 5. Hold in your palm and

slowly mold to form
shape of the rose.
Rose/Cheng Chit Leong 117

6. Mold further to tighten. Turn 7. Tuck in the 4 corners 8. Fold down the 4 outer
up to view side. to lock. petals.
9. Fold down slightly the 10. The model is complete.

2nd 4 outer petals.
118 Rose/Cheng Chit Leong

Giraffe Head Elmer Lopez
Intermediate ©2008 - Bolivia
Griaffe Head/Elmer Lopez 119

120 Giraffe Head/Elmer Lopez
Griaffe Head/Elmer Lopez 121
Swan Elmer Lopez
High Intermediate ©2009 - Bolivia
122 Swan/Elmer Lopez

Swan/Elmer Lopez 123
Harlequin Star Andrey Lukyanov
Intermediate ©2010 - Ukraine
1 2 3
4 5
6 7
124 Harlequin Star/Andrey Lukyanov

Left Striped Heart Andrey Lukyanov
Intermediate ©2010 - Ukraine
3
1 2
4 5
6 7
Left Striped Heart/Andrey Lukyanov 125

Toaster Ryan MacDonell
High Intermediate ©2012 - Canada
126 Toaster/Ryan MacDonell

Toaster/Ryan MacDonell 127
128 Toaster/Ryan MacDonell
Toaster/Ryan MacDonell 129
Swan Lourenço Montibello
Intermediate ©2011 - Brazil

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Slug Miroslav Mrajca
High Intermediate ©2012 - Czech Republic

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Poinsettia Floral Ball Meenakshi Mukerji
Intermediate ©2012 - California
1. Start with 1:2 paper. 2. Match dots to form 3. Re-crease

Fold and unfold book- new creases as shown. cupboard folds
folds and cupboard folds.
4. Fold and unfold to 6. Valley fold 7. Valley fold to bisect

trace creases from 5. Inside reverse and unfold along angle as shown
Step 2 at the back. fold corners. white edge. (showing bottom only).
136 Poinsettia Floral Ball/Meenakshi Mukerji

8. Valley fold 9. Repeat Steps 7
flap to the left. and 8 on top end.
10. Mountain fold
along existing crease.
Finished unit
x 30
Tab
Pocket
11. Fold and 12. Inside

Pocket
unfold corners. reverse fold Tab
(Fold the top edges to corners.
the center)
Locking two units involves several steps as explained next.
13. Undo Step 8 for the right

hand unit. Insert tab of left
unit into pocket of right unit.
Poinsettia Floral Ball/Meenakshi Mukerji, 137

14. Valley fold left hand 15. Re-crease flap to the
unit along edge of right left firmly with layers
hand unit as shown. from both units to lock. *
* Note: In Step 15, another option would be to

mountain fold the units together to tuck under
instead of valley fold. It is slightly more difficult but
the locks are stronger and the finish a bit different.
Assembly
Two units locked.
2
flower
hole
4
3
6
Assemble 5 units in a circle to form one flower, following sequence numbers

2-5. Then insert a sixth unit following steps 6 and 7 to form one hole.
Continue building 12 flowers and 20 holes to arrive at the finished model.
138 Poinsettia Floral Ball/Meenakshi Mukerji

Finished Poinsettia 2 Locking Variation:
Shows a bit more of the reverse color.
Do Steps 1-6 of Poinsettia 2.
7'. Valley fold along

line shown (showing
bottom end only).
Continue with Steps 10-12

of Poinsettia 2 and lock and
assemble in the same way.
Finished Poinsettia 2 Variation.
8'. Valley fold 9'. Repeat Steps 7'

flap to the left. and 8' on top end.
Two units
locked.
Poinsettia Floral Ball/Meenakshi Mukerji, 139

Viking Helmet Jaime Nino
High Intermediate ©2010 - Colombia
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaimeni
1. Doblar las cuatro

puntas al centro, y
desdoblar las dos laterales
2. Doblar base bomba
de agua
3.
4.
5. Desdoblar todo la capa.
8. Repetir los pasos

3 a 7 en la parte trasera.
6. Colapsar por donde

se indica 7. Halar de la punta
y estirar
140 Viking Helmet/Jaime Nino

a
b
9. Doble cada punta por
cada lado, dando cambio
de color 10. a: doble hacia atrás
b: Hundir abierto
11. Abra las puntas y aplaste
12.
13.
14. Estirar la parte superior,

y dar forma al casco
Viking Helmet/Jaime Nino 141

Flexible Ring Nobuko Okabe
Low Intermediate ©2011 - New Jersey
142 Flexible Ring/Nobuko Okabe

Flexible Ring/Nobuko Okabe 143
144 Flexible Ring/Nobuko Okabe
Flexible Ring/Nobuko Okabe 145
Bracelet Robert Orndorff
High Intermediate ©2011 - Washington
146 Bracelet/Robert Orndorff

Bracelet/Robert Orndorff 147
148 Bracelet/Robert Orndorff
60 Degree Star David Petty
Nick Robinson (diagrams)
Intermediate ©2011 - England
1
2
3 4
6
5
7
8
60 Degree Star
© David Petty
12
10 11
13
pocket
flap
1 14
4 5
60 Degree Star/David Petty 149

Forsythia Tanja Pott
Intermediate ©2012 - France

Forsythia Tanja Pott ©2012 page 1
2
3
Take one square and
fold a frog base. Prefold sharply.
1
Take a sheet (DINA4) of yellow
paper and cut it into about 20
squares of 5 cm x 5 cm.
4
Mountain fold the trian-
gular section under.
6
Valley fold the lower
edge to the sides.
7 5
Repeat step 6 three times. Repeat step 3 and 4 ton the 3
remaining triangular sections.
1/
2
8
Mountain fold to the
central crease.
10
Lift the flower from the
table.
9
Repeat step 8 on the
three remaining flaps.
11
Curl the four petals.
12
Twist the lower part of the
flower and make a valey fold.
13
Fold more flowers.
150 Forsythia/Tanja Pott

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14
Cut a stripe of Kraft paper (about 80 cm long and 3cm wide) and roll it into a stick.
15
Secure the end
of the stick. 16
Assemble (a little bit of
glue might be helpful).
15a
15b
15c
16
Continue with
the remaining
flowers.
15d
locked
Forsythia/Tanja Pott 151

Dragon Heber Apaza Sara
Intermediate ©2010 - Peru
2
NOMBRE DRAGON JOVEN
CREADOR HEBER APAZA SARA
DISEÑO HEBER APAZA SARA
NIVEL INTERMEDIO 15/11/10
Para este modelo recomiendo

papel metalizado, al húmedo o un
papel que vieran por conveniente
suerte
3
7
4 5
152 Dragon/Heber Apaza Sara

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9 13
10
12
15
11
Dragon/Heber Apaza Sara 153

En el `paso 16 realizamos un
proceso de repetición, para obtener
los cuernos del dragón inclusive
tenemos otras solapas para
aumentar cuernos al modelo
El paso 20 al 21 comprende la
21 obtención del ala y la cola para
posteriormente dar forma a la
figura
22
20
19
18
16
17
154 Dragon/Heber Apaza Sara

23
En el paso 23 ya se detalla las alas con pasos

escalonados y prosegimos a detallar el cuello,
las patas, los cuernos y darle el equilibrio para
que se pare en las dos patas, si llegaste al
paso 26 felicitaciones podemos variar el
modelo para que se vea mejor es depende del
plegador.
24
25
26
Dragon/Heber Apaza Sara 155

Macaw Vladimir Serov
Complex ©2011 - Russia
2
1 3
3/7 4/7 5
3/7 6
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12
11
10
Unfold to square
156 Macaw/Vladimir Serov

13
14
15
1/8
Fold by all specified lines

Fold a flap upward
Fold both flaps downward
16 17 18 19
Swivel fold. X-ray line Squash fold by Check result and

divides edge segment specified lines Fold a flap
repeat steps 16-18 on
by two nearly equal downward
the other side
21
20 22
Fold both
Check result and fold flaps
Reverse fold as far as
a flap upward upward
paper allows.
Macaw/Vladimir Serov 157

Vladimir Serov (Russia)
http://vs-origami.narod.ru
23
24 25
Fold a flap to the

right to open far
layers. Don't
Fold a flap Check result flatten the top
downward and turn part.
model over
26
27 28
Valley fold as Fold a flap

paper allows but upward. Take into
not farther then Return the flap
account that fold
alone the bisector back to the left
is hard only on
and repeat steps
middle length.
25-27 on the right
29
30
31
Swivel fold. Right

valley goes Fold a flap
Fold a flap upward as
vertically alone far
downward shown
folded edge.
Repeat on the
other side

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32 33
34
Open sink the

Reverse Open sink corners. Fold
fold the upper corner
corners downward.
36
35 37
Three reverse fold

Three reverse fold
39
38
Pleat as shown
dividing rectangle by
six equal parts.
Repeat steps 36-37 on the other side Four reverse fold to form toes
40 41
Check result and repeat steps 39-40 on the other side

Fold near toes and far one.
44
43
42
Crimp to form the beak

Outside reverse fold using nearest pocket
45 46
Fold by axis
sinking paper 90
between the
legs and lower
the legs at the
same time.
Rotate the
model.
Check result
Crimp the beak
Macaw/Vladimir Serov 159

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49
47
48
Outside reverse fold on the tail

Pull out paper layer to Pleat the tail
51 Closed enlarge the tail forming feathers
sink
52
Lower wings. Next step

is top view. Form wings pleating it.
54
53
Ara is ready!
Check result

Tesselated Flower Pot Omer Shalev
Complex ©2012 - New York
Tesselated Flower Pot/Omer Shalev 161

162 Tesselated Flower Pot/Omer Shalev
Chakra (Wheel) Ancella Simoes
Simple ©2011 - Atlanta, GA
Paper used: Kami

Number of sheets: 12 squares
Paper size: 3 inch
This design is based on Mette Pederson’s Ring.

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Elephant Jyh-Chang Su
High Intermediate ©2012 - Taiwan
2 3
4. You now have a Preliminary

Base. Petal fold the top. 5
172 Elephant/Jyh-Chang Su
6 7
8 9
10 11
Elephant/Jyh-Chang Su 173
13
12
14.Sink the ear. 15.Enlarged view.
16.Reverse fold in
and out.
174 Elephant/Jyh-Chang Su
17 18
19 20.Curve the tail.

Sink the top.
21.Completed elephant.
Elephant/Jyh-Chang Su 175
Walrus John Szinger
I was inspired to create this model on a recent

trip to the arctic when I fell out of a boat and a
Walrus saved by life. Either that or for the AMNH
annual holiday tree for the theme “folding the
museum”.
Recommended paper: 8 1/2” square or larger.

Use two-colored paper for a color change effect
on the tusk.
Begin with a square, colored side up. Fold and

unfold on the diagonals.
1. Fold and unfold. 2. Fold and unfold. 3. Fold the corner to the
mark.
4. Fold the opposite corner. 5. Rabbit ear. 6. Rabbit ear the opposite
corner.
176 Walrus/John Szinger

7. Fold and unfold. 8. 6OLGHWKHÀDSVRWKH 9. Repeat step 8 on the other
indicated point meets the side.
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10. 0RXQWDLQIROGDÀDS 11. Fold and unfold. 12. Turn the model over.
behind.
13. Fold the corner to the 14. Repeat step 13 on the 15. Fold the model in half.
mark and unfold. other side.
Walrus/John Szinger 177

16. Fold and unfold. 17. Fold the indicated point to the mark and
unfold.
18. Reverse fold. 19. Sink the point on the top side. Slide-
squash a layer inside at the bottom;
repeat behind.
20. Crimp the middle of the model. Flatten 21. Fold and unfold.
the layer beneath the rabbit-ear; repeat
behind.
22. Fold and unfold at the head. Fold and 23. Fold and unfold at the head. Spread-
unfold at the shoulder; repeat behind. squash at the shoulder; repeat behind.

24. &ULPSDWWKHKHDG)ROGDKLQGÀLSSHU 25. Squash fold at the head. Slide the rear
forward; repeat behind. ÀLSSHUVRXWDQGÀDWWHQ
26. Fold a layer behind at the head. Tuck in 27. Reverse fold a hidden layer at the head;
a layer at the shoulder; repeat behind. UHSHDWEHKLQG)ROGWKHIURQWÀLSSHU
back; repeat behind.
28. Reverse fold a layer on the tusk; repeat 29. Reverse fold a layer at the head; repeat
behind. Reverse fold at the front of the behind.
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Walrus/John Szinger 179

30. Reverse fold a layer on the tusk; repeat 31. Reverse fold at the snout. Tuck in a
behind. layer at the front; repeat behind.
32. Crimp the snout. 33. Tuck in a layer on the head; repeat
behind. Sculpt the tusks. Spread out
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Monkey Hadi Tahir
High Intermediate ©2011 - Indonesia
Monkey/Hadi Tahir 181

182 Monkey/Hadi Tahir
Monkey/Hadi Tahir 183
Peacock Hsi-Min Tai
Intermediate ©2011 - Taiwan
184 Peacock/Hsi-Min Tai

Peacock/Hsi-Min Tai 185
186 Peacock/Hsi-Min Tai
Toco Toucan Quentin Trollip
Complex ©2011 - Canada
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design, I thought it would be ZZZOLYHRULJDPLFRP
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designated for the claws and
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Elena’s Butterfly (Letterfold) Elsje van der Ploeg
Low Intermediate ©2011 - Netherlands
Note that other sizes will work too.
Note that
cutting is
optional.
198 Elena’s Butterfly (Letterfold)/Elsje van der Ploeg

Business Card Holder Bob Voelker
Business Card Holder/Bob Voelker 199

200 Business Card Holder/Bob Voelker
Masu Box Dividers Bob Voelker
These four dividers can be used with the traditional Masu Box.
Use squares that are the same size as used for your boxes.
Plus Divider
Masu Box Dividers/Bob Voelker 201

Minus Divider
202 Masu Box Dividers/Bob Voelker

Times Divider
Masu Box Dividers/Bob Voelker 203

Divide Divider
204 Masu Box Dividers/Bob Voelker

Alpha Dish Michael Weinstein
Intermediate ©2010 - Ohio
1. Blintz fold. 2. Turn over. 3. Cupboard door fold each way.
4. Fold in on one side only. 5. Valley fold the adjacent side 6. It should look something like
along a preexisting crease. Swivel this. Crease well, and unfold to
fold the overlapping edge. The step 4.
dish will not lie flat.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 on the other 8. Pull out one corner. 9. Reassemble the corner of the
four corners. dish using reverse folds. The indi-
cated corner should lie inside the
adjacent paper..
Alpha Dish/Michael Weinstein 205

10. The reverse folds in progress. 11. Mountain fold the corners 12. Now that you’ve got it all 3D
When done, they should hold the behind the other layers. They’ll flatten it out with mountain folds
corner of the dish so it does not lie hold the hole thing together.
flat. Repeat on the other 3 corners.
9. Flat again. Now flatten out the Alpha Dish

other way.
206 Alpha Dish/Michael Weinstein

Kazu’s Squares Box Kazuhito Yamanaka
Mari Michaelis (diagrams)
Low Intermediate ©2011 - Japan
6 inch/15 cm square paper creates a box approximately Diagrammed by Mari Michaelis ©2011
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Box Top Make 4 units.

Start White side up.
View is enlarged
1. Valley fold in half diagonally in both 2. Valley fold to the center. 3. Valley fold vertically in half.
directions. Unfold.
4. Valley fold and unfold. 5. Valley fold the top flap left. 6. Valley fold the flap to the left.
7. Unfold both flaps. 8. Turn over. 9. Valley fold the top flap 10. Valley fold the flap to
to the folded edge. the folded edge.
11. Mountain fold the flap inside. 12. Turn over. 13. Valley fold through all 14. Bring the center standing flap
layers. Model becomes 3D. down to finish.
Squares Box/Kazuhito Yamanaka 207

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Box Bottom Make 4 units.
Start White side up.
Top Inside Top Outside

Top Unit complete. Make 3 more.
1. Valley fold and unfold 2. Valley fold and unfold diagonally,

horizontally and vertically. creasing only to the center.
View is enlarged
3. Valley fold vertically 4. Valley fold the corner 5. Valley fold diagonally on the 6. Bring the standing center
to the center. to the center. existing crease. Model becomes 3D. flap down.
7. Unfold all. 8. Color side up. Valley fold 9. Valley fold and unfold to 10. Valley fold between the
and unfold the corner diagonally. the crease just made. diagonal creases.
11. Mountain fold vertically on 12. Refold the corner diagonally 13. Valley fold diagonally on the 14. Bring the standing
the existing crease. Turn over. on the existing crease. existing crease. Model becomes 3D. center flap down.
208 Squares Box/Kazuhito Yamanaka

Box Bottom - Assembly
Bottom Inside Bottom Outside

Bottom unit complete. Make 3 more. Top View
Insert the side flap of Unit 1 into the

side pocket of Unit 2 and the triangle flap
from Unit 1 into Unit 2’s triangle flap.
Add the other 2 units in the same way.
Bottom completed.
Box Top - Assembly Top View
Insert the pointed flap and corner triangle of Unit 1

into the pocket of Unit 2. Add the other 2 units in the same way.
The white square flap of Unit 1 goes under Unit 2.
Top completed.
Squares Box/Kazuhito Yamanaka 209

Square Spinner Yami Yamauchi
Bennett Arnstein (diagrams)
Simple ©2011 - California
Start with a letter-size rectangle.
1
2
2
1
3 4
1 2 1. Fold along the existing
crease so that the folded corner
Do not crease all the way
goes under the top layer.
across. Crease only where shown.
2. On the top layer only, change
the valley crease to a mountain
crease and fold the corner inside.
5 6
8 A
D
A B B C
7
Curl portion ABCD and fold
on the crease made in step 5.
B
D
A D
5 - 9
A
B C
9 10 11
Insert the curled portion ABCD Rotate the model 180 Sharpen all creases and
all the way into the pocket so that degrees and repeat the flatten the spinner as flat
crease A-D lines up with the edge instructions of steps 5 as you can get it. The side
of the pocket. through 9. visible here is the bottom.
Place on a smooth clean dry hard flat horizontal surface and spin it.
12 The diagonal of the square is equal to half the long side of the
rectangle in step 1.
C Yoichi "Yami" Yamauchi & Bennett Arnstein
210 Square Spinner/Yami Yamauchi

Penguin Ma Yong
Low Intermediate ©2010 - China
Penguin/Ma Yong 211

212 Penguin/Ma Yong
Penguin/Ma Yong 213
214 Penguin/Ma Yong
Dodo Evan Zodl
Intermediate ©2010 - New Jersey
Dodo 3.
1.
Model and Diagrams
By Evan Zodl
2.
Fold and unfold.

Fold and unfold.
C
4. Fold and unfold.
5.
B A
Fold and unfold. Rotate.
D
Collapse along the creases made in steps 1-4.
Align points A,B, and C with D.
6.
7.
Fold the top layer up to the top point.
Create two angle bisectors.

Unfold.
Dodo/Evan Zodl 215

8. 9.
Squash the top layer over. This is the result.
10. 11. 8-10
Fold the ‘squashed’ layer over. Repeat steps 8-10 on the left side.
12. 13.
6-11
Unwrap the (white) trapped layer of paper, then

Repeat steps 6-11 on the back. fold the flap (created in step 6) back down.
Repeat behind.
216 Dodo/Evan Zodl

14. 15. 16.
Petal fold. Repeat behind. Push in so that the raw Fold the entire model in half.
edges line up with the center.
Repeat behind.
17.
18.
Outside reverse fold.
Outside reverse fold, once again.

19.
20.
Inside reverse fold both legs.
21. 22.
Thin the legs by folding

the edges into the
center crease.
Push in the legs, to form the feet.

Fold the tip of each leg inside.
Dodo/Evan Zodl 217

23.
24.
Step 24 will be focusing on the circled region.
Fold half of the top layer underneath.
25.
26.
Pleat the corners, to form eyes. This is the result.

27.
Seperate the layers on the head

The Completed Dodo
to form the bill. Fold up two layers in the rear
to form the tail feathers.
218 Dodo/Evan Zodl

Lizard Evan Zodl
High Intermediate ©2010 - New Jersey
1. 2.
Using the existing creases as guides,

Fold in half horizontally and vertically.
divide the model into fourths
horizontally and vertically.
3. 4.
Using the existing creases as guides, Using the existing creases as guides,
divide the model into eighths divide the model into sixteenths
horizontally and vertically. horizontally and vertically.
Lizard/Evan Zodl 219

5. 6.
The result is a 16 x 16 grid. Crease the Make additional diagonal creases

diagonals as shown. as shown.
7. 8.
Pleat vertically to prepare for an Stretch the pleats apart

Elias stretch. (but do not completely unfold).
220 Lizard/Evan Zodl

9.
10.
Steps 10 - 14 will focus on the bottom Form the shown mountain folds.
right corner of the model.
11. 12.
Form the shown valley folds Form the shown mountain folds
and pinch the corners. and continue to pinch the corners.

13. 14.
Complete the Elias stretch by bringing Completed Elias stretch.

the model together while collapsing
along the creases as shown.
16.
15.
Open up the model so that only

the two center pleats are visible.
Repeat steps 10 - 14
Fold the rest of the pleats behind.
three more times.
222 Lizard/Evan Zodl

17. 18.
Only on the top layer, collapse In progress.

along the creases as shown.
19.
Completed Lizard

Star Evan Zodl
Complex ©2011 - New Jersey
1. Start with the white side up. Then 2. Fold and unfold in half diagonally 3. Fold and unfold.
fold and unfold in half vertically in both directions.
and horizontally.
4. Repeat step 3 three more times. 5. Fold in all four corners. 6. Fold all eight edges into the center to
create a small central octagon. Then, unfold.
7. Fold all eight creases created in step 6 8. Create eight new creases while using 9. Twist-fold along existing creases.
nto the center to create a smaller central existing creases as references.
octagon. Then, unfold.
224 Star/Evan Zodl

10. The result. Turn the model over. 11. Fold all eight edges into the center 12. Collapse along existing creases.
to create a small central octagon. Crease The additional creases indicated can
only on the top layer, then unfold. be made before or during the collapse.
13. Mountain-fold the edge of each flap 14. The result. Turn the model over. 15. Fold the edges of the large octagon into
behind, and align it with the edge underneath. the center to create a smaller central octagon.
Crease only on the top layer, then unfold.
16. Collapse along existing creases. 17. Completed Star.

The additional creases indicated can
be made before or during the collapse.
Star/Evan Zodl 225

Origami
Basics
Valley Fold
Line Styles
Mountain Fold
or
Crease
Hidden/X-Ray
226 Origami Basics

Fold Forward
Arrows
Fold Behind
Fold and Unfold

or
Sink/Reverse/
Push In/
Closed Sink or
Turn Over
Rotate 90°,
1/2 Turn, Etc. 1/2
1/2
Repeat
Origami Basics 227

Reverse Fold
Maneuvers
Crimp
Rabbit Ear
Squas
Petal Fold
Sink
Closed Sink
Reverse Fold
Maneuvers
Crimp
Rabbit Ear
Squash
Petal Fold
Sink
Closed Sink
228 Origami Basics

Sink Triangularly
Pleat
Swivel
Kite Base/
Ice Cream Cone Base
Common Bases
Fish Base
Waterbomb Base
Preliminary Base
Origami Basics 229

Bird Base
Frog Base/Lily Base
Windmill Base
Stretched Bird Base
Blintzed Bird Base
230 Origami Basics

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Submissions to the Origami Collection and other

About the Collection v

Throughout the years as our presentation has grown more

Arnstein, Bennett Brina, Marcela

Bebber, Alessandro Brito, Falk

Biernacki, Artur Carrillo, Juanfran

Boudias, Cristophe Chen, Sy

Boudias, Cristophe Chen, Sy

Condori, Julio Eduardo Diaz Roman

Condori, Julio Eduardo Ermakov, Andrey

Condori, Julio Eduardo Gacharna, Gerardo

Correa, Fabian Gilgado, Fernado

Picture Index vii

Herrera, Jose Katz, Rachel

Herrera, Jose Khadem, Pascal

Hudson, Andrew Kirschenbaum, Marc

Kato, Shuki Kirschenbaum, Marc

viii Picture Index

Leong, Chng Chit MacDonell, Ryan

Lopez, Elmer Montibello, Lourenco

Lopez, Elmer Mrajca, Miroslav

Lukyanov, Andrey Mukerji, Meenakshi

Okabe, Nobuko Serov, Vladimir

Orndorff, Robert Shalev, Omer

Petty, David Simoes, Ancella

Pott, Tanja Su, Jyh-Chang

Tahir, Hadi Voelker, Bob

Tai, Hsi-Min Weinstein, Michael

Trollip, Quentin Yamanaka, Kazuhito

van der Ploeg, Elsje Yamauchi, Yami

xii Picture Index

Simple ©2011 - California

Staple-less Connection/Bennett Arnstein 1

Change the valley crease made in

2 Staple-less Connection/Bennett Arnstein

Complex ©2009 - Italy

Dedicated to Lorenzo Beber (26/12/1928 - 17/10/2009)

Paper: you need a square of at least 50cm in size of thin

22. Fold and unfold in quarters.

26. Zoom in.

27. Fold and unfold in 6ths using 28. Unfold.

35. Collapse using the existing 36. Intermediate step.

53. Fold down the flap.

62. Hide the white tip

64. Squash fold the 65. Fold one layer to

68. Flatten. 3D!

76. Fold the tip along

81. Valley fold in

82. Open sink on the 84. Fold one layer to

89. Pull out some trapped paper.

90. Turn over

94. Pull out some paper.

112. Inside reverse fold

113. Fold one 114. Fold up the flap

124. Fold and unfold one

129. Repeat step 128 130. Fold the flap down.

133. Bring 135. Fold one layer to

150. Outside reverse fold. 151. Outside reverse

155. Like this. Zoom on the front part.

167. Pull out some layers from inside the

169. COMPLETED MODEL!!!

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