The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995

Published:: 2005 by Origami USA
Pages:: 288
Binding:: Spiral-bound
Language:: English
ISBN-13:: 9781496192943
ISBN-10:: 149619294X

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Skill Level	From simple to complex
Clear diagrams?	Varies
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)?	Varies
Photos of completed models?	No
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper?	No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)?	Varies

Overall Impression

This is a collection of models from older Origami USA convention books. Many classics here, that really represent the best of that time. Diagram quality varies greatly - from mere sketches to well-produced diagrams.

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There are 101 Origami Designs in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995:

Design	Designer	Page	Details	Photo
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Spider Chrysanthemum Flora - Flowers	Rae Cooker	1	Square A flower decoration
Goose in flight Birds - Anseriformes - Ducks and Geese	Alice Gray	3	Triangle
Penguin Birds - Sphenisciformes - Penguins	Alice Gray	4	Triangle Also in BOS Convention 1981 Spring Also in Origami 4 by Robert Harbin Also in Origami USA Convention 1981	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Jack-in-the-box Toys	Max Hulme	5	Rectangle - 1X2 Also in BOS Convention 1984 Autumn Also in BOS Convention 2017 - 50th Anniversary Also in BOS Magazine 61 Also in BOS Magazine 203 Also in Complete Origami by Eric Kenneway Also in Origami Superstars - QQM 3 Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 182 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Map fold Objects - Useful	Unknown	9	Square A "pop-up" map fold
Baby People - Babies	Joan Appel	15	Square
Tulip Flora - Flowers	Joan Appel	17	Square	Folded by Francois Ziegler
Dog - barking Toys - Action Models	Ranana Benjamin	18	Square A barking dog action-model
Strawberry Flora - Fruit and Vegetables	Rae Cooker	19	Square Also in NOA Magazine 185 Also in Action Origami by Rick Beech Also in Das Diagramm 26 Also in Decoration Box by Tomoko Fuse Also in Le Pli 62-63 Also in MFPP 1992 Convention Also in Origami - A Complete Step-by-Step Guide by Paul Jackson and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Fish Fish	Alice Gray	22	Triangle With cuts
Leaf and stem Flora - Flowers	Alice Gray	23	Square
Mouse Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents	Alice Gray	24	Triangle
Space shuttle Vehicles - Spacecrafts	Daniel Porter	25	Square
Eight pointed star - "Shining Alice" Geometric and other shapes	Michael Shall	31	Square Also in BOS Convention 1987 Spring Also in Le Pli 62-63 Also in Origami Journal (Russian) 16 1999 1/2 Also in Origami USA Convention 1982 Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 26 Also in The Paper Magazine 51 and in other sources...	Folded by Rui Roda
Race car Vehicles - Cars	Michael Steckler	33	Square
Golden eagle Birds - Falconiformes - Birds of prey	Giuseppe Baggi	34	Square
Turkish slippers Clothes - Shoes and Socks	Juan Gimeno	35	Square
Samara Toys - Planes	Marvin Goody	36	Square Also in Origami USA Convention 1983 A spinning toy	Folded by Margaret Tsui
English Cocker Spaniel Mammals - Canidae - Dogs	Daniel S. Levy	37	Square
Brontosaurus Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Jurassic - Jurassic Dinosaurs	Samuel L. Randlett	40	Square Also in Origami Adventures: Dinosaurs by Nick Robinson Also in CDO convention 1989 Also in Origami USA Convention 1983 Also in The Art of Origami by Samuel L. Randlett Also in The Origami World of Neal Elias by Dave Venables and Marc Cooman Textual instructions only. Nice	Folded by Ira Fine
Peacock Birds - Galliformes - Peacocks	Adolfo Cerceda	42	Rectangle - 1X2 Also in El Libro de Las Pajaritas de Papel by Grupo Riglos Also in Encyclopedia of Origami for Children and Adults by Sergei Afonkin and Elena Afonkina Also in Fascinating Origami - 101 models by Vicente Palacios Also in Origami - The Complete Guide to the Art of Paperfolding by Rick Beech Also in Origami USA Convention 1983 Also in Secrets of Origami by Robert Harbin Very nice, with a tail-opening action	Folded by JMorigami
Full-rigged Ship Vehicles - Boats	Patricia Crawford	45	Square Also in Creating Origami by J.C. Nolan Also in Origami Step by Step by Robert Harbin Also in Origami USA Convention 1984	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Valentine Hearts	Peter Engel	47	Square Also in Origami from Angelfish to Zen by Peter Engel Also in Origami USA Convention 1984	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Barking dog Toys - Action Models	Paul Jackson	53	Square
Modular star Geometric and other shapes	Mark W. Kennedy	55	Square 2 units
Stegosaurus Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Jurassic - Stegosaurus	John Montroll	56	Square Also in Dinosaur Origami by John Montroll Also in Origami for the Connoisseur by Kunihiko Kasahara and Toshie Takahama Also in Origami USA Convention 1984 Also in Prehistoric Origami by John Montroll Also in Prehistoric Origami - Second Revised Edition by John Montroll Also in Quarterly ORU Folding Diagrams - Vol. 2	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Elephant Mammals - Elephantidae - Elephants	James M. Sakoda	62	Square
Horse Mammals - Equidae - Horses and Donkeys	David Brill	66	Triangle Also in AEP convention 2011 Also in Bogota Origami Convention 2015 Also in BOS Convention 1979 Spring Also in BOS Convention 2017 - 50th Anniversary Also in BOS Magazine 100 Also in BOS Magazine 200 Also in Brilliant Origami by David Brill and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Koala on stump Mammals - Marsupialia - Koalas	Steven Casey	69	Square Also in Origami USA Convention 1990 Also in Origami USA Convention 1997 Also in MFPP 1998 Convention Also in Origami USA Convention 1985	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Candy cane Food	deg farelly	70	Rectangle - 1X3
Cat Mammals - Felidae - Cats	Alice Gray	74	Square Also in BOS Magazine 168 Also in BOS Magazine 309 Also in CDO convention 1985 Also in Origami USA Convention 1985 Also in Origami USA Convention 1998 Also in The Paper Magazine 48 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Valentine card Hearts	Louise Cooper	78	Square
Wings of fantasy Imaginary beings	Ranana Benjamin	91	Rectangle
4-leaf clover Flora - Trees and Plants	Kathleen Beyer	92	Square
Biplane Vehicles - Airplanes	Marc Kirschenbaum	96	Square
Generations Birds	Robert J. Lang	105	Square An endless stack of flapping birds
Star medal Objects - Various	Francis Ow	108	Rectangle - 1X2 Also in BOS Magazine 120 Also in Origami La Era Nueva by Kunihiko Kasahara Also in Origami USA Convention 1987 Also in Owrigami - BOS booklet 58 by Francis Ow Also in Pajarita Magazine 18	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Chick Birds - Galliformes - Hens and Pheasants	Aldo Putignano	113	Square
Origami master People - Occupations	Michael Sussman	115	Square A figure holding a piece of paper
Waterbombic dodecahedron Geometric and other shapes	David Brill	118	Rectangle - A size 3 units Also in BOS Convention 1986 Spring Also in Bogota Origami Convention 2015 Also in Brilliant Origami by David Brill Also in Origami USA Convention 1988 Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 102	Folded by Gilad Ayalon
Peacock Birds - Galliformes - Peacocks	Douglas M. Caine	120	Square
Snap hexahedron Geometric and other shapes	Edwin Corrie	122	Square Also in Le Pli 37 Also in Classic Origami by Paul Jackson Also in Der Falter 24 Also in NOA Magazine 184 Also in Origami USA Convention 1988 Clever	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Butterfly card Letters and Envelopes	Craig Macdonald	123	Rectangle - A size Also in Origami USA Convention 1988	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Butterfly - swallowtail Insects - Butterflies	Yoshihide Momotani	125	Square
Rose with leaf and stem Flora - Flowers	Ted Norminton	127	Square 2 units
Songbird bookmark Bookmarks	Sandra B. Ogden	128	Square
Ginger jar Boxes and Containers	Aldo Putignano	130	Square With a lid
8-pointed star Geometric and other shapes	Philip Shen	133	Square Also in CDO convention 1989 Also in MFPP 1991 Convention Also in Origami USA Convention 1988 Also in BOS Magazine 123 Also in The Paper Magazine 88 Also in NOA Magazine 172 and in other sources...	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Snake Reptiles - Snakes	Dan Torpey	136	Rectangle - 1X3 Very nice, with optional fangs
Rotating tetrahedron Toys - Action Models	Carol Ann Wilk	140	Square 6 units
Rose Flora - Flowers	Alex Barber	143	Square In Kawasaki-rose style
Scorpion Arachnids - Scorpions	Mark Bolitho	147	Square Also in Origami Zodiac - East and West by Mark Bolitho Also in Origami Projects by Mark Bolitho Also in Origami Projects - 3rd Edition by Mark Bolitho Also in Origami Projects - Revised Edition by Mark Bolitho Also in Origami USA Convention 1989 Also in The Origami Collection 13 and in other sources...	Folded by Mark Bolitho
Orchid Flora - Flowers	Matt Harnick	152	Square
Picture frame Objects - Frames	Laura L. Kruskal	157	Rectangle Horizontal and Vertical versions
Baby buggy Vehicles	Raymond Kane McLain	160	Square Baby Carriage
Valentine gift box Hearts	Martha Mitchen	167	Rectangle
Butterfly Insects - Butterflies	Nick Robinson	171	Rectangle - A size Also in BOS Convention 2003 Autumn Also in BOS Magazine 141 Also in CDO convention 1990 Also in Origami USA Convention 1989 Also in The Origami Bible by Nick Robinson	Folded from a letter-sized rectangle of holographic paper by Gilad Aharoni
Cigarette lighter Objects - Various	Nick Robinson	174	Rectangle - 1X3 Also in CDO convention 1989 Also in Origami USA Convention 1989 Also in BOS Convention 2012 Spring Also in Das Diagramm 18	Folded from a rectangle of Japanese Foil by Gilad Aharoni
May basket Boxes and Containers	James M. Sakoda	178	Square 2 units From a square and a rectangle
Hyperbolic parabola Geometric and other shapes	Don Sigal	180	Square Also in Origami USA Convention 1989 Also in Origami - A Complete Step-by-Step Guide by Paul Jackson Also in Study of Origami Forms - From the Perspective of New Origami by Kunihiko Kasahara Also in The Complete Origami Course by Paul Jackson Also in ORU Magazine 14 Also in Project Origami by Thomas Hull and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Box Boxes and Containers	Ed Sullivan	181	Square Also in Origami USA Convention 1989 Also in Classic Origami by Paul Jackson	Folded by Rebecca
Rocking horse Toys - Rocking Horses	Stephen Weiss	182	Square
Bear Mammals - Ursidae - Bears	Edwin Corrie	185	Rectangle - A size
Mouse Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents	Edwin Corrie	187	Square
Fly Insects - Flies	Jan Willem Derksen	189	Square Also in BOS Convention 1986 Spring Also in CDO convention 1986 Also in Encyclopedia of Origami for Children and Adults by Sergei Afonkin and Elena Afonkina Also in Origami Masters: Alfredo Giunta by Alfredo Giunta Also in BOS Convention 1987 Autumn Also in BOS Magazine 132 Also in Origami USA Convention 1990 and in other sources...	Folded from a square of American foil by Gilad Aharoni
Swan and cygnet Birds - Anseriformes - Swans	Gloria Farison	191	Square
Scarab beetle Insects	Alfredo Giunta	193	Rectangle - 1X4 Also in Origami Gli Insetti (Origami Insects) by Alfredo Giunta Also in Origami USA Convention 1990	Folded by Jake Crowley
Heart to Heart with Bird to Bird variation Hearts	Shirley Johannesma	197	Square A double-sided bird/heart
Photo stand Objects - Frames	Ichiro Kinoshita	199	Square
Sealed with a kiss - Lips envelope Letters and Envelopes	Ichiro Kinoshita	201	Square
Decoration Geometric and other shapes	Julio Lopez Perez	203	Square
Chinese fancy dish Boxes and Containers	Marcia Mau	204	Square 2 units With cuts Folded, cut in 4 pieces, and re-assembled onto a second piece
Cat Mammals - Felidae - Cats	Martha Mitchen	206	Square Also in Origami USA Convention 1990	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Purse I Objects - Wallets	Aldo Putignano	209	Rectangle
Bald eagle Birds - Falconiformes - Birds of prey	Fred Rohm	212	Square Also in Extraordinary Origami by Marc Kirschenbaum Also in Origami USA Convention 1990 Also in The Origami World of Neal Elias by Dave Venables and Marc Cooman Also in The World of Fred Rohm 51 by Peter Ford	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Modular decorative cube Geometric and other shapes	Lewis Simon	216	Square 12 units Also in BOS Convention 1987 Autumn Also in Action Origami by Rick Beech Also in Origami - The Complete Guide to the Art of Paperfolding by Rick Beech Also in Pajarita Magazine 19 Also in Papiroflexia Basica by Vicente Palacios Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 23 Also in Origami USA Convention 1990 and in other sources...	Folded by Rui Roda
Siamese cat Mammals - Felidae - Cats	Martha Mitchen	217	Square Also in Origami USA Convention 1991	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Matchbox Boxes and Containers	Fred Rohm	220	Rectangle - 1X3 Also in BOS Convention 1982 Autumn Also in BOS Convention 1992 Spring Also in BOS Magazine 63 Also in BOS Magazine 201 Also in Origami Superstars - QQM 3 Also in Origami USA Convention 1991 Also in Pajarita Extra 1985 - Museo Imaginario and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Surfer on a wave Sports and Athletes	Jeremy Shafer	225	Square Also in Awesome Origami - Vol. 2 by J.C. Nolan Also in BARF 1996 Summer by Jeremy Shafer Also in MFPP 1996 Convention Also in Origami Kids by J.C. Nolan Also in Origami to Astonish and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer Also in Origami USA Convention 1991 Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 60 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Heart with crane Hearts	Edwin Young	229	Square Also in Origami USA Convention 1991 Also in Hearts 3D by David Petty	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Sofa Objects - Furniture	Paolo Bascetta	230	Square
Star unit Geometric and other shapes	Paolo Bascetta	232	Square 7 units
Light-hearted Hearts	Wayne Brown	233	Square Also in BOS Convention 1991 Spring Also in Origami USA Convention 1992 Also in NOA Magazine 258 Also in Paper Magic by Paul Jackson Also in The Ultimate Papercraft and Origami Book by Paul Jackson and Angela A'Court Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi A heart that can bee seen against the light	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Jack-o'-lantern Religion and Holidays - Halloween	Deborah Claypool	236	Square Also in Origami USA Convention 1992	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Butterfly - spotted Insects - Butterflies	Alfredo Giunta	238	Square Also in A Arte dos Mestres de Origami by Mari Kanegae Also in CDO convention 1990 Also in Divertitevi con L'Origami (Enjoy Origami) by Alfredo Giunta Also in NOA Magazine 200 Also in Origami Masters: Alfredo Giunta by Alfredo Giunta Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 26 Also in Zoorigami by Renzo Zanoni and in other sources...	Folded from a square of double sided Unryu paper by Gilad Aharoni
Scottie Mammals - Canidae - Dogs	Robert Neale	240	Square Also in BOS Convention 1991 Autumn Also in Dogs in Origami by Nick Robinson Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Le Pli 50 Also in Origami - The Complete Guide to the Art of Paperfolding by Rick Beech Also in Origami USA Convention 1992 Also in Origami, Plain and Simple by Robert Neale and Tom Hull and in other sources...	Folded from a square of velvet paper by Gilad Aharoni
Clown People - Occupations - Clowns	Seiji Nishikawa	241	Square 2 units Also in Origami USA Convention 1992 Also in The Beauty of Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Works of Seiji Nishikawa by Seiji Nishikawa Also in BOS Convention 1992 Autumn Also in NOA Magazine 122 Also in ORU Magazine 2 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Cactus in a pot Flora - Trees and Plants	David Petty	250	Rectangle - 1X2 Also in BOS Convention 1985 Autumn Also in Der Falter 8 Also in Le Pli 31 Also in NOA Magazine 332 Also in Origami 1-2-3 by David Petty Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 23 Also in Origami USA Convention 1992 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Smoker People - Anatomic parts	Juan Gimeno	252	Rectangle - 1X2 Also in AEP convention 2018 Also in MFPP 1996 Convention Also in Origami USA Convention 1993 Also in Pajarita Extra 2004 - Juan Gimeno by Juan Gimeno	Folded by Rui Roda
Marble maze Toys	Mick Guy	254	Square 2 units
Eight squares Geometric and other shapes	Paul Jackson	258	Square 8 units
Braided paper Geometric and other shapes	J.C. Nolan	260	Square Also in CDO convention 1999 Also in Creating Origami by J.C. Nolan Also in Dutch Origami Convention 1995 Veldhoven Also in Dutch Origami Convention 2014 Landelijke Oridag De Meern Also in Origami USA Convention 1993 Also in The Lost Diagrams by J.C. Nolan and in other sources...	Folded by Marina Kosareva
Rose Flora - Flowers	James M. Sakoda	262	Square Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Origami USA Convention 1993	Folded by Meenakshi Mukerji
Diamond heart ring Rings	Jeremy Shafer	263	Square Also in BOS Magazine 196 Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Origami to Astonish and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer Also in Origami USA Convention 1993 Also in ORU Magazine 12	Folded by Lou Pearson
Three men in a boat Vehicles - Boats	Pasquale d'Auria	265	Square To say nothing of the dog
High heel Clothes - Shoes and Socks	deg farelly	269	Rectangle - 1X2
Reading the paper People	Herman van Goubergen	274	Square Also in A Arte dos Mestres de Origami by Mari Kanegae Also in BOS Magazine 160 Also in Der Falter 10 Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Le Pli 52 Also in Origami Journal (Russian) 24 2000 4 Also in Origami USA Convention 1994 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Hard times (man chased by shark) People	Pasquale d'Auria	276	Square
Bat Mammals - Chiroptera - Bats	Michael G. LaFosse	281	Triangle Also in Advanced Origami by Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander Also in CDO convention 1997 Also in CDO convention 2001 Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in LaFosse and Alexander's Essential Book of Origami by Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander Also in Le Pli 68 Also in Origami Sourcebook by Jay Ansill and in other sources...	Wet-folded from a triangle of cardstock by Gilad Aharoni
Vase 5 Boxes and Containers	Aldo Putignano	284	Square
Snake Reptiles - Snakes	Herman van Goubergen	286	Square