Origami for the Connoisseur

by Kunihiko Kasahara and Toshie Takahama

Published:: 1985 by Kodansha International
Pages:: 167
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
ISBN-13:: 9784817090027
ISBN-10:: 4817090022

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Skill Level	From simple to complex
Clear diagrams?	Yes - hand drawn
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)?	Yes
Photos of completed models?	Yes
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)?	Most are

Overall Impression

Originally published in 1985 as the 2nd part of the "Viva! Origami" series under the name "Top Origami". This was the only book of the set to be published in English.

The book has a nice variety of subjects, with many geometrical and modular forms, and also animals, objects etc.

The text is fascinating, discussing creativity, mathematics and more, and illustrating various concepts with models.

There are 57 Origami Designs in Origami for the Connoisseur:

Design	Designer	Page	Details	Photo
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Hourglass Objects - Timekeeping	Jun Maekawa	15	Square	Folded by Yoshiaki Ichikawa
Tetrahedron - rotating Geometric and other shapes	Tomoko Fuse	16	Square 3 units A flexagon
Box with lid Boxes and Containers	David Brill	20	Square Also in BOS Magazine 201 Also in Brilliant Origami by David Brill Also in Origami Paperfolding for Fun by Eric Kenneway	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Extraterrestrial - E.T Media and Culture	Jun Maekawa	24	Square Also in MFPP 1997 Convention Crease-pattern	Folded from a square of textured paper by Gilad Aharoni
Coaster 1 Geometric and other shapes	Toshikazu Kawasaki	26	Square Iso-Area folding example
Coaster 2 Geometric and other shapes	Toshikazu Kawasaki	28	Square Iso-Area folding example	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Kawasaki cube 1 Geometric and other shapes	Toshikazu Kawasaki	30	Square Iso-Area cube	Folded by Phillip West
Kawasaki cube 1 variations Geometric and other shapes	Toshikazu Kawasaki	32	Square	Folded by Gadi Vishne
Kawasaki cube 2 Geometric and other shapes	Toshikazu Kawasaki	34	Square Also in The Greatest Dream Origami by Toshikazu Kawasaki Iso-Area cube	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
SR-71 blackbird Vehicles - Airplanes	Toshikazu Kawasaki	36	Square	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Space shuttle Vehicles - Spacecrafts	Toshikazu Kawasaki	40	Square Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Sonobe module Geometric and other shapes	Mitsunobu Sonobe	42	Square Also in 12 Months with the Unit Origami Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki Also in The Encyclopedia of Origami Techniques by Nick Robinson Also in Papiroflexia Basica by Vicente Palacios Also in Origami Christmas Tree Decorations by Paul Jackson Also in ORU Magazine 13 Also in Origami - 30 fold-by-fold projects by Paulo Mulatinho and in other sources...	Folded by Meenakshi Mukerji
Bicolor diabolo pattern Geometric and other shapes	Kunihiko Kasahara	44	Square
Sonobe module - simplified Geometric and other shapes	Kunihiko Kasahara	45	Square
Bottle Boxes and Containers	David Brill	52	Square Also in Brilliant Origami by David Brill Also in NOA Magazine 179 Also in NOA Magazine 426 Also in Origami Journal (Russian) 5 1997 Jan-Feb Also in Origami Paperfolding for Fun by Eric Kenneway	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Tetrahedron Geometric and other shapes	Kazuo Haga	56	Square	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
HK cube Geometric and other shapes	Kazuo Haga	58	Square
Octahedron Geometric and other shapes	Kazuo Haga	60	Square Also in NOA Magazine 414	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Icosahedron Geometric and other shapes	Kazuo Haga	62	Square	Folded by Gadi Vishne
Dodecahedron Geometric and other shapes	Kazuo Haga	64	Square
Fujimoto Cube Geometric and other shapes	Fujimoto Shuzo	66	Square Also in BOS Convention 1982 Spring Also in BOS Convention 2013 Spring Also in BOS Convention 2017 - 50th Anniversary Also in BOS Magazine 94 Also in BOS Magazine 298 Also in CDO convention 1982 Also in CDO convention 2008 and in other sources... Fun to make!	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Hosoya cube Geometric and other shapes	Haruo Hosoya	68	Square 2 units	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Tomoko unit Geometric and other shapes	Tomoko Fuse	70	Square 6 units A Sonobe-like unit
Okamochi Geometric and other shapes	Jun Maekawa	72	Square	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Half a cube Geometric and other shapes	Jun Maekawa	74	Square
Half a cube Geometric and other shapes	Jun Maekawa	76	Square	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Divided masu box Boxes and Containers	Jun Maekawa	78	Square	Folded by Phillip West
Dodecahedron skeleton Geometric and other shapes	Jun Maekawa	80	Square	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Intersecting planes Geometric and other shapes	Jun Maekawa	82	Square	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Octahedron skeleton Geometric and other shapes	Jun Maekawa	84	Square	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Dodecahedron unit Geometric and other shapes	Jun Maekawa	86	Square 6 units Also in The Art and Science of Geometric Origami by Jun Maekawa	Folded by Gadi Vishne
Octahedron Geometric and other shapes	Toshikazu Kawasaki	88	Hexagon Iso-Area	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Icosahedron Geometric and other shapes	Fushimi Kohji and Mitsue	90	Hexagon
Kitten Mammals - Felidae - Cats	Toshikazu Kawasaki	94	Rectangle - Long strip Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki Very cute	Folded from a rectangle of duo rice paper by Gilad Aharoni
Goose Birds - Anseriformes - Ducks and Geese	John Montroll	98	Square	Folded by Gadi Vishne
Pelican Birds - Pelecaniformes - Pelicans	John Montroll	100	Square	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Clapper rail Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes	Jun Maekawa	102	Square Very good - with color changed beak and feet	Folded by Deiby
Kangaroo Mammals - Marsupialia - Kangaroos	Peter Engel	106	Square Also in NOA Magazine 575 Also in Origami from Angelfish to Zen by Peter Engel	Folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni
Giraffe Mammals - Giraffidae - Giraffes and Okapi	Peter Engel	110	Square Also in A Arte dos Mestres de Origami by Mari Kanegae Also in Origami from Angelfish to Zen by Peter Engel	Folded by Gilad Ayalon
Malayan tapir Mammals - Tapiridae - Malay Tapirs	Jun Maekawa	114	Square	Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Rhinoceros (picture) Mammals - Rhinocerotidae - Rhinoceros	Jun Maekawa	117	Square
Horse Mammals - Equidae - Horses and Donkeys	David Brill	118	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
Fox Mammals - Canidae - Coyotes, Foxes and Wolves	Toshikazu Kawasaki	122	Rectangle - 1X3 Also in Origami Dream World by Toshikazu Kawasaki	Folded from a rectangle of double-sided Unryu paper by Gilad Aharoni
Camelia, bloom and branch Flora - Flowers	Toshie Takahama	126	Rectangle - 1X3
Rose - classic Flora - Flowers - Kawasaki Roses	Toshikazu Kawasaki	128	Square Also in Dutch Origami Convention 1985 Hoogeveen Also in Origami Masters by Nick Robinson Also in Der Falter 61 Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki Also in NOA Magazine 262 Also in Origami - Arte del Piegare la Carta by Renzo Zanoni Also in Origami Dream World by Toshikazu Kawasaki and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Green pepper Flora - Fruit and Vegetables	Toshikazu Kawasaki	132	Square
Daikon radish Flora - Fruit and Vegetables	Toshikazu Kawasaki	133	Square	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Eggplant Flora - Fruit and Vegetables	Toshikazu Kawasaki	133	Square
Egg - boiled Geometric and other shapes	Toshikazu Kawasaki	134	Square Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 46	Folded by Rebecca
Pine cone Flora - Trees and Plants	Toshikazu Kawasaki	136	Square Also in ORU Magazine 10	Folded by Phillip West
Shell - spiral - 4 openings Molluscs	Toshikazu Kawasaki	140	Square Also in A Arte dos Mestres de Origami by Mari Kanegae Also in BOS Magazine 236 Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki Also in Origami Dream World by Toshikazu Kawasaki	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Shell - sea snail Molluscs	Toshikazu Kawasaki	144	Square	Folded by Yoshiaki Ichikawa
Shell - murex Molluscs	Toshikazu Kawasaki	148	Square With cuts	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Ground beetle Insects	John Montroll	150	Square	Folded from a square of Vietnamese wrapping-paper by Gilad Aharoni
Stag beetle (picture) Insects	John Montroll	157	Square
Rhamphorhynchus Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Pterosaurs	John Montroll	158	Square	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Stegosaurus Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Jurassic - Stegosaurus	John Montroll	162	Square Also in Dinosaur Origami by John Montroll 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 Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni