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Origami For The Connoisseur
By Kunihiko Kasahara & Toshie Takahama
Published: 1998 by Kodansha International
Pages: 167
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 4817090022
Buy from: Amazon.com
| 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 |
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Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper? |
No |
| Are the models "Pure" origami (From 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.
The Models
| Model | Creator | Notes | Photo (Click for a larger image) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourglass | Jun Maekawa | Nice |
 Folded by Origami Plaza |
| Rotating tetrahedron | Tomoko Fuse | A flexagon from 3 squares | |
| Lidded cube Box | David Brill | Excellent |
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| Extraterrestrial | Jun Maekawa | Crease pattern only |
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| Coaster #1 | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Iso-Area folding example | |
| Coaster #2 | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Iso-Area folding example | |
| Kawasaki cube #1 | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Iso-Area cube |
 Folded by Philip West |
| Kawasaki cube #1 variations | Toshikazu Kawasaki | ||
| Kawasaki cube #2 | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Iso-Area cube | |
|
Supersonic Reconnaissance SR-71 blackbird |
Toshikazu Kawasaki | Very good |
 Folded by Gabriel Vong |
| Space shuttle | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Very good. Pretty much the same as the one in Doctor's Origami Dream Book |
 Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka |
| Sonobe module | Mitsunobu Sonobe | ||
| Bi-color diabolo pattern | Kunihiko Kasahara | ||
| Sonobe module - simplified | Kunihiko Kasahara | ||
| Bottle | David Brill | Great. Also published in Brilliant Origami |
 Folded by Patrick Bergeot |
| Tetrahedron | Kazuo Haga, Kasahara & Maekawa |
 Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka |
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| HK cube or Trick dice | Kazuo Haga & Kasahara | ||
| Octahedron | Kazuo Haga | ||
| Icosahedron | Kazuo Haga | ||
| Dodecahedron | Kazuo Haga | ||
| Fujimoto Cube | Fujimoto Shuzo | Fun to make! |
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| Hosoya cube | Haruo Hosoya | From 2 units | |
| Tomoko unit | Tomoko Fuse | A Sonobe-like unit | |
| Okamochi (carrying box) | Jun Maekawa |
 Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka |
|
| Half a cube | Jun Maekawa | ||
| Half a cube | Jun Maekawa | ||
| Divided masu box | Jun Maekawa |
 Folded by Philip West |
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| Dodecahedron skeleton | Jun Maekawa |
 Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka |
|
| Intersecting planes | Jun Maekawa | ||
| Octahedron skeleton | Jun Maekawa | ||
| Dodecahedron unit | Jun Maekawa | ||
| Octahedron | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Iso-Area - From a hexagon | |
| Ptarmigan - Icosahedron | Fushimi Kohji & Mitsue | From a hexagon - a bird that blows up into an icosahedron | |
| Kitten | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Very cute - from a long strip |
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| Goose | John Montroll | Very good | |
| Pelican | John Montroll | Very good |
 Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka |
| Clapper rail | Jun Maekawa | Very good - with color changed beak and feet |
 Folded by Deiby |
| Kangaroo | Peter Engel | Excellent - with a baby, also published in Origami from Angelfish to Zen |
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| Giraffe | Peter Engel | Nice, also published in A Arte dos Mestres de Origami and in Origami from Angelfish to Zen |
 Folded by Gilad Ayalon |
| Malay Tapir | Jun Maekawa | Excellent |
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| Horse | David Brill | Excellent - from a triangle. Also published in Brilliant Origami and in Encyclopedia of Origami for Children and Adults |
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| Fox | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Very good - from a rectangle. Also published in Origami Dream World | |
| Camellia, bloom and branch | Toshie Takahama | Very nice - from a rectangle | |
| Rose | Toshikazu Kawasaki |
The famous rose - fantastic! Better diagrams published in Origami Dream World |
 Bottom rose |
| Green pepper | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Nice | |
| Eggplant | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Nice | |
| Daikon radish | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Nice | |
| Flower cut hard boiled egg | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Nice | |
| Pine cone | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Interesting shape |
 Folded by Philip West |
| Spiral snail shell | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Very good. Also published in Origami Dream World |
 Folded by Gabriel Vong |
| Sea snail shell | Toshikazu Kawasaki | Very good |
 Folded by Origami Plaza |
| Murex shell | Toshikazu Kawasaki | With cuts |
 Folded by Gabriel Vong |
| Ground beetle | John Montroll | Excellent |
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| Rhamphorynchus | John Montroll | Very good | |
| Stegosaurus | John Montroll | Excellent. Also published in Prehistoric Origami and in Quarterly ORU folding diagrams #2 |
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