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Home > Book Reviews > Doctor's Origami Dream Book

Overall Impression

This third installment in Kawasaki's "Dream" series of books, is a huge collection of favorites from all time. There isn't much new content here, but the selected models are of high quality, and some of them could only be found in obscure out-of-print publications, so it's nice to have them all here.

You can mostly find traditional models in this book, and a very good selection of them, all with Kawasaki's clear diagrams.  But along the traditional models there are many modern classics, such as Martin Wall's book, Sonobe's unit, Francis Ow's flying heart, and Kawasaki's own rose, among many others. I'd recommend this book for beginners, as it's a delightful introduction to origami.

The Models

Model	Creator	Notes	Photo (click for a larger image)
Cherry blossom	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Also diagrammed in Origami Dream World - Flowers and Animals and in Origami Dream World
Tulip	Kunihiko Kasahara	Simple. From 2 squares, with a cut
Iris	Traditional		Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Lily	Traditional
Rose	Toshikazu Kawasaki	The famous Kawasaki rose	Bottom rose
Morning-glory	Traditional	With cuts to make a circular shape
Water lily	Traditional	The blintzed lily
Water lily pad	Kunihiko Kasahara
Sunflower	Nilva Pillan	Nice. Requires a colored center
Daffodil	Toshikazu Kawasaki	From 6 rectangular units. Also diagrammed in Origami Dream World - Flowers and Animals	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Pine needle	Toshikazu Kawasaki	From a rectangle
Leaf	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Simple
Tree (with Yoshi Tsuda)	Toshikazu Kawasaki	From 2 squares. Also diagrammed in Origami Dream World	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Fern	Azuma Hideaki	Lots of pleats. Nice
Persimmon	Kosho Uchiyama	Nice
Pineapple	Kumasaka Hiroshi	Multi-unit. Nice	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Bamboo shoot	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Also diagrammed in Origami: La Era Nueva	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Bamboo leaf	Toshikazu Kawasaki
Nodding Dog	Paul Jackson	From 2 squares. Nice
Dachshund	Yasuhiro Sano	Cute
Pomeranian	Yasuhiro Sano	Very nice
Maltese	Yasuhiro Sano
Siamese cat	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Stray cat	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Very nice. From a long strip. Also diagrammed in Origami for the Connoisseur
Fox	Kunihiko Kasahara	Stylized and Cute. Same as in Origami Omnibus
Rabbit	Toshio Chino	Very nice
Snow rabbit	Traditional	A blow-up rabbit
Horse	Traditional	A jumping horse - with cuts
Giraffe	Kunihiko Kasahara	Excellent. Also diagrammed in Happy Origami
Panda	Kunihiko Kasahara	From 2 squares. Very nice.
Aligator	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Nice
Pig	Traditional	Simple
Supersaurus	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Nice
Tyranosaurus	Toshikazu Kawasaki	From a rectangle. Nice
Cicada	Traditional
Butterfly	Tsuda Yoshio
Dragonfly	Kunihiko Kasahara
Centipede	Toshikazu Kawasaki	From many units
Snail	Traditional
Little bird	Traditional
Crow	Traditional
Rocking bird	Takekawa Seiryo	Cute
Dove	Kunihiko Kasahara
Swallow	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Also published in Origami Dream World - Flowers and Animals
Swan	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Very nice
Crane	Traditional
Hummingbird	John Smith	Simple
Flapping crane	Traditional
Crane with folded wings	Traditional		Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Cranes - bi-colored pair	Traditional	From a rectangle. With a cut
Connected cranes	Traditional	With cuts
Penguin	Aoyagi Shoko	From 2 rectangles. Cute
Penguin - walking	Takekawa Seiryo	Cute toy
Seal	Traditional
Pirhana	Jun Maekawa	Very nice. Also published in Origami: El Mundo Nuevo
Inflatable goldfish	Traditional
Sperm whale	Toshikazu Kawasaki
Frog	Traditional
Jumping frog	Traditional
Catfish	Traditional
Clam	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Nice
Spiral shell	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Very nice. Also published in Origami Dream World and in Origami for the Connoisseur	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Airplane	Traditional	Toy plane. From a rectangle
Airplane	Traditional	Toy plane. From a rectangle
Airplane	Traditional	Toy plane. From a rectangle
Hang-glider 1	Kunihiko Kasahara	Toy plane
Hang-glider 2	Kunihiko Kasahara	Toy plane
Space shuttle	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Very nice. Pretty much the same as the one in Origami for the Connoisseur	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
F-117	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Very nice
Propeller	Traditional	Spinning toy
Glider	Traditional
Basket	Traditional
Heart with wings	Francis Ow	Excellent	Folded by Gabriel Vong
UFO	Yoshihisha Kimura
Boat	Traditional
Motor boat	Traditional
Coffee bean	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Very nice. Also published in Roses, Origami & Math and arte
European boat	Traditional	From a rectangle
Boat storygami	Traditional	A story about a boat that turns into a shirt. From a rectangle
Treasure boat	Traditional
Double boat	Traditional
Trick boat	Traditional
Yakko-san	Traditional
Fortune teller	Traditional	With instructions for how to use!
Monkey climbing the mountain	Traditional	Interesting action model - cutting the tip and letting it climb up the model from the inside
Camera	Traditional
Whistle	Masatsugu Tsutsumi	Nice
Tumbler	Takekawa Seiryo	Nice
Standing toy	Takekawa Seiryo	Nice
Spinner 1	Robert Neale	From 4 squares
Spinner 2	Taichiro Hasegawa
Shuriken	Traditional	From 2 squares
Waterbomb	Traditional
Organ	Traditional
Fox puppet	Traditional
Cup	Traditional
Chatty lips	?	A variation on the traditional cup
Beating heart	?	Nice
Samurai helmet	Traditional
Tall samurai helmet	Traditional
Printer's hat	Traditional	From a rectangle
Banger	Traditional	From a rectangle
Coat	Traditional
Dolls	Traditional
Hina dolls	Traditional
Book	Martin Wall	Very nice
Block	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Kawasaki's building block system. Also diagrammed in  Origami Dream World and in Roses, Origami & Math
Small house	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Built from the blocks
Japanese sandals	Tsuda Yoshio	Very nice	Folded by Origami Okiba
Masu box	Traditional
Dish	Abe Hisashi	From a rhombus
Sanbo box	Traditional
Sanbo box with legs	Traditional
Decorative box	Traditional
Box	Traditional
Verdi's vase	Traditional	Very nice	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Crane chopstick rest	Tomoko Fuse	From a rectangle
Flying-crane chopstick rest	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Fom a polygon
Napkin fold: fan	?
Napkin fold: tube	?
Napkin fold: place-card holder	?
Napkin fold: sailboat	?
Basket	Traditional
Wallet	Traditional
Woven dish	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Woven from 8 strips
Heart envelope	?	From a rectangle
6-corner Envelope	?	From a rectangle
Pencil envelope	?	From a rectangle
One-touch envelope	?	From a rectangle. Opens in one pull
Box for colored paper	?	From a rectangle. Very nice
Wallet	?	From a rectangle
Shirt	Traditional	From a rectangle
Medal	Traditional
Kusudama	Traditional	From 6 squares
Pyramid	Toshikazu Kawasaki	From a rectangle
Colored box	Mitsunobu Sonobe	From 6 squares
Lucky star	?	From a long strip
Diamond crystallization	Toshikazu Kawasaki	Multi-unit
Confetti	Toshikazu Kawasaki	A modular constructed out of 8 waterbomb bases

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