ORU Magazine 4 book cover

ORU Magazine 4

Published:
1994 by Sojusha
Pages:
160
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
Japanese

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Skill Level Simple to complex
Clear diagrams? Yes
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)? Varies

Overall Impression

ORU are a set of 16 large-format commercial magazines published between 1993-1997. They all contain many articles about design, designers and techniques,, alongside beautiful photos, with many diagrams in the back.

Articles

Dinosaurs - Great pictures, by various artists
Legendary creatures - Fairies, mermaids, dragons and more
Mysterious creatures - Aliens, a nice representation of the Loch Ness monster and more
Ruins in the world - examples of origamic architecture by Masahiro Chatani (including patterns)
Toshikazu Kawasaki visits a paper plant
Paper Hina dolls
Hojyo Takashi's work
Edwin Corrie's work
Kosho Uchiyama's work
Shozo Fujimoto's geometric pleats (folded here by Ravi Apte):

FLotus1 FLotus3 FT-3Level FT-4LevelB FT-5Level
Book-wrapping
Napkin folds
Variations on traditional bases (?)
Origami software
More that I can't figure out?

There are 18 Origami Designs in ORU Magazine 4:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Hydrangea variations

Geometric and other shapes

Fujimoto Shuzo57Square

Also in Origami Project F - Hydrangea Folds by Fujimoto Shuzo
Origami Hydrangea variations by Fujimoto Shuzo on giladorigami.com
Folded by Ravi Apte
Buddha

Religion and Holidays - Buddhism

Kunihiko Kasahara89Square
3 units

Nice Yakko-San variation
Trifoliate Insect

Insects

Jun Maekawa103Triangle

Crease pattern
Rose - open petals

Flora - Flowers - Kawasaki Roses

Toshikazu Kawasaki123Square

Also in Origami Dream World by Toshikazu Kawasaki
Also in Origami Master Class: Flowers
Also in Rose Dream Origami by Toshikazu Kawasaki
Origami Rose - open petals by Toshikazu Kawasaki. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Cherry tree Flower

Flora - Flowers

Tomoko Tanaka127Square
Multiple units
Puppy dog 2

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Edwin Corrie129Square

Also in Origami - A Love Story by Yossi Nir
Also in Origami USA Convention 1994
Also in NOA Magazine 578
Also in Origami Favourites by Edwin Corrie
Also in BOS Magazine 155
Also in MFPP 1995 Convention
Origami Puppy dog 2 by Edwin Corrie on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Eagle

Birds - Falconiformes - Birds of prey

Kosho Uchiyama132Square
Butterfly

Insects - Butterflies

Traditional133Square
Shetland sheepdog

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Yasuhiro Sano135Square
Kimono

Clothes

Makoto Yamaguchi137Square
2 units
Duck

Birds - Anseriformes - Ducks and Geese

Makoto Yamaguchi138Square
Japanese person

People - Ethnicities

Makoto Yamaguchi139Square
With cuts
Chick

Birds - Galliformes - Hens and Pheasants

Kunihiko Kasahara140Square
Rooster

Birds - Galliformes - Hens and Pheasants

Kunihiko Kasahara141Square
Fairy

Imaginary beings

Kimura Yoshihisa145Square
2 units

Also in NOA Magazine 202
Also in Origami USA Convention 1992
Also in The Graceful of Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi

Folded from a square and a triangle
Origami Fairy by Kimura Yoshihisa. Folded from a square and a triangle of cardstock by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square and a triangle of cardstock by Gilad Aharoni
Pegasus

Imaginary beings - Pegasi

Hojyo Takashi150SquareOrigami Pegasus by Hojyo Takashi. Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Tyrannosaurus

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Takai Hiroaki153Square
Triceratops

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Triceratops

Fumiaki Kawahata159Square

Also in Origami Fantasy by Fumiaki Kawahata
Origami Triceratops by Fumiaki Kawahata on giladorigami.com
Folded by Luc Marnat