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Origami USA Convention 2001

Published: 2001 by Origami USA
Pages: 315
Binding: Spiral-bound
Language: English

Buy from: Origami USA

Overall Impression

This is a very big compilation of various models. Difficulty and diagramming quality vary.

The Models
Model Creator Notes Photo (Click for a larger image)
Cicada Lionel Albertino Excellent insect with color-changed wings.
Also published in Insectes Origami Collection - Tome I
Scorpion Lionel Albertino Excellent. Also published in Insectes Origami Collection - Tome I
Stegosaurus Lionel Albertino Very nice
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Angel Stephane Ansons Nice
Bird Stephane Ansons Nice
Wallaby Stephane Ansons Very nice
Dog - patient Anita Barbour Simple
Pteranodon Anita Barbour Simple
Gleida duck Jeff Beynon Flying bird
Oribird Jeff Beynon Flying bird
Fox bookmark Evi Binzinger Cute
French bulldog bookmark Evi Binzinger Cute
Bottle Milada Bla'hova 2D bottle From a rectangle
Cornet Milada Bla'hova From a rectangle
Shirt Milada Bla'hova Simple
Girls' dress Milada Bla'hova Nice
Basket - star Gillian Buchanan Nice
Rabbit Peter Budai Very nice
Angel Jose Tomas Buitrago Cute
Wizard Jose Tomas Buitrago Cute
Rabbit lantern David Chan Nice
Checker board Sy Chen Excellent
Checker piece Sy Chen Very nice - turn it over and it's a king
Sailboat Sy Chen Simple
Boat Sy Chen From a $ bill
Folded by Peter Farina
Turtle Romain Chevrier Excellent
Display shelf V'ann Cornelius From a rectangle
Dolphin Pasquale D'Aurie Very nice
Giraffe Pasquale D'Aurie Nice
Pelican Pasquale D'Aurie Very good
Shama blackbird Pasquale D'Aurie Nice
Flamingo David Derudas From a triangle - nice
Swan David Derudas Nice
Child Klaus Dieter Ennen Good
Bachstelze Klaus Dieter Ennen Nice bird
Mask Klaus Dieter Ennen Very good
Metamorphosis Klaus Dieter Ennen A face-changing toy
Pregnant woman Alec Fehl Very nice
Skull Eugeny Fridrikh Nice - 2D
Unicorn Satoshi Kamiya Fantastic. Also published in Origami Tanteidan 7th convention book and in Works of Satoshi KAMIYA 1995-2003
Folded by Sebastian Curvers
Tea bag ring Tatiana Khliamoua 8 units for a ring
Toilet Go Kinoshita Excellent
Cockroach Marc Kirschenbaum Excellent
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Helicopter Marc Kirschenbaum 2D - very nice
Deer Ronald Koh Fantastic
Folded by Eyal Reuveni
Frilled lizard Ronald Koh Fantastic
Beetle - 2D Alexei Kolesov Nice relief style beetle
Lady's secret letter Zsuzsanna Kricskovics A lady from a rectangle
Cockroach Robert J. Lang Excellent
Also published in Origami Insects 2
Butterfly - Monarch Robert J. Lang Very good - not Lang's usual legs+antlers+more sticking out bits.
Face Leong Chen Chit From a rectangle - very nice
Hartham star Jose Meuseen 7 units
Multi-piece modular Jose Meuseen 20 units
Origami circle Jose Meuseen 8 units
Tiener vase Jose Meuseen Nice
Dragon Jose Arley Moreno Nice
Mask Jose Arley Moreno Simple
Tetra'Hiro'n Hiro Okamoto Modular - from Metro cards
Star 1 Nina Ostrun 8 units
Elephant head Nick Robinson Simple
Studio dish 1 Nick Robinson 2 interesting dishes
Studio dish 2 Nick Robinson
Hexa-coaster Loes Schakel 6 units
Clown nose Jeremy Shafer Cute
Familiar starship Jeremy Shafer Boldly goes...
Car - running Jeremy Shafer Cool. Also published in Origami to Astonish and Amuse
Striped and pyramid hearts Jeremy Shafer Simple
Flutterby Ria Sutter Nice butterfly
Collie Takai Hiroaki Very strange
Macaque Takai Hiroaki From a rectangle - very nice
Pteranodon Takai Hiroaki Simple & nice
Tyrannosaurus Takai Hiroaki Nice
Bunny Cyril Tessier From a $ bill
Bat Carol Ann Wilk Simple
Pyramid Carol Ann Wilk
Chattering lips Makoto Yamaguchi Cute action toy
Folded by Gabriel Vong
Scheherazade Thoki Yenn Very nice - simple yet effective