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Origami USA Convention 2006
Published: 2006 by Origami USA
Pages: 270
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 larger image) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodecahedron | Jim Adams | From 30 squares | |
| Fly | Jim Adams | Cute! |
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| Bat | Jim Adams | Nice | |
| Contra-bassist | Stephane Ansons | Nice | |
| Brahma bull | Xander D Arena | Nice | |
| Me Spin Long Time For You | Bennet Arnstein | A spinner. Nice | |
| Crane and haiku | Nicola Bandoni | A crane holding a Haiku in its beak | |
| Fleximasu | Paolo Bascetta | A rotating flexagon made of boxes | |
| Little Christmas tree | Paolo Bascetta | From 2 squares. Simple | |
| Bean pod | Milada Bla'hova | Nice | |
| Pear | Milada Bla'hova | a 2D pear | |
| Bull | Christophe Boudias | Good | |
| Fish | Jose Tomas Buitrago | Nice | |
| Industrial robot | Jose Tomas Buitrago | ||
| Spiral data tato | Philip Chapman-Bell |
An excellent way to pack a CD! Folded from a letter-sized rectangle |
|
| Space ship one | Jose Maria Chaquet Ulldemolins | Very nice | |
| Dollar to Pound exchange | Sy Chen | A UK pound sign from a US$ bill. | |
| Sailboat corner bookmark II | Sy Chen | ||
| Star of David | Sy Chen | Excellent. From a triangle | |
| Proud folder | Corey Comenitz | A man holding a crane. From a rectangle | |
| Butterfly | Pasquale d'Auria | From a rectangle |
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| Double face | Pasquale d'Auria | A boat colored differently on each side | |
| Shelf of cubes or cube to shelves | Francesco Decio | A multi-piece construction | |
| Curlew | Tom Defoirdt | Very nice |
 Folded by Origami Okiba |
| Pierrot | Roman Diaz | Excellent clown mask | |
| Euro-Wheelchair | Klaus Dieter Ennen | Very nice. From a rectangle | |
| Pretty box | Klaus Dieter Ennen | Nice. All from 1 square | |
| Bunny Money | Charles Esseltine | From a $ bill. Cute | |
| Duck | Nathan Geller | Very nice | |
| Origami book | Fernando Gilgado Gomez | Excellent. A book with a body and face! | |
| The Embrace | Roberto Gretter | Mother and child. Excellent. From a rectangle | |
| Vase | Gay Merrill Gross | Nice | |
| Car | Betka Hradecka | From a rectangle. Simple | |
| Medallion | Rachel Katz | Very nice | |
| Bracelet for a beloved lady | Tatiana Khliamova | Bracelet with hearts, from 2 squares | |
| Dragonfly | Marc Kirschenbaum | Excellent | |
| Turkey | Jason Ku | Excellent |
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| Complement of Sierpinski's Tetrahedron | Daniel Kwan | From triangles | |
| Star flower | Emily Sue Kwan | 2 variations | |
| Dusseldorf cat | Robert J. Lang | Very nice |
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| Pig | Leong Cheng Chit | Excellent. From a rectangle | |
| Kriegflugel | Gareth Louis | A transformer, changing from plane to tank and robot. Very nice. From a rectangle | |
| Single edge razor | John Marshall | Nice | |
| Butterfly bookmark | David Petty | Simple | |
| Dragon with 3 heads | Julian Rivas | Simple | |
| Caterpillar | Nick Robinson | Modular | |
| Star dish | Nick Robinson | Very nice | |
| Star form 2 | Nick Robinson | Nice | |
| Butterfly | Andres Fernando Restrepo | Stylized. Nice | |
| Castle | Federico Scalambra | A modular construction. Nice | |
| Star A2 | Loes Schakel | Nice | |
| Elephant pop-up | Jeremy Shafer | Very nice | |
| Person on a balance beam | Jeremy Shafer | Excellent | |
| Asian elephant | John Szinger | Excellent |
 Folded by John Szinger |
| Riojasaurus | Takai Hiroaki | From a rectangle. Very nice. Also published in 10 Origami Dinosaurs | |
| Stylized feather module | Anna L. Taylor | From a rectangle | |
| Penguin | Nicolas Terry | Simple | |
| Humpless flapping bird | Stephen Weiss | Nice | |
| Backswimmer | Phillip West | Very nice |
 Folded by Philip West |
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