Origami Omnibus book cover

Origami Omnibus

by Kunihiko Kasahara

Published:
1988 by Japan Publications
Pages:
384
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9784817090010
ISBN-10:
4817090014

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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, for most of them
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)? Most are

Overall Impression

If you don't have this book in your collection yet, you need to get it. If you already have it, you should pick it up and re-read it, as you'll surely find something new every time!

This book is filled with theory and diagrams of every genre of origami in existence. We have masks, Animals of every kind, realistic and more abstract, modular and geometric shapes, as well as discussions about mathematical, aesthetic and design aspects of origami, introduction to crease patterns, and more. Every chapter is brimming with ideas and challenges.

In fact, this book is so big, that when the Hebrew version was published in Israel, it was split into 3 separate volumes!

I believe this book to be one of the most important origami books ever to be published.

There are 174 Origami Designs in Origami Omnibus:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Tato

Objects - Wallets

Fushimi Koji25Square
Crab

Crustaceans

Kunihiko Kasahara27Square
Ornament

Geometric and other shapes

Robert Neale28Square
6 units

Also in Many Modes of Origami Modular Models by Robert Neale
Also in Building with Butterflies - 2nd Edition by David Mitchell
Also in World's Best Origami by Nick Robinson
Also in Origami El Mundo Nuevo by Kunihiko Kasahara
Also in The Magic of Origami by Alice Gray and Kunihiko Kasahara
Also in Modular Origami by Tung Ken Lam
and in other sources...
Origami Ornament by Robert Neale on giladorigami.com
Folded by Nick Robinson
Decorative sphere

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara29Square
14 units

A kusudama from 6 squares and 8 rectangles
Grinning old man mask

People

Kunihiko Kasahara32SquareOrigami Grinning old man mask by Kunihiko Kasahara. Wet-folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Wet-folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni
Celestial general mask

Imaginary beings

Kunihiko Kasahara34Square
Demon mask

Imaginary beings - Demons

Kunihiko Kasahara36Square
Tengu - Demon mask

Religion and Holidays - Shinto and Japan Customs

Kunihiko Kasahara40Square

Long nosed demon
Pinocchio mask

Media and Culture

Kunihiko Kasahara42Square
Face

People

Kunihiko Kasahara44Square

Monster from Arabian Nights
Origami Face by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Yoshiaki Ichikawa
Singer of Antiwar songs

Music and Musicians

Kunihiko Kasahara46Square
Kamui - Demon mask

Imaginary beings - Demons

Kunihiko Kasahara48Square
Lion mask

Mammals - Felidae - Lions

Kunihiko Kasahara52Square
2 units
Origami Lion mask by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from 2 squares of Kraft origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from 2 squares of Kraft origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Gorilla mask

Mammals - Primates - Gorillas

Kunihiko Kasahara54SquareOrigami Gorilla mask by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni
Rouge container

Objects - Wallets

Kunihiko Kasahara56Square

A type of wallet
Crow

Birds - Passeriformes

Kunihiko Kasahara58Square
Grass

Flora - Trees and Plants

Kunihiko Kasahara59Square
Jumbo unit spinning top

Toys - Action Models

Kunihiko Kasahara61Square
7 units
Cubes

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara62Square
Multiple units

4 variations
Origami Cubes by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rebecca
Dice

Toys - Games

Kunihiko Kasahara64Square
2 units

An original way to mark the sides of a dice
Cube with Pierrot face

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara66Square
6 units
Cube with panda face

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara67Square
6 units
Regular pentagonal knot

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara74Rectangle
Multiple units
Skeleton of a hexahedron

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara78Rectangle
12 units
Skeleton of a regular octahedron

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara78Rectangle
12 units
Skeleton of a regular tetrahedron

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara78Rectangle
6 units
Skeleton of a regular dodecahedron

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara79Rectangle
30 units
Skeleton of a regular icosahedron

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara79Square
30 units
Containers

Boxes and Containers

Kunihiko Kasahara80Pentagon

Several variations from various shapes
Menko

Letters and Envelopes

Traditional86Square
Solid figure I

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara86Square
Solid figure II

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara87Square
Tyrannosaurus

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Kunihiko Kasahara90Square

Also in Le Pli 57
Also in The Joy of Origami by Margaret Van Sicklen
Origami Tyrannosaurus by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of Kraft origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of Kraft origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Peacock

Birds - Galliformes - Peacocks

Kunihiko Kasahara94Square

Crease pattern
Rhinoceros

Mammals - Rhinocerotidae - Rhinoceros

Kunihiko Kasahara94Square

Crease pattern
Square flat unit - iso area

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara96Square
Puzzle cube 1

Toys - Puzzles

Kunihiko Kasahara98Square
16 units
Origami Puzzle cube 1 by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Five pointed star

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara100Square
5 units
Five pointed star

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara100Rectangle - 1X3Origami Five pointed star by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Malachi Brown
Puzzle cube

Toys - Puzzles

Kunihiko Kasahara101Rectangle
Cube A - bisecting I

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara104Square
2 units
Cube C - bisecting horizontally

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara106Square
2 units
Cube D - bisecting on the diagonal

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara108Square
2 units
Roof 1

Buildings

Kunihiko Kasahara109Square
Rectangular lid for cube D

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara110Square
Square lid for cube C

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara110Square
House 2

Buildings

Kunihiko Kasahara111Square
2 units
Cube E - bisecting III

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara112Square
2 units
Rhombic lid for cube E

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara114Square
Building block bisection

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara116Square
2 units
Cube F

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara118Square
2 units
Crane - flying

Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes

Kunihiko Kasahara126Square

A variation on crane by Isao Kondo
Crane - flying

Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes

Kunihiko Kasahara128Square

A variation on the traditional crane
White Heron - flying

Birds - Pelecaniformes - Herons and Ibises

Kunihiko Kasahara132Square

A variation on the traditional crane
Crane in flight

Birds - Gruiformes - Cranes

Kunihiko Kasahara133Square
Condor

Birds - Falconiformes - Birds of prey

Kunihiko Kasahara137Square

A glider
Koala

Mammals - Marsupialia - Koalas

Kunihiko Kasahara140SquareOrigami Koala by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of thin wrapping paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of thin wrapping paper by Gilad Aharoni
Persian cat

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Kunihiko Kasahara142SquareOrigami Persian cat by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni
Llama

Mammals - Camelidae - Llamas

Kunihiko Kasahara144SquareOrigami Llama by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of thin wrapping paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of thin wrapping paper by Gilad Aharoni
Fox

Mammals - Canidae - Coyotes, Foxes and Wolves

Kunihiko Kasahara146Square
Beagle

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Kunihiko Kasahara150TriangleOrigami Beagle by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a triangle of Kraft origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a triangle of Kraft origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Monkey and young

Mammals - Primates

Kunihiko Kasahara154SquareOrigami Monkey and young by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Mouse

Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents

Kunihiko Kasahara156SquareOrigami Mouse by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni
Squirrel

Mammals - Rodentia - Squirrels

Kunihiko Kasahara159SquareOrigami Squirrel by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni
Elephant

Mammals - Elephantidae - Elephants

Kunihiko Kasahara162SquareOrigami Elephant by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Lion

Mammals - Felidae - Lions

Kunihiko Kasahara166Square
Panda

Mammals - Ursidae - Pandas

Kunihiko Kasahara170SquareOrigami Panda by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Donkey

Mammals - Equidae - Horses and Donkeys

Kunihiko Kasahara174SquareOrigami Donkey by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gadi Vishne
Dragon

Imaginary beings - Dragons

Kunihiko Kasahara178SquareOrigami Dragon by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of Nicolas Terry's tissue-foil by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of Nicolas Terry's tissue-foil by Gilad Aharoni
Dimetrodon

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Permian - Dimetrodon

Kunihiko Kasahara182Square
Pteranodon

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Pterosaurs

Kunihiko Kasahara184Square
Archaeopteryx

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Jurassic - Jurassic Dinosaurs

Kunihiko Kasahara186Square
Stegosaurus

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Jurassic - Stegosaurus

Kunihiko Kasahara189SquareOrigami Stegosaurus by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Ayalon
Tyrannosaurus - head

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Kunihiko Kasahara192SquareOrigami Tyrannosaurus - head by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Ayalon
Brontosaurus

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Jurassic - Jurassic Dinosaurs

Kunihiko Kasahara194Square
Mammoth

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Neogene - Mammoths

Kunihiko Kasahara196SquareOrigami Mammoth by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Ayalon
Fox mobile

Toys - Action Models

Kunihiko Kasahara200Square
4 units
Bottomless tetrahedron

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara202Square
Equilateral-triangular flat unit I

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara203Square
Equilateral-triangular unit

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara204Square
Square flat unit

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara206Square

2 variations
Dice units

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara208Square
6 units

2 variations
Cherry blossom

Flora - Flowers

Kunihiko Kasahara210Square
4 units
Star within a star

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara211Square
5 units
Combining cube and regular octahedron

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara212Square
12 units
Kepler's star

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara214Square
8 units
Objet D'Art

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara216SquareOrigami Objet D
Folded by Lou Pearson
Univalve shell

Molluscs

Kunihiko Kasahara216Rectangle - 1X2Origami Univalve shell by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Lou Pearson
Pentagonal flat unit

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara218Square
Hexagonal flat unit

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara224Square
Decagonal flat unit

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara226Square
Octagonal flat unit

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara228Square
Pentagonal flat unit variation

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara230Square
Hexagonal unit variant

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara231Square
Trigonal pyramid

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara234Square
Pentagonal pyramidal compound unit

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara236Square
Greater and lesser stellate dodecahedron

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara240Square
Stellate regular octahedron

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara242Square
20 units
Stellate tetrahedron

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara244Rectangle
Cube pyramid

Geometric and other shapes

Kunihiko Kasahara248Square
Lily pad

Flora - Trees and Plants

Kunihiko Kasahara250Square
With cuts
Frog

Amphibians

Kunihiko Kasahara251Square

Also in NOA Magazine 562
Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 57
Origami Frog by Kunihiko Kasahara. Wet-folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Wet-folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni
Frog - ambitious

Amphibians

Kunihiko Kasahara252Square

Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 57
Origami Frog - ambitious by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of duo origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of duo origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Tadpole

Amphibians

Kunihiko Kasahara252Square
Fox

Mammals - Canidae - Coyotes, Foxes and Wolves

Kunihiko Kasahara254Square

Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki
Also in NOA Magazine 486
Also in Origami Masters by Nick Robinson
Origami Fox by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Cicada

Insects

Kunihiko Kasahara256SquareOrigami Cicada by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Malachi Brown
Dragonfly

Insects

Kunihiko Kasahara257Square
Grasshopper - jumping

Toys - Action Models

Kunihiko Kasahara259Square

Also in Origami in Motion by Nick Robinson

A jumping toy
Origami Grasshopper - jumping by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Nick Robinson
Carp

Fish

Kunihiko Kasahara260Square
Shark

Fish - Sharks

Kunihiko Kasahara262Square
Tropical fish

Fish

Kunihiko Kasahara264Square
Hermit crab

Crustaceans

Kunihiko Kasahara266SquareOrigami Hermit crab by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Lou Pearson
Univalve Shell

Molluscs

Kunihiko Kasahara268Square
Bivalve Shell

Molluscs

Kunihiko Kasahara270Square
Seaweed

Flora - Trees and Plants

Kunihiko Kasahara271Square
Sea anemone

Cnidarians - Anemones and Jellyfish

Kunihiko Kasahara272Square
The perfectly fitting lid

Boxes and Containers

Kunihiko Kasahara274Square
Decorative lid

Boxes and Containers

Kunihiko Kasahara276SquareOrigami Decorative lid by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Lou Pearson
Cube box

Boxes and Containers

Kunihiko Kasahara278Square
Four dimensional box

Boxes and Containers

Kunihiko Kasahara280Square
24 units
Book

Objects - Books

Kunihiko Kasahara282Square

10 or 16 page book
Book

Objects - Books

Kunihiko Kasahara284Square

Also in NOA Magazine 474
Also in Origami El Mundo Nuevo by Kunihiko Kasahara

With a separate cover and case
Origami Book by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Bookcase

Objects - Furniture

Kunihiko Kasahara286Square
Armchair

Objects - Furniture

Kunihiko Kasahara289Square

Also in Atlas de l'Origami

With sofa variation
Origami Armchair by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Lou Pearson
Person - Reader

People

Kunihiko Kasahara292Square
Tricorn Hat

Clothes - Hats

Kunihiko Kasahara294Square
Tree

Flora - Trees and Plants

Kunihiko Kasahara295Square
2 units
Tree

Flora - Trees and Plants

Kunihiko Kasahara296Square
Tree

Flora - Trees and Plants

Kunihiko Kasahara296Square
Tree

Flora - Trees and Plants

Kunihiko Kasahara298Square
Tree

Flora - Trees and Plants

Kunihiko Kasahara298Square
Long rectangular box

Boxes and Containers

Kunihiko Kasahara300Square
Rectangular box

Boxes and Containers

Kunihiko Kasahara301Square
Roof

Buildings

Kunihiko Kasahara302Square
House with chimney

Buildings

Kunihiko Kasahara304Square
Church

Buildings

Kunihiko Kasahara306Square
5 units
Tree

Flora - Trees and Plants

Kunihiko Kasahara310Square
House with roof

Buildings

Kunihiko Kasahara311Square
House

Buildings

Kunihiko Kasahara316Square

two dimensional - 3 variations
Hang-Glider

Toys - Planes

Kunihiko Kasahara318Square
Hang-Glider

Toys - Planes

Kunihiko Kasahara319Square
Candle

Objects - Candles and Light

Kunihiko Kasahara320Square

Also in NOA Magazine 448
Origami Candle by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Lou Pearson
Candlestick

Objects - Candles and Light

Kunihiko Kasahara320Square
Sleigh

Vehicles

Kunihiko Kasahara322Square
Car

Vehicles - Cars

Kunihiko Kasahara324Square
2 units
Pinwheel

Toys

Kunihiko Kasahara326Square
Eye

People - Anatomic parts

Kunihiko Kasahara328Square
Sail

Vehicles - Boats

Kunihiko Kasahara329Square
Lips

People - Anatomic parts

Kunihiko Kasahara330Square
Cigarette

Objects - Various

Kunihiko Kasahara331Rectangle - 1X2
Fangs

Imaginary beings - Vampires

Kunihiko Kasahara331Square
2 units
Origami Fangs by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gabriel Vong
Eyebrow

People - Anatomic parts

Kunihiko Kasahara332Square
Mustache

People - Anatomic parts

Kunihiko Kasahara332Square
Fingernails - witch claws

People - Anatomic parts

Kunihiko Kasahara333Square
Nose

People - Anatomic parts

Kunihiko Kasahara334Square
Pinocchio nose

Toys

Kunihiko Kasahara335Square

Also in As the Memories in Germany by Kunihiko Kasahara
Origami Pinocchio nose by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Malachi Brown
Cattleya

Flora - Flowers

Kunihiko Kasahara336Square
Rose

Flora - Flowers

Kunihiko Kasahara338SquareOrigami Rose by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of duo-pearl origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of duo-pearl origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Sparrow

Birds - Passeriformes

Kunihiko Kasahara340SquareOrigami Sparrow by Kunihiko Kasahara. Folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of art paper by Gilad Aharoni
Duck

Birds - Anseriformes - Ducks and Geese

Kunihiko Kasahara342SquareOrigami Duck by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Swallow

Birds - Passeriformes

Kunihiko Kasahara344Square
Cormorant

Birds - Suliformes - Cormorants and Gannets

Kunihiko Kasahara346Square
Eagle

Birds - Falconiformes - Birds of prey

Kunihiko Kasahara349Square
Swan

Birds - Anseriformes - Swans

Kunihiko Kasahara352SquareOrigami Swan by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Eric Madrigal
Swan

Birds - Anseriformes - Swans

Traditional354Square
Dove

Birds - Columbiformes - Pigeons

Kunihiko Kasahara355Square
Peacock

Birds - Galliformes - Peacocks

Kunihiko Kasahara356Square
Chicken

Birds - Galliformes - Hens and Pheasants

Kunihiko Kasahara358SquareOrigami Chicken by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Fluttering pheasant

Toys - Action Models

Kunihiko Kasahara360Square
Dove of peace

Birds - Columbiformes - Pigeons

Kunihiko Kasahara362Square
Angel

Imaginary beings - Angels

Kunihiko Kasahara364Square
Adam

People

Kunihiko Kasahara366Square
2 units
Origami Adam by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gabriel Vong
Eve

People

Kunihiko Kasahara370Square
2 units
Origami Eve by Kunihiko Kasahara on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gabriel Vong
Sun - old Sol

Nature

Kunihiko Kasahara372Square