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Home > Book Reviews > World of Super-Complex Origami

Overall Impression

Satoshi Kamiya's new book is not a typical diagram book. The few full diagrams in it have actually already been published before, albeit in hard-to-find sources.

What the book is about is the process of folding, techniques, crease-pattern interpretation etc. As all this text is in Japanese I cannot make much of it, but everything is accompanied with many drawings and photos which give insights to the meaning of the text.

Part 1 : Basics - discusses tools needed for folding (from rulers to tweezers, clips, display tools, wet-folding essentials etc.), describes different types of papers, and explains the basic symbols.

Part 2: Practice - shows how to cut paper, make accurate creases, handle more complex moves, allow for paper-thickness in folding, and examines display techniques such as shaping, strengthening the model with glue and using wire for display.

Part 3: Advanced Techniques - delves into wet-folding, back-coating and making tissue-foil, understanding crease-patterns and showing some theories. This part concludes in an in-depth analysis of the Ryujin 3.5 crease-pattern, which is included in the beginning of the book.

The book opens with a gallery of designs, with tiny crease-patterns for Kamiya's, Hideo Komatsu's and Hojyo Takashi's works.  There are also photos of other designer's works, without crease-patterns.

While the diagrams included make this book worthwhile in itself, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an English version of the text!

The Models

Model	Creator	Notes	Photo (click for a larger image)
Crease Patterns
Ryujin 3.5	Satoshi Kamiya	Crease-pattern only.	Folded by Satoshi Kamiya
Ancient dragon	Satoshi Kamiya	Crease-pattern only. Full diagrams in Works of Satoshi KAMIYA 1995-2003	Folded by Eyal Reuveni
Sea turtle	Satoshi Kamiya	Crease-pattern only. Full diagrams in Origami Tanteidan 16th convention book	Folded by Artur Biernacki
Wasp 2.6	Satoshi Kamiya	Crease-pattern only.	Folded by Satoshi Kamiya
Phoenix 3.5	Satoshi Kamiya	Crease-pattern only.	Folded by Satoshi Kamiya
Dragonfly 1.1B	Satoshi Kamiya	Crease-pattern only.	Folded by Satoshi Kamiya
Styracosaurus 2.0	Satoshi Kamiya	Crease-pattern only.	Folded by Artur Biernacki
Squirrel	Hideo Komatsu	Crease-pattern only. Full diagrams in Origami Tanteidan 3rd convention book
Wolf	Hideo Komatsu	Crease-pattern only. Full diagrams in Origami Tanteidan magazine #99
Giraffe	Hideo Komatsu	Crease-pattern only. Full diagrams in JOAS 2006 Special Issue
Lion	Hideo Komatsu	Crease-pattern only.	Folded by Guspath Go
Cat	Hideo Komatsu	Crease-pattern only. Full diagrams in Origami Tanteidan magazine #76
Hippopotamus	Hideo Komatsu	Crease-pattern only. Full diagrams in Origami Tanteidan magazine #71	Folded by Eyal Reuveni
Archangel Gabriel	Hojyo Takashi	Crease-pattern only.	Folded by Artur Biernacki
Icarus	Hojyo Takashi	Crease-pattern only. Full diagrams in JOAS 2002 Special Issue
Shibaraku	Hojyo Takashi	Crease-pattern only.	Folded by Artur Biernacki
Buddha	Hojyo Takashi	Crease-pattern only. Full diagrams in Origami Tanteidan 6th convention book
Maitreya	Hojyo Takashi	Crease-pattern only. Full diagrams in Origami Tanteidan 4th convention book	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Full diagrams
Mouse	Hideo Komatsu	Also published in BOS magazine #233
American Cocker Spaniel	Satoshi Kamiya	Also published in Origami Tanteidan magazine #91
Crane	Satoshi Kamiya	Also published in Origami Tanteidan magazine #110	Folded by Pere Olivella
Violinist	Hojyo Takashi	Also published in JOAS 2004 Special Issue	Folded by Egg
Samurai helmet beetle	Satoshi Kamiya	Also published in Origami Tanteidan 14th convention book	Folded by Eyal Reuveni

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