The Graceful of Origami book cover

The Graceful of Origami

by Makoto Yamaguchi

Published:
2017 by Natsume
Pages:
272
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
Japanese
ISBN-13:
9784816363016
ISBN-10:
4816363017

Buy from: origami-shop.com
Buy from: Amazon.com
Buy from: Amazon.jp

Find it on ebay

buy from origam-shop.com
Buy from: Amazon.com
Buy from: Amazon.jp

Skill Level Low intermediate 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, but starting size is suggested
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)? Most are

Overall Impression

The Graceful of Origami, along with its companion volume: The Beauty of Origami, are great "Best of" compilations of origami old and new from all over the world. Some of the models have been previously published, usually in hard-to-find publications, so it's great to have them all collected here. Both books open with a display of multiple photos for each design, alongside the crease pattern, with full diagrams appearing later in the book.

This book also has the full diagrams for Yoshino Issei's fantastic T-Rex skeleton, which was previously published as a stand-alone book.

The production quality overall is very high, which makes these book essential, with something for everyone, in any folding level.

There are 28 Origami Designs in The Graceful of Origami:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Karasu-Tengu

Religion and Holidays - Shinto and Japan Customs

Satoshi Kamiya32Square
2 units
Origami Karasu-Tengu by Satoshi Kamiya on giladorigami.com
Folded by Marjan Smeijsters
Skeleton

People - Anatomic parts - Skulls and Skeletons

Hojyo Takashi37Square
3 units

Also in JOAS 2014 Special Issue
Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 140

Gaikotsu figure
Origami Skeleton by Hojyo Takashi on giladorigami.com
Folded by Allyson Moskovits
Fairy

Imaginary beings

Kimura Yoshihisa48Square
2 units

Also in NOA Magazine 202
Also in Origami USA Convention 1992
Also in ORU Magazine 4

Folded from a square and a triangle
Origami Fairy by Kimura Yoshihisa. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Reading the paper

People

Herman van Goubergen52Square

Also in A Arte dos Mestres de Origami by Mari Kanegae
Also in BOS Magazine 160
Also in Der Falter 10
Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in Le Pli 52
Also in Origami Journal (Russian) 24 2000 4
Also in Origami USA Convention 1994
and in other sources...
Origami Reading the paper by Herman van Goubergen. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Rose crane

Objects - Various

Satoshi Kamiya55SquareOrigami Rose crane by Satoshi Kamiya on giladorigami.com
Folded by Mariano Zavala
Rockhopper penguin

Birds - Sphenisciformes - Penguins

Makoto Yamaguchi60Square

Also in Creative Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 147
Origami Rockhopper penguin by Makoto Yamaguchi. Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Swallow

Birds - Passeriformes

Sipho Mabona63Square

Also in BOS Convention 2014 Autumn
Also in BOS Magazine 288
Origami Swallow by Sipho Mabona on giladorigami.com
Folded by Magali
Owl

Birds - Strigiformes - Owls

Tsuda Yoshio70Square
Little bird

Birds - Passeriformes

Hideo Komatsu74Square

Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 146
Origami Little bird by Hideo Komatsu. Folded from a square of Fadeless Duet paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of Fadeless Duet paper by Gilad Aharoni
Fujimoto hydrangea

Geometric and other shapes

Fujimoto Shuzo84Square

Also in Origami Project F - Hydrangea Folds by Fujimoto Shuzo
Origami Fujimoto hydrangea by Fujimoto Shuzo on giladorigami.com
Folded by Marco Abate
Collie

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Ouchi Koji90Square

Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 150
Origami Collie by Ouchi Koji on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Poodle

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Roman Diaz94Square

Also in Czech Origami Convention 2018-2019
Also in OrigamIsrael 2018 5th Convention
Origami Poodle by Roman Diaz. Folded from a square of Astroparche crepe embossed cardstock by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of Astroparche crepe embossed cardstock by Gilad Aharoni
Dalmatian

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Makoto Yamaguchi100Square
2 units
Cat

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Makoto Yamaguchi104Square
2 units
Origami Cat by Makoto Yamaguchi on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Chipmunk

Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents

Kyouhei Katsuta109Square
2 units
Origami Chipmunk by Kyouhei Katsuta. 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
Raccoon

Mammals - Procyonidae - Raccoons

Quentin Trollip114SquareOrigami Raccoon by Quentin Trollip on giladorigami.com
Folded by Quentin Trollip
Bubble eye goldfish

Fish - Goldfish

Ronald Koh121Square

Also in Ornamental Goldfish in Origami - Volume 1 by Ronald Koh
Also in Origami Goldfish by Ronald Koh
Origami Bubble eye goldfish by Ronald Koh. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Butterfly

Insects - Butterflies

Makoto Yamaguchi130Square
Longhorn beetle

Insects

Seiji Nishikawa133Square

Also in Origami Insects 1 by Fumiaki Kawahata and Seiji Nishikawa
Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 26
Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 27
Origami Longhorn beetle by Seiji Nishikawa on giladorigami.com
Folded by Jake Crowley
Hercules beetle

Insects

Satoshi Kamiya143Square

Also in Tanteidan 18th convention
Origami Hercules beetle by Satoshi Kamiya on giladorigami.com
Folded by Eyal Reuveni
Swiss army knife

Objects - Various

Jun Maekawa157Square

Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 67
Also in Tanteidan 2nd convention
Origami Swiss army knife by Jun Maekawa. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Crane-kaiju Tsurura

Imaginary beings

Sasade Shinji168Square
Black dragon

Imaginary beings - Dragons

Kimura Yoshihisa172Square
3 units

Also in Quarterly ORU Folding Diagrams - Vol. 1

Folded from 2 squares and a triangle
Origami Black dragon by Kimura Yoshihisa. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Godzilla

Media and Culture - Godzilla

Satoshi Kamiya182SquareOrigami Godzilla by Satoshi Kamiya on giladorigami.com
Folded by Ryu Shigo
King Ghidora

Media and Culture - Godzilla

Kozasa Keiichi191Square

Also in Tanteidan 5th convention
Origami King Ghidora by Kozasa Keiichi on giladorigami.com
Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Pegasus

Imaginary beings - Pegasi

Fumiaki Kawahata204Square

Also in Origami Fantasy by Fumiaki Kawahata
Origami Pegasus by Fumiaki Kawahata. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Anomalocaris

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Paleozoic Era Prehistoric Animals

Fumiaki Kawahata214Square

Also in Tanteidan 2nd convention
Origami Anomalocaris by Fumiaki Kawahata on giladorigami.com
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Issei Yoshino226Square
21 units

Also in Origami Skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex by Issei Yoshino
Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 7
Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 8
Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 9
Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 10
Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 11
Origami Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton by Issei Yoshino. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni