The New Origami

by Steve and Megumi Biddle

Published:: 1993 by St. Martin's Griffin
Pages:: 192
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
ISBN-13:: 9780312080372
ISBN-10:: 0312080379

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Skill Level	From simple to complex
Clear diagrams?	Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)?	Yes
Photos of completed models?	No
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)?	Varies

Overall Impression

This book offers a variety of subjects to the folder to choose from. With so many types of folds, by many creators from all over the world, anyone can find something they like.

The diagrams are of high standards, even indicating hand placement while folding.

There are 46 Origami Designs in The New Origami:

Design	Designer	Page	Details	Photo
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Cube Geometric and other shapes	Mitsunobu Sonobe	19	Square 6 units Sonobe's module is a modern classic, but it's uncredited in this book
Pentagon coaster (Dodecahedron) Geometric and other shapes	Francis Ow	21	Square 60 units
Star - harlequin Geometric and other shapes	Francis Ow	24	Square 6 units
Kusudama Geometric and other shapes	Megumi Biddle	26	Square 60 units Requires glue
Box - decorative Boxes and Containers	Tomoko Fuse	30	Square 8 units 4 squares for the lid, and 4 for the box
Lizard - action Toys - Action Models	Tomoko Fuse	34	Square 12 units Also in Le Pli 35 Also in BOS Magazine 126 Also in Origami - The Complete Guide to the Art of Paperfolding by Rick Beech Also in Action Origami by Rick Beech Also in Origami You Can Play With by Tomoko Fuse	Folded by Rui Roda
Soma cube Toys - Puzzles	Steve Biddle	41	Square Multiple units
Tangram Toys - Puzzles	Steve Biddle	44	Square 5 units
Tumbler Toys	Steve Biddle	48	Rectangle - A size Based on a model by Seiryo Takekawa. Fun!
Pyramid puzzle Toys - Puzzles	Didier Boursin	50	Rectangle - A size 2 units Also in Le Pli 45	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Tetrahedron - rotating Geometric and other shapes	Steve Biddle	52	Rectangle - A size
Star - pentagram Geometric and other shapes	Fujimoto Shuzo	54	Rectangle - A size Also in Invitation to Creative Playing with Origami by Fujimoto Shuzo Also in Origami Project F - Twist Folds by Fujimoto Shuzo	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Box - inside outside puzzle Toys - Puzzles	Thoki Yenn	56	Rectangle - A size 4 units
Paper Puppet - story Toys - Puppets	Rachel Katz	60	Square Folding a simple puppet while telling a story
The Captain's Hat - story Clothes - Hats	Traditional	62	Rectangle - A size Also in Beginning Origami by Vicente Palacios Also in World's Best Origami by Nick Robinson Also in NOA Magazine 129 Also in Chinese Paper Folding for Beginners by Maying Soong Also in Complete Origami by Eric Kenneway Also in Festive Folding by Paul Jackson Also in Origami Decorations for Halloween and in other sources... A fun story where the model is tore in the end to create a shirt	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Printer's hat - story Clothes - Hats	Traditional	65	Rectangle - A size Also in Four Seasons Origami Encyclopedia by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Origami Hats by Sergei Afonkin Also in ORU Magazine 12 Also in BOS Magazine 224 Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki Also in Origami 1 by Robert Harbin Also in Origami Anywhere by Nick Robinson and in other sources... The story of many hats!	Folded by Marco Abate
Troublewit Toys	Steve Biddle	68	Rectangle - A size
Letter - bamboo Letters and Envelopes	Takenao Handa	74	Rectangle - A size
Fish envelope Letters and Envelopes	Michel Grand	76	Rectangle - A size Also in Le Pli 65	Folded by Michel Grand
Wallet Objects - Wallets	Megumi Biddle	78	Rectangle - 1X3
Vase Boxes and Containers	Saburo Kase	80	Square Also in Origami Book by Saburo Kase Also in BOS Convention 1978 Autumn Also in CDO convention 1982 Also in Encyclopedia of Origami for Children and Adults by Sergei Afonkin and Elena Afonkina Also in Le Pli 67 Also in NOA Kessakusen Also in NOA Magazine 4 and in other sources...	Folded by Paula Versnick
Wallet Objects - Wallets	Martin Wall	83	Rectangle - A size With plenty of pockets
Envelope - tree Letters and Envelopes	John Cunliffe	86	Square
Gift bag Boxes and Containers	Vincent Floderer	89	Rectangle - A size Also in Atlas de l'Origami Also in Le Pli 64 Also in Origami - The Complete Guide to the Art of Paperfolding by Rick Beech Also in Origami USA Convention 1996 Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 35 Also in Der Falter 14 and in other sources...	Folded by Francois Ziegler
Letter - boat Letters and Envelopes	Steve Biddle	92	Square
Hina Ningyo Religion and Holidays - Shinto and Japan Customs	Traditional	98	Square 4 units With cuts
Tato hanamon ori Objects - Wallets	Traditional	106	Square Japanese dolls
Letter - pencil Letters and Envelopes	Megumi Biddle	111	Square
Dish Boxes and Containers	Didier Boursin	114	Square	Folded by Lou Pearson
Heart with wings Hearts	Francis Ow	116	Square Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki Also in NOA Magazine 222 Also in The Joy of Origami by Margaret Van Sicklen Also in Angel Origami by Nick Robinson Also in Origami de Christmas 2 Also in Origami Hearts (Japanese) by Francis Ow and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Hearts - double Hearts	Francis Ow	118	Rectangle - 1X2 Also in Le Pli 37 Also in NOA Magazine 174 Also in Origami El Mundo Nuevo by Kunihiko Kasahara Also in Pajarita Magazine 25 Also in A Arte dos Mestres de Origami by Mari Kanegae Also in Origami - 30 fold-by-fold projects by Paulo Mulatinho Also in Origami Hearts (Japanese) by Francis Ow and in other sources...	Folded from a rectangle of duo origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Star Geometric and other shapes	Megumi Biddle	121	Square Also in NOA Magazine 227	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Rose brooch Flora - Flowers	Toshie Takahama	124	Square Also in NOA Magazine 152	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Sink Flower Flora - Flowers	Steve Biddle	128	Square	Folded by Wilson Yeung
Clown - Pierrot People - Occupations - Clowns	Seiji Nishikawa	132	Square 2 units Also in Origami USA Convention 1992 Also in The Beauty of Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995 Also in Works of Seiji Nishikawa by Seiji Nishikawa Also in BOS Convention 1992 Autumn Also in NOA Magazine 122 Also in ORU Magazine 2 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Turtle Reptiles - Turtles	Takenao Handa	141	Square
Syachi hoko Fish	Kazuo Choshi	144	Square A fish
Owl Birds - Strigiformes - Owls	Kenji Jinbo	147	Square	Folded by Rui Roda
Rabbit Mammals - Lagomorpha - Rabbits and Bunnies	Yoshihide Momotani	151	Rectangle - 1X2 Also in BOS Magazine 70 Also in Origami Animals by Yoshihide Momotani Also in Origami Animals (2001) by Yoshihide Momotani Also in Origami from Around the World by Vicente Palacios Also in Origami Superstars - QQM 3 Also in Pajarita Magazine 41	Folded by Yoshiaki Ichikawa
Elephant - circus Mammals - Elephantidae - Elephants	Megumi Biddle	156	Rectangle - A size An elephant on a stand. Nice. From half an A-sized rectangle
Koala Mammals - Marsupialia - Koalas	Yoshihide Momotani	160	Square Also in BOS Convention 1986 Spring Also in Le Pli 27 Also in NOA Magazine 522 Also in Origami - Easy-to-Make Paper Creations by Gay Merrill Gross Also in Origami Animals by Yoshihide Momotani Also in Origami Animals (2001) by Yoshihide Momotani Also in Orison 24/04 and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Rhinoceros Mammals - Rhinocerotidae - Rhinoceros	Edwin Corrie	164	Rectangle - A size Also in Animal Origami 3 - BOS booklet 39 by Edwin Corrie Also in Origami Masters: Edwin Corrie by Edwin Corrie	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Dinosaur - simple Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Unspecified - Generic Dinosaurs	Rachel Katz	170	Rectangle - A size 2 units
Tyrannosaurus Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Tyrannosaurus Rex	Megumi Biddle	173	Square 2 units
Apatosaurus Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Jurassic - Jurassic Dinosaurs	Steve Biddle	177	Square	Folded from a square of Golden River Leather paper by Gilad Aharoni
Pteranodon Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Pterosaurs	Fumiaki Kawahata	181	Square	Folded from a square of thin brown wrapping paper by Gilad Aharoni