NOA Magazine 55 book cover

NOA Magazine 55

Published:
1980 by Nippon Origami Association - NOA
Pages:
44
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
Japanese

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Skill Level Simple to complex
Clear diagrams? Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Yes
Photos of completed models? Yes. Beautiful photos
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

NOA Magazine is the monthly publication of the Japanese Origami Association. The complexity of the designs in the magazine tends to lean towards the more simple variety, but an occasional complex design is thrown into the mix.

The issues are usually centered around a theme, whether a holiday or season of the year. Most importantly, they are beautiful, with inspiring color-spreads and very high-quality diagrams.

Also see listing of all other NOA magazines in my collection.

There are 24 Origami Designs in NOA Magazine 55:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Tulip

Flora - Flowers

Traditional6Square
Lily of the valley

Flora - Flowers

Traditional7Square
Cherry flower

Flora - Flowers

Traditional8Square
With cuts
Chinese milk vetch

Flora - Flowers

Traditional8Square
6 units
Dandelion

Flora - Flowers

Traditional9Square
Multiple units
Saintpaulia

Flora - Flowers

Mitsunobu Sonobe11Square

Also in Orison 7/05
Also in NOA Magazine 164
Origami Saintpaulia by Mitsunobu Sonobe on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rebecca
Crab

Crustaceans

Kumasaka Hiroshi12Square
With cuts
Clover

Flora - Trees and Plants

Toshie Takahama14Square
White flower

Flora - Flowers

Nakano Mitsue15Square
With cuts
Fairy

Imaginary beings

Asahi Isamu17Square
2 units
Frog

Amphibians

Kimura Yoshihisa18Square
Tadpole

Amphibians

Kimura Yoshihisa18Square
Butterfly

Toys - Action Models

Takekawa Seiryo22Square
Pecking bird

Toys - Action Models

Takekawa Seiryo23Square
Bowl module

Geometric and other shapes

Traditional26Square
Chrysanthemum plate unit

Geometric and other shapes

Kato Shisen26Square
Multiple units
Lemon crusher

Geometric and other shapes

Kato Shisen27Square
Unit

Geometric and other shapes

Kawamura Akira28Square
Multiple units
Iris

Flora - Flowers

Traditional29Square

Also in Absolute Beginner's Origami by Nick Robinson
Also in Atlas de l'Origami
Also in Complete Origami by Eric Kenneway
Also in Creative Life with Creative Origami 1 by Toshie Takahama
Also in Cute Animal Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in Day of the Dead Origami by Matthew Gardiner and Steven Casey
Also in Di Piega in Piega (From Fold to Fold) - QQM 36 by Francesco Decio
and in other sources...
Origami Iris by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by Lou Pearson
Loop

Geometric and other shapes

Moriya Asako30Square
6 units
Peacock

Birds - Galliformes - Peacocks

Taichiro Hasegawa34Square
Elephant

Mammals - Elephantidae - Elephants

Yamamoto Masami35Square
With cuts
Onigiri

Food

Katsushi Nosho36Square
Magician's hat

Clothes - Hats

David Brill38Square