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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 - but not for all
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper?	No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From square - no cuts)?	Most are

Overall Impression

The 4th in the "Viva! Origami" series, this is another large compilation of models from all over the world, in a whole variety of subjects. The models explore, in large part, traditional figures and methods, putting a new spin and new interpretations on them to create new compositions. The traditional cup turns into a penguin, a box turns into a shelf, and many more such examples.  A featured subject is books - folded by many creators, in many different styles.

The Models

Model	Creator	Notes	Photo (click for larger image)
Dog	Kunihiko Kasahara	Cute. A one-square implementation of classic 2-squares models
Cat	Kunihiko Kasahara
Turtle	Kunihiko Kasahara	Cute. A no-cut implementation of a classic model requiring a cut
Pig	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Star decoration	Paolo Bascetta	Nice
Double star	James M. Sakoda
Crown	Toshio Chino	Nice
Ashtray	?
4 point star	James M. Sakoda
Pegasus	James M. Sakoda	Stylized and nice
Double star	Philip Shen		Folded by Gabriel Vong
Carousel (and base)	Paulo Mitsuru Imamura	From multiple units
Plane	Traditional	Toy plane
Ornament	Robert Neale	From 6 squares
Puppet	Traditional	Simple
Ornaments	Kunihiko Kasahara	From 2 squares
Harlequin ornament	Kunihiko Kasahara	From 6 squares
Boxes	Toshie Takahama	Several variations
Candle	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Candlestick	Kunihiko Kasahara
Flower	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Book	Kunihiko Kasahara	4 pages and cover
Book	Martin Wall	4 pages and cover. Also published in Origami: Paperfolding for Fun, in ORU 14, in Doctor's Origami Dream Book, in Origami - 30 Fold-by-Fold Projects and in Origami Fun World
Cube box	Giovanni Maltagliati	Nice
Pigeon box	Giancario Toran	Nice	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Box with dividers	Paolo Bascetta	From 2 squares
Ashtrays	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Candy box	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Octagonal lid	Kunihiko Kasahara
Divided candy dish	Philip Shen	Very nice
12 sided puzzle	Traditional	From 2 rectangles
Box	Traditional	From A4
Tall box	Laura L. Kruskal	From a rectangle
Cube variations	Kunihiko Kasahara	Multi unit cubes
Cleopatra boat	Gershon Legman	Nice
Treasure boat	Traditional
Sign post	Okamura Yasuhiro	Very nice
Piranha	Jun Maekawa	Cute - with snapping action. Also published in Doctor's Origami Dream Book
Boat	Dokuohtei Nakano	Simple
Flapping bird	Dokuohtei Nakano
Butterfly	Jun Maekawa	Simple
Butterfly	Kunihiko Kasahara	Simple
People	Kunihiko Kasahara	Multi-part people - cute
Bench	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Cup	Traditional
Penguin	Kunihiko Kasahara	Very nice
Pencil rest	David Brill	An open pyramid
Shell	Kunihiko Kasahara	2D - nice
Cup	Julia Ashimi Yamashita	Nice
Shaking crab	Laura L. Kruskal	From A4 - simple
Wallets	Humiaki Huzita	Nice - from A4 - 2 variations
Envelope	Luisa Canovi	Nice
Shirt	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Dress	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Car	Kunihiko Kasahara	2D - nice
Bird	Jun Maekawa	Cute - color changed beak and feet
Shell	Toshikazu Kawasaki	The one hole version of the shell in Origami for the Connoisseur	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Crab	Jun Maekawa	Simple and cute
Mountains	Kunihiko Kasahara
Mountain	Kunihiko Kasahara
Mountains	Okada Utako
Mountain range	Luigi Leonardi
Mountain range	Kakinuma Akira	From a triangle
Clam	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Knife	Robert Harbin	Nice
Duck	Kunihiko Kasahara	Very nice
Cat	Kunihiko Kasahara	Great eye color change!
Warrior	Kunihiko Kasahara	Excellent	Folded by Origami Plaza
Sword, sheath & shield	Kunihiko Kasahara	Accessories for the warrior
Chinaman bookmark	David Petty	From a rectangle - very nice
Dwarf	Luigi Leonardi	Cute
Sultan	Kunihiko Kasahara	Very nice
Knife	Kunihiko Kasahara	From a rectangle - good
Ninja pocket knife & sheath	Takekawa Seiryo	Nice, tiny knife
Sword rack	Kunihiko Kasahara
Sword & sheath	Kunihiko Kasahara	From rectangles
Cupid	Kunihiko Kasahara	Cute
Arrow	Kunihiko Kasahara	Good - from a rectangle
Bow	Kunihiko Kasahara	Good - from a rectangle
Frilled lizard	Jun Maekawa	Very good
Tiger	Seiji Nishikawa	Fantastic - great facial details Also published in Works of Seiji Nishikawa and in ORU magazine #7
Minotaur	Hashima Hitoshi	From a triangle - very nice	Folded by Origami Plaza
Pterodactyl	John Montroll	Excellent - Same as in Prehistoric Origami	Folded by Ayepapa
Quetzalcoatlus	John Montroll	Excellent - Same as in Prehistoric Origami	Folded by Ayepapa
Star spring	Fujimoto Shuzo	Crease pattern only
Christmas decoration	Molly Khan	From 3 squares
Christmas decoration 2	Alice Gray	From 2 squares
Pecking bird	Lillian Oppenheimer	Cute action toy
Un-unfoldable object	Fujimoto Shuzo
6 sided box	Fujimoto Shuzo	Very good - from A4
House with chimney	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice - from 3 squares
Plesiosaurus	Jun Maekawa	Nice. A crease-pattern challenge
Triceratops	Jun Maekawa	Very good
Rhinoceros	David Brill	Excellent - Same as in Brilliant Origami
Rhinoceros	Kunihiko Kasahara	Excellent. Crease-pattern published in Origami Omnibus
Tanystropheus	John Montroll	Excellent - Same as in Prehistoric Origami	Folded by Ayepapa
Pyramid	Kunihiko Kasahara
Camel	Kunihiko Kasahara	From a rectangle. Cute
Godzilla	Jun Maekawa	Excellent - from an A4 sheet
Cube	Dokuohtei Nakano	From 6 squares
Pointy units	Roberto Morassi	Multi-piece
Cube	Lewis Simon	Multi piece
Weaved polyhedra	Lewis Simon	Multi piece
Flower units	Tomoko Fuse	Various geometric objects to build
Ribbon cube	Mari Kanegae	From 6 squares
Boxes that combine to a star	Paulo Mitsuru Imamura
Weaved ornament	David Brill	From 3 rectangles
Magic star / Frisbee	Robert Neale	From 8 units - excellent action model	Folded by Rui Roda
Spider	Kunihiko Kasahara	Cute
Spider web	Kunihiko Kasahara	From an octagon
Pine cone	David Petty	Excellent. Also published in Origami 1-2-3 and on David Petty's website
Double heart	Francis Ow	From a rectangle - very nice. Also published in The New Origami, in A Arte dos Mestres de Origami and in Origami - 30 Fold-by-Fold Projects
Wings of love	Francis Ow	Excellent. Also published in The New Origami and in Doctor's Origami Dream Book
Book of love	Francis Ow	Heart with book - very good
Book  A-1	Martin Wall	8 pages and cover - from a rectangle. Also published in ORU 14
Book B	Kunihiko Kasahara	8 pages and cover - with cuts
Book C	Jun Maekawa	6 pages and cover
Book D	David Brill	8 pages and cover. Also published in Origami 4 and in Brilliant Origami
Notebook (Book E)	Kumasaka Hiroshi	With cuts
Book F	Kunihiko Kasahara	12 pages and cover. Also published in Origami Omnibus
Book G	David Brill	6 pages and cover. Also published in Brilliant Origami
Book H	Abe Hisashi	8 pages and cover - from a rectangle, with an option for a 16-page book from a longer rectangle	Folded by Gabriel Vong
Book I	Kunihiko Kasahara	With cuts - from a rectangle - 16-page and 2 24-page variations
Miura Ori map folding	Kouryo Miura	Excellent method of folding (and unfolding) a map
Dog	Kunihiko Kasahara	From 2 squares
Hen	Kunihiko Kasahara	With cuts
Dove	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Canary	Kunihiko Kasahara	From 2 squares
Canary / small bird	Kunihiko Kasahara	Nice
Fox	Kunihiko Kasahara	From 2 squares
Emperor and empress Hina dolls	Kunihiko Kasahara	With cuts
Dog	Kunihiko Kasahara
Dog	Kunihiko Kasahara	From 3 squares
Dog	Kunihiko Kasahara	From 3 squares
Giraffe	Kunihiko Kasahara	From 3 squares