ORU Magazine 10 book cover

ORU Magazine 10

Published:
1995 by Sojusha
Pages:
160
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
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

ORU are a set of 16 large-format commercial magazines published between 1993-1997. They all contain many articles about design, designers and techniques, alongside beautiful photos, with many diagrams in the back.

Articles

Kunihiko Kasahara visits a paper factory
Sachiko Kawahata's work (crane envelopes)
Endo Kazukuni's work
Michiko & Chieko Matsubara's work
Ichiro Kinoshita's work
Minako Ishibashi's work
Decorating paper using lacy patterns
Masahiro Yamashani's work
Seiji Nishikawa's work
Toyoaki Kawai's work - with very nice photos
Report from OUSA 95 convention
Philip Shen's work
Origamics
Traditional models
Noshi
Mark W. Kennedy teaching how to laminate models
Paper models (not origami)
Crane flowers
Hirotaka Kanaya's work
More that I can't figure out?

There are 21 Origami Designs in ORU Magazine 10:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Wallet

Objects - Wallets

Tomoko Tanaka26Rectangle - A size
Scarecrow

Objects - Various

Akira Yoshizawa84Square
Sparrow

Birds - Passeriformes

Akira Yoshizawa85Square
Crane flower

Geometric and other shapes

Hosomizu Masashi123Square
With cuts
Flower

Flora - Flowers

Tomoko Tanaka125Square
Multiple units
Decoration ball

Geometric and other shapes

Tomoko Fuse127Square
Multiple units
Table

Objects - Furniture

Philip Shen131Square
2 units
Penguin with pouch

Birds - Sphenisciformes - Penguins

Endo Kazukuni134Square
Box with lid

Boxes and Containers

Ishibashi Minako136Rectangle - A size

Also in Pajarita Extra 1985 - Museo Imaginario
Origami Box with lid by Ishibashi Minako on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Crane envelope

Letters and Envelopes

Ishibashi Minako137Square

Also in BOS Magazine 120
Also in Double-sided origami by Taichiro Hasegawa
Also in NOA Magazine 449
Also in Pajarita Magazine 9
Also in Papiroflexia Basica by Vicente Palacios
Origami Crane envelope by Ishibashi Minako on giladorigami.com
Folded by Lou Pearson
Crane letter

Letters and Envelopes

Kawahata Sachiko138Rectangle - A size
With cuts
Crane chopstick holder

Objects - Useful

Kawahata Sachiko139Square
With cuts
Arrow

Symbols

Ichiro Kinoshita140Square

Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in Wonderful Origami by Kunihiko Kasahara
Origami Arrow by Ichiro Kinoshita on giladorigami.com
Folded by Fujikura Atsuo
Fox

Mammals - Canidae - Coyotes, Foxes and Wolves

Kawai Toyoaki143Square
Mamenchisaurus

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Jurassic - Jurassic Dinosaurs

Yamanashi Masahiro147Square
Shortcake

Food

Makoto Yamaguchi151Square
Multiple units

Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 97
Also in Four Seasons Origami Encyclopedia by Makoto Yamaguchi
Origami Shortcake by Makoto Yamaguchi on giladorigami.com
Folded by BOS 2007 convention exhibitor
Pine cone

Flora - Trees and Plants

Toshikazu Kawasaki153Square

Also in Origami for the Connoisseur by Kunihiko Kasahara and Toshie Takahama
Origami Pine cone by Toshikazu Kawasaki on giladorigami.com
Folded by Phillip West
Table

Objects - Furniture

Abe Hisashi154Rectangle - A size
Chair - throne

Objects - Furniture

Takekawa Seiryo155Square

Also in Origami de Christmas 3
Origami Chair - throne by Takekawa Seiryo on giladorigami.com
Folded by Fujikura Atsuo
Heaven guardian mask - Tengu

Imaginary beings

Etsuro Bodaiji157Square

Also in NOA Newsletter 38
Origami Heaven guardian mask - Tengu by Etsuro Bodaiji on giladorigami.com
Folded by Fujikura Atsuo
Face

People

Kunihiko Kasahara159Square