BOS Convention 1991 Spring book cover

BOS Convention 1991 Spring

Published:
1991 by British Origami Society - BOS
Pages:
43
Binding:
Paperback or spiral-bound
Language:
English

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Skill Level Simple to complex
Clear diagrams? Varies
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Varies
Photos of completed models? Varies
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper? Varies
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)? Varies

Overall Impression

The British Origami Society holds 2 conventions every year, taking place over a weekend in various places in the UK, and in each one publishes a model collection.

This is a big compilation of various models from multiple designers. Difficulty and diagramming quality vary.

There are 38 Origami Designs in BOS Convention 1991 Spring:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Pentagonal letter fold

Letters and Envelopes

Humiaki Huzita3Rectangle - A size
Santa card

Religion and Holidays - Christmas and Santa Claus

Wayne Brown3Rectangle - A size
2 units
Pop-up Christmas tree card

Letters and Envelopes

Wayne Brown4Rectangle - A size
2 units
Valentine card

Hearts

Wayne Brown4Rectangle - A size
2 units
Lion

Mammals - Felidae - Lions

Stephen Weiss5Square
Butterfly - spotted

Insects - Butterflies

Alfredo Giunta7Square

Also in A Arte dos Mestres de Origami by Mari Kanegae
Also in CDO convention 1990
Also in Divertitevi con L'Origami (Enjoy Origami) by Alfredo Giunta
Also in NOA Magazine 200
Also in Origami Masters: Alfredo Giunta by Alfredo Giunta
Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 26
Also in Zoorigami by Renzo Zanoni
and in other sources...
Origami Butterfly - spotted by Alfredo Giunta. Folded from a square of double sided Unryu paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of double sided Unryu paper by Gilad Aharoni
Man in the moon

Nature

Neil Maclean8Square
Flower in a pot

Flora - Flowers

Russell Cahill9Rectangle
Spanner

Objects - Various

Nick Robinson10Rectangle - 1X2
Double star flexicube

Geometric and other shapes

David Brill11Rectangle - A size
64 units

Also in Brilliant Origami by David Brill
Also in Pajarita Extra 1996 - Mathematics
Also in Pajarita Magazine 80
Also in MFPP 1990 Convention
Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 22
Origami Double star flexicube by David Brill on giladorigami.com
Folded by Eyal Reuveni
Champagne on ice

Food

Apollonia Kuiper-Woudstra13Rectangle - 1X3

Also in BOS Magazine 147
Also in MFPP 1996 Convention
Also in NOA Magazine 208
Also in Origami de Christmas 3
Origami Champagne on ice by Apollonia Kuiper-Woudstra on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Heart cube module

Hearts

Francis Ow13Rectangle - 1X2
6 units

Also in The Paper Magazine 37
Origami Heart cube module by Francis Ow on giladorigami.com
Folded by Marjan Smeijsters
Star

Geometric and other shapes

Malcolm Knox14Square
Angel

Imaginary beings - Angels

Shawn Truitt15Square
Seagull

Birds - Charadriiformes - Gulls

Alfredo Giunta16Square
Beaky

Toys - Puppets

Nick Robinson17Square

Also in BOS Magazine 150
Also in Das Diagramm 10
Origami Beaky by Nick Robinson on giladorigami.com
Folded by Nick Robinson
Light hearted

Hearts

Wayne Brown17Square

Also in Origami USA Convention 1992
Also in NOA Magazine 258
Also in Paper Magic by Paul Jackson
Also in The Ultimate Papercraft and Origami Book by Paul Jackson and Angela A'Court
Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995
and in other sources...
Origami Light hearted by Wayne Brown on giladorigami.com
Folded by Wilson Yeung
Butterfly

Insects - Butterflies

Neil Maclean18Square
Cannon

Objects - Weapons

Juan Gimeno19Square

Also in CDO convention 1995
Also in Origami USA Convention 1993
Origami Cannon by Juan Gimeno on giladorigami.com
Folded by Yara Yagi
House

Buildings

Eduardo Clemente20Square
Tobogganist

Toys - Action Models

Traditional20Square
2 units
Wallaby

Mammals - Marsupialia - Kangaroos

Robert J. Lang21Square
Teenage mutant ninja turtle

Media and Culture

Robert Foord22Rectangle - A size
Zebra

Mammals - Equidae - Zebras

John Montroll23Square

Also in African Animals in Origami by John Montroll
Also in Origami Gone Wild by John Montroll
Also in Origami USA Convention 1990
Origami Zebra by John Montroll. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Carnival mask

Clothes - Clothing Accessories

Juan Gimeno28Square
One-piece four-dimensional box

Boxes and Containers

Larry Hart28Square
Donkey

Mammals - Equidae - Horses and Donkeys

Peterpaul Forcher29Square

Also in BOS Magazine 240
Origami Donkey by Peterpaul Forcher on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Fox with bow tie (smart fox)

Mammals - Canidae - Coyotes, Foxes and Wolves

Peterpaul Forcher30Square
2 units
Phoenix

Imaginary beings

Nick Robinson34Square
Three-way box

Boxes and Containers

Edwin Corrie35Square

Also in Origami USA Convention 1991
Origami Three-way box by Edwin Corrie on giladorigami.com
Folded by Wilson Yeung
Flatfish

Fish

Jeff Beynon36Square
Nestling

Birds - Passeriformes

Jeff Beynon36Square
Dragonfly

Insects

Robert J. Lang37Square

Also in Origami Insects And Their Kin by Robert J. Lang
Origami Dragonfly by Robert J. Lang on giladorigami.com
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Santa

Religion and Holidays - Christmas and Santa Claus

Stephen A. Palmer41Square

Also in The Origami of Stephen Palmer - BOS Booklet 45 by David Petty
Origami Santa by Stephen A. Palmer. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Toadstool

Fungi

Christoph Mangutsch41Rectangle
Bikini

Clothes

Christoph Mangutsch42Square
Christmas card

Letters and Envelopes

Wayne Brown42Rectangle - A size
2 units
Magic square

Toys

Nick Robinson43Square
2 units