The Beauty of Origami

by Makoto Yamaguchi

Published:: 2015 by Natsume
Pages:: 268
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: Japanese
ISBN-13:: 9784816358586
ISBN-10:: 4816358587

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Skill Level	Low intermediate 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, but starting size is suggested
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)?	Most are

Overall Impression

The Beauty of Origami, along with its companion volume: The Graceful of Origami, are great "Best of" compilations of origami old and new from all over the world. Some of the models have been previously published, usually in hard-to-find publications, so it's great to have them all collected here. Both books open with a display of multiple photos for each design, alongside the crease pattern, with full diagrams appearing later in the book.

The production quality overall is very high, which makes these book essential, with something for everyone, in any folding level.

There are 50 Origami Designs in The Beauty of Origami:

Design	Designer	Page	Details	Photo
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Triceratops Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Triceratops	Makoto Yamaguchi	38	Square Also in Cute Animal Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi	Folded from a square of dinosaur origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Tyrannosaurus Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Tyrannosaurus Rex	Makoto Yamaguchi	40	Square Also in Cute Animal Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi	Folded from a square of textured origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Mammoth Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Neogene - Mammoths	Makoto Yamaguchi	42	Square Also in Cute Animal Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Tanteidan 12th convention	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Pteranodon Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Cretaceous - Pterosaurs	Makoto Yamaguchi	44	Square	Folded from a square of textured scrapbooking paper by Gilad Aharoni
Archaeopteryx Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Jurassic - Jurassic Dinosaurs	Makoto Yamaguchi	46	Square 2 units	Folded by Wilson Yeung
High heels Clothes - Shoes and Socks	Makoto Yamaguchi	50	Rectangle - 1X2 Also in Chopstick Rests with Chopstick Wrappers by Makoto Yamaguchi	Folded from a rectangle of leather-grained duo paper by Gilad Aharoni
Japanese sandals - Geta Clothes - Shoes and Socks	Tsuda Yoshio	52	Square Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki Also in NOA Magazine 13 Also in NOA Kessakusen Also in NOA Magazine 107 Also in NOA Magazine 587 Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 204	Folded by Fujikura Atsuo
Stag beetle Insects	Makoto Yamaguchi	56	Square 2 units
Japanese rhinoceros beetle Insects	Makoto Yamaguchi	60	Square 2 units
Hercules beetle Insects	Makoto Yamaguchi	64	Square 2 units
Butterfly - Makoto-cho Insects - Butterflies	Michael G. LaFosse	66	Square Also in Michael LaFosse's Origami Butterflies by Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 132	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Makoto rose Flora - Flowers	Makoto Yamaguchi	69	Square Also in Charming Flower Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 126 Also in Tanteidan 17th convention	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Macaw Birds - Psittaciformes - Parrots	Makoto Yamaguchi	74	Square
Toucan Birds - Piciformes - Toucans and Woodpeckers	Makoto Yamaguchi	76	Square To get 2 colors, you need to color part of the paper
North American Cardinal Birds - Passeriformes - Cardinals	Roman Diaz	79	Square Also in AEP convention 2012 Also in Bogota Origami Convention 2016 Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 102 Also in The Paper Magazine 105	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Swan Birds - Anseriformes - Swans	Tsuda Yoshio	82	Square Also in NOA Magazine 198 Also in ORU Magazine 8	Folded by Giovanna
Emperor penguin Birds - Sphenisciformes - Penguins	Quentin Trollip	84	Square Also in AEP convention 2010 Also in Canada Convention 2012	Folded by Quentin Trollip
Boots Clothes - Shoes and Socks	Makoto Yamaguchi	88	Square
Santa Claus tetrahedron box Religion and Holidays - Christmas and Santa Claus	Makoto Yamaguchi	90	Square 2 units Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 136	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Fish skeleton Fish	Makoto Yamaguchi	94	Square 8 units Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 10 Also in Quarterly ORU Folding Diagrams - Vol. 1	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Spiral shell Molluscs	Toshikazu Kawasaki	98	Square Also in Let's Fold Spirals by Tomoko Fuse Also in Origami El Mundo Nuevo by Kunihiko Kasahara	Folded by Ondrej and Radim Cibulka
Yellowtail (farmed) Fish	Kyohei Katsuta	102	Square Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 116	Folded by Pere Olivella
Dolphin Mammals - Cetacea - Dolphins	Fumiaki Kawahata	108	Square Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 145	Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Clown People - Occupations - Clowns	Seiji Nishikawa	117	Square 2 units Also in Origami USA Convention 1992 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... No-hat version	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Book Objects - Books	Martin Wall	122	Square Also in CDO convention 1994 Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Le Pli 113-114 Also in MFPP 2009 Convention Also in NOA Magazine 152 Also in Origami El Mundo Nuevo by Kunihiko Kasahara and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Mouse Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents	Makoto Yamaguchi	126	Square Also in AEP convention 2008 Also in Cute Animal Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 35	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Boxlike cat Mammals - Felidae - Cats	Makoto Yamaguchi	128	Square Also in Cute Animal Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Rabbit Mammals - Lagomorpha - Rabbits and Bunnies	Ronald Koh	131	Square	Folded by Herman Mariano
Papillon Mammals - Canidae - Dogs	Hideo Komatsu	137	Square Also in JOAS 2011 Special issue Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 127	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Akabeko the red bull Toys - Action Models	Makoto Yamaguchi	145	Square 2 units Traditional Japanese toy. From a square and a rectangle
Samurai helmet Clothes - Hats	Makoto Yamaguchi	148	Square Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 144	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Mt. Fuji Nature	Yamanashi Akiko	150	Square	Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Leopard Mammals - Felidae - Tigers and Leopards	Makoto Yamaguchi	154	Square 2 units
Panda Mammals - Ursidae - Pandas	Makoto Yamaguchi	157	Square 2 units Also in Creative Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 138	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Lion Mammals - Felidae - Lions	David Brill	160	Triangle Also in Brilliant Origami by David Brill Also in CDO convention 1985 Also in Origami Masters: David Brill by David Brill Also in Zoorigami by Renzo Zanoni	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Horse Mammals - Equidae - Horses and Donkeys	David Brill	167	Triangle Also in AEP convention 2011 Also in Bogota Origami Convention 2015 Also in BOS Convention 1979 Spring Also in BOS Convention 2017 - 50th Anniversary Also in BOS Magazine 100 Also in BOS Magazine 200 Also in Brilliant Origami by David Brill and in other sources...	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Hippopotamus Mammals - Hippopotami	Robert J. Lang	172	Square
Giraffe Mammals - Giraffidae - Giraffes and Okapi	Gen Hagiwara	181	Square Also in Tanteidan 18th convention	Folded by Eyal Reuveni
African elephant Mammals - Elephantidae - Elephants	Miyamoto Chuya	190	Square Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 137	Folded by Artur Biernacki
Key to love Hearts	Francis Ow	199	Rectangle - Long strip Also in Origami Hearts (Japanese) by Francis Ow Also in Origami Hearts (Original) by Francis Ow Heart on key	Folded from a rectangle of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Nut and bolt Objects - Various	David Brill	202	Square 2 units Also in BOS Convention 1986 Spring Also in Brilliant Origami by David Brill Also in Der Falter 8 Also in Quarterly ORU Folding Diagrams - Vol. 1 Also in The Origami Collection 13	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Griffin Imaginary beings	Makoto Yamaguchi	210	Square 2 units
Cerberus Imaginary beings	Makoto Yamaguchi	214	Square 2 units	Folded from 2 squares of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Angry fish Fish	Bernie Peyton	218	Square Also in Korea Origami Convention 2016 Also in Origami Deutschland 2016	Folded from a square of double sided Unryu paper by Gilad Aharoni
Rabbit in Wonderland Media and Culture	Matsuda Keigo	224	Square 2 units Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 136	Folded by Oscar Osorio
Crane humanoid Imaginary beings	Sasade Shinji	229	Square	Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Northern dragon Imaginary beings - Dragons	Hojyo Takashi	235	Square Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 44	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Tri-horned dragon Imaginary beings - Dragons	Miyamoto Chuya	241	Square Also in Origami Tanteidan Magazine 83	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Grim Reaper Imaginary beings	Miyajima Noboru	248	Square Also in Czech Origami Convention 2012 Also in Tanteidan 5th convention	Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Pegasus Imaginary beings - Pegasi	Satoshi Kamiya	256	Square	Folded by Eyal Reuveni