BOS Convention 2008 Spring book cover

BOS Convention 2008 Spring

Published:
2008 by British Origami Society - BOS
Pages:
244
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 80 Origami Designs in BOS Convention 2008 Spring:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Star reliefs

Geometric and other shapes

Les Sunderland2Square
Square squared

Geometric and other shapes

Ilan Garibi3Square
8 units

Also in BOS Magazine 270
Also in Origami Deutschland 2015
Also in OrigamIsrael 2016 3rd Convention
Origami Square squared by Ilan Garibi on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Envelope

Letters and Envelopes

Janina Weinand4Square
CD wallet for 5 CDs

Objects - Useful

Janina Weinand5Square
Memo box

Boxes and Containers

Janina Weinand6Square
Zig Zag masks

People

Bruno Ferraz8Square
Cat

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Anna Kastlunger9Square
Dog

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Keith Foster10Square
Blossom babies

People

Zsuzsanna Kricskovics12Square
2 units
ELFA envelopes

Letters and Envelopes

Jannie van Schuylenburg13Square
Sailboat (3D)

Vehicles - Boats

Nick Robinson18Square
Mehlem envelope

Letters and Envelopes

Nick Robinson19Square
Hippopotamus

Mammals - Hippopotami

Mike Dilkes20Square
Boomerang

Toys - Planes

John Andrisan21Rectangle - 1X2
Airplane glider

Toys - Planes

Michael Ujin Sanders24Square
Mathematical proofs

Geometric and other shapes

Sanny Ang26Square
Letter fold

Letters and Envelopes

John Morgan30Rectangle - A size
Butterfly

Insects - Butterflies

Paula Versnick32Rectangle - 1X2

Also in AEP convention 2011
Also in Origami Made in Holland by Paula Versnick
Origami Butterfly by Paula Versnick on giladorigami.com
Folded by Francois Ziegler
Bunny shoe

Clothes - Shoes and Socks

Zsuzsanna Kricskovics33Square
Swan

Birds - Anseriformes - Swans

Rikki Donachie34Square
Cherry blossom

Flora - Flowers

Sanja Srbljinovic Cucek37PentagonOrigami Cherry blossom by Sanja Srbljinovic Cucek on giladorigami.com
Folded by Sanja Srbljinovic Cucek
Stromboli volcano

Nature

Peter Budai38Square
Butterfly Amonnines

Insects - Butterflies

An de Vries40Square
Butterfly bookmark

Bookmarks

Swapnil Shinde42Rectangle - 1X4
Manga girl

People

Gilad Aharoni46Square

Also in Folding Australia 2007
Also in Origami USA Convention 2007
Origami Manga girl by Gilad Aharoni. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Receding hairline

People

Mike Bright48Square
Square rotor

Geometric and other shapes

Loes Schakel50Square
8 units
Blintz unit models

Geometric and other shapes

Meenakshi Mukerji54Square
Multiple units

Also in Ornamental Origami by Meenakshi Mukerji
Origami Blintz unit models by Meenakshi Mukerji on giladorigami.com
Folded by Meenakshi Mukerji
Shirt with open front

Clothes

Mary Ellen Palmeri59Rectangle - 1X2
Woven bracelet

Clothes - Clothing Accessories

Andrew Hudson60Rectangle
Angel of the north

Nature

Mark Leonard61Square
Green dot

Symbols

Sy Chen66Square
Twirl flower

Geometric and other shapes

Krystyna Burczyk68Square
Silvana star

Geometric and other shapes

Carmen Sprung72Rectangle
6 units
Constanze star

Geometric and other shapes

Carmen Sprung74Square
8 units

Also in Quadrato Magico Magazine 91
Origami Constanze star by Carmen Sprung on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Cat

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Edwin Corrie76Square
Panda

Mammals - Ursidae - Pandas

Roman Diaz80Square

Also in AEP convention 2008
Also in BOS Magazine 250
Also in Origami Essence by Roman Diaz
Also in Tanteidan 14th convention
Origami Panda by Roman Diaz. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Rabbit

Mammals - Lagomorpha - Rabbits and Bunnies

Peter Budai82Square
Chair no. 2

Objects - Furniture

Helen Lee86Square
Hornbill

Birds - Coraciiformes - Kingfishers and Hoopoes

Ronald Koh87Square
Elephant

Mammals - Elephantidae - Elephants

Robert J. Lang90Square

Also in Origami USA Convention 2008
Origami Elephant by Robert J. Lang. Wet-folded from a square of Wyndstone Mica Charcoal paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Wet-folded from a square of Wyndstone Mica Charcoal paper by Gilad Aharoni
Hippopotamus

Mammals - Hippopotami

Robert J. Lang92SquareOrigami Hippopotamus by Robert J. Lang on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Smoker

People - Anatomic parts

Marc Kirschenbaum93Square

Also in Erotic Origami by Marc Kirschenbaum
Also in Origami USA Convention 2008
Origami Smoker by Marc Kirschenbaum. Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of origami paper by Gilad Aharoni
Heart locket

Hearts

Francis Ow96Rectangle - Long strip
Parrot

Birds - Psittaciformes - Parrots

Marc Vigo Anglada98Square
Penguin

Birds - Sphenisciformes - Penguins

John Morgan100Rectangle - A size
Owl

Birds - Strigiformes - Owls

Anita F. Barbour102Square

Also in BOS Convention 2006 Autumn
Origami Owl by Anita F. Barbour on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rui Roda
Vulture

Birds - Falconiformes - Birds of prey

Anita F. Barbour104Square
Sphinx

Nature

Anita F. Barbour105Square
Flipper or fiddler flexagon

Toys - Action Models

Tung Ken Lam107Square
With cuts
Dog fish

Fish

Michael G. LaFosse108Square
Striped cube

Geometric and other shapes

John Montroll110Square

Also in Origami Polyhedra Design by John Montroll
Origami Striped cube by John Montroll on giladorigami.com
Folded by Phillip West
King

People - Occupations

John Montroll113Square
Concave dodecahedron

Geometric and other shapes

Boaz Shuval116Square
24 units
Scissors

Objects - Various

Uwe Hollerbach119Square
Mouse

Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents

Leong Cheng Chit122Square
Bat

Mammals - Chiroptera - Bats

Tom Defoirdt125Square
Anvil

Objects - Various

Mark Bolitho128Square
Fox

Mammals - Canidae - Coyotes, Foxes and Wolves

Patricio Kunz Tomic132Square
Eagle

Birds - Falconiformes - Birds of prey

Rafal Sabat136Square
Airplane

Vehicles - Airplanes

Rafal Sabat140Square
Kangaroo

Mammals - Marsupialia - Kangaroos

John Morgan144Rectangle - A size
Cat

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Daniel F. Naranjo V.148Square
Horse (Ver 2)

Mammals - Equidae - Horses and Donkeys

Ronald Koh153Square

Also in Licence to Fold by Nicolas Terry
Also in Folding Australia 2007
Origami Horse (Ver 2) by Ronald Koh. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Extinct bird

Birds

Nicolas Terry161Square

Also in Czech Origami Convention 2016
Also in Passion Origami by Nicolas Terry
Origami Extinct bird by Nicolas Terry on giladorigami.com
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Spica

Geometric and other shapes

Peter Budai170Square
6 units
Pelican

Birds - Pelecaniformes - Pelicans

Yonami Ken172Square

Also in Quarterly ORU Folding Diagrams - Vol. 1
Origami Pelican by Yonami Ken. Wet-folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Wet-folded from a square of double-sided mulberry paper by Gilad Aharoni
Evie

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Jason Ku176Square

Also in Czech Origami Convention 2012
Origami Evie by Jason Ku. Folded from a square of thin brown wrapping paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of thin brown wrapping paper by Gilad Aharoni
Wild boar

Mammals - Suidae - Pigs and Boars

Fumiaki Kawahata181Square

Also in AEP convention 2008
Also in Origami Works of Fumiaki Kawahata by Fumiaki Kawahata
Also in Tanteidan 15th convention
Origami Wild boar by Fumiaki Kawahata. Folded from a square of wrapping-paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of wrapping-paper by Gilad Aharoni
Margined coral fish

Fish

Steven Casey186Square
Mouse

Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents

Nicola Bandoni191Square

Also in Origami USA Convention 2008
Also in Pieghe nel Tempo (Folds in Time) - QQM 40 by Nicola Bandoni
Origami Mouse by Nicola Bandoni. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Elephant

Mammals - Elephantidae - Elephants

Mark Bolitho198SquareOrigami Elephant by Mark Bolitho on giladorigami.com
Folded by Eyal Reuveni
Yoda

Media and Culture - Star Wars

K. H. Hon207Square
Dragon - ultimate

Imaginary beings - Dragons

Fernando Gilgado Gomez214Square

Also in AEP convention 2008
Also in Bolivian magazine 0
Also in Tanteidan 14th convention
Origami Dragon - ultimate by Fernando Gilgado Gomez on giladorigami.com
Folded by Fernando Gilgado
Cat's eyes

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Max Hulme225Square
Box and lid

Boxes and Containers

Max Hulme226Rectangle
2 units
Swan and cygnet

Birds - Anseriformes - Swans

Max Hulme228Square
Frogman

People - Occupations

Max Hulme230Square
Humpty Dumpty

Media and Culture

Max Hulme232Square
Fork-lift truck

Vehicles - Cars

Max Hulme234Rectangle - A size
Multiple units