Origami Heaven

A paperfolding paradise

The website of writer and paperfolding designer David Mitchell

 
 
 

The 1885 engraving of the Flapping Bird

   This page provides links to other pages detailing the history of specific designs / games / novelties and effects. Sometimes more than one specific design etc is included on the same page.
 
 
 
  Abd-El-Krim     The Flapping Dove     The Pipe Cap / Bishop's Mitre / Bishop's Crown / Traditional Ingot
                     
  The Paper Ball     The Fox Mask and the Fox Face     The Plaster Holder
                     
  The Paper Banger     The Paper Rosette / Froebel Star / Moravian Star / German Star / Swedish Star     How to Climb Through a Playing Card Fold and Slit Effect
                     
  The Paper Boat / Paper Boat Hat / Paper Boat Snapper     The Blow-Up Frog     The Playing Card Cube
                     
  The Bellows     The Flat Frog     The Playing Card Monk / Capuchin
                     
  The Blintz Box or Masu / The Winnowing Box     The Jumping Frog     The Postman
                     
  The Boat with Sail     The Hibachi     The Propellor / Helice
                     
  The Newspaper Boat     The Fold and Slit Paper Honeycomb     The Pyramidal Hat
                     
  How to Cover a Book     Horses and Riders     The Floral Sake Container Cover
                     
  The Buddha Papers and the Fold and Switch Effect     The House / Organ     The Salt Cellar / Pepperpot and derivative designs
                     
  The Blow-up Bunny     The Japanese House     The Sampan and the Rainy Day Sampan
                     
  The Fold and Slit Trellis and Cage     The Jacket / Trousers / Suit of Clothes / Doll     The Sanbo and the Sanbo on Legs
                     
  The Carrier Pigeon / Bird Flies Off Your Hand     The Kabuto / Japanese Helmet / Samurai Helmet / Goldfish / Nagakabuto / The Party Hat     The Sedan Chair / Kago / Palanquin
                     
  The Catherine of Cleves Box     The Kikuzara / Japanese Ornamental Ball     The Ship's Wheel Magical Effect
                     
  Paper Chains     Paper Kimonos / The Undershirt     The Shovel
                     
  The Chameleon Game / Jeu Cameleonien     Komoso / Yakko-san     The Snapdragon
                     
  The Cherries Puzzle / The Three Pieces Puzzle / The Card Puzzle / The Liberty Bell     The Paper Lantern     The Sparrow / Fat Sparrow
                     
  Fold, Slit and Fold Chevron Designs     The Fold and One Cut Latin Cross / Altar / Ticket to Heaven / Hell     The One-Piece Star of David
                     
  The Chickenwire Letterfold     The Lily / Iris     The Star-Shaped Box
                     
  The Gondola / Chinese Junk / Takarabune     The Lotus     The Swallow (paper plane)
                     
  The Chinese Wallet / Jacob's Ladder     The Love Knot Letterfold     The Tematebako
                     
  The Cicada / The Simple Cicada     The Lover's Knot     Tetrahedron from a Tube or Envelope
                     
  Big Coin Through Small Hole Magic Trick     The Magic Hat / Bonnete de Magico     The Three Scrolls
                     
  Concentric Crease Designs / The Hyperbolic Paraboloid / The Saddle     The Mitre / Pencil Case / Doll     The Train
                     
  Head, Body and Legs, Consequences and Le Cadavre Exquis     The Mobius Band / The Afghan Bands / Les Anneaux Mysterieuse     Troublewit
                     
  The Cradle     The Cut and Fold Model Aeroplane     The Wagon / El Carro
                     
  The Paper Crane / Orizuru / Sadako Sasaki     The Morning Glory     The Waterbomb / Kettle / Hot Air Balloon / Soldier's Cap / Mushikago
                     
  The Nesting Crane     The Newspaper Hat     The Windmill (Uncut)
                     
  The Crane Envelope     The Newspaper Sword, Ladder and Tree     The Cut and Fold Windmill
                     
  The One-Piece Cube     The Noisemaker / Flute     The Wind Wheel
                     
  The Paper Cup     Ocho and Mecho Butterflies     The Witch's Ladder / Devil's Staircase / Hexentrappe / Harmonika
                     
  The Paper Dart / Arrow     The Pagoda     The Workman's Hat ( aka The Carpenter's, Printer's or Pressman's Hat)
                     
  The Chain of Dolls     The Pajarita / Cocotte / Krähe / Sprinkhaan / Hobby Horse     The Woven Cross
                     
  The Double Boat     The Game of Paper, Scissors, Stone     XYZ and the XYZ Ball
                     
  Another Double Boat     The Fold and Cut Paper Parachute      
                     
  The Double Boat with Sail     The Patisserie Box / Patisserie Box Boat / Patisserie Box Hat      
                     
  The Dove     The Pentagonal Knot and the See-Through Pentagram      
                     
  Dropping a Strip of Paper to Land on One Edge     The Fold and One Cut Pentagram / Five-pointed Star / Betsy Ross Star      
                     
  The Fish and the Double Spool     The Pig and the Corner Cabinet      
                     
  The Flapping Bird     The Pinwheel / Puzzle Purse / Thread Container / Menko