A paperfolding paradise

The website of writer and paperfolding designer David Mitchell

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In British Origami Magazine 130 - drawing only of Bowl no 4.

1988

In British Origami Magazine 132 - Drawing and description only of 2-part Enigma Cube and David Brill's 12-part version.

1989

In British Origami Magazine 139 - Review only of 6-part Stellated Rhombic Dodecahedron.

In BOS Convention Pack Spring 1989 - Woodpecker.

In BOS Convention Pack Spring 1989 - 2-part Enigma Cube.

In BOS Convention Pack Autumn 1989 - Andromeda (my diagrams) / 6-part Stellated Rhombic Dodecahedron (diagrams by Francis Ow).

1990

In British Origami Magazine 140 - Andromeda / Aurora (both David Petty's diagrams).

In BOS Convention Pack Spring 1990 - Pentangle.

In BOS Convention Pack Autumn 1990 - Electra

1991

In Paper Airplanes - Nick Robinson - The Apple Press - ISBN 1850763259 - Kendal Flier (design pictured upside down).

In BOS Convention Pack Autumn 1991 - Paper Clip.

In British Origami Magazine 146 - Ball of Cubes.

In British Origami Magazine 147 - Infinity Fold.

1992

In Wonderful World of Modulars - Tomoko Fuse - ISBN 4-405-07553-0 - Electra / Gemini 24 and Gemini 30 / 6-part Stellated Rhombic Dodecahedron.

In BOS Convention Pack Spring 1992 - 12-part Tetrahedron.

1993

In Step-By-Step Origami - Paul Jackson - Acropolis Books - ISBN 1873762607 - Electra (also featured on title page).

In British Origami Magazine 161 - 1-Fold Elephant / 3-Fold Elephant / 7-Fold Elephant.

1994

'Merlin's Mats - an origami puzzle' - self-published ring bound booklet.

1995

In British Origami Magazine 174 - 4-fold Bull.

In British Origami Magazine 175 - Ad Infinitum.

In Origami Munchen Convention Pack July 1995 - Electra / Gaia / Proteus.

1996

In British Origami Society Convention Pack Spring 1996 - Gaia

In das diagramm December 1996 - Origami Munchen - insert with diagrams for Gaia.

In Brilliant Origami by David Brill - on page 98 in relation ho his Double Star Flexacube design the author notes 'I felt it impossible to reproduce in origami terms until I saw a six-piece star puzzle by David Mitchell. His design ... gave me a clue to folding this result.'

1997

Mathematical Origami - Tarquin publications - 64 page perfect bound book containing diagrams for 16 modular polyhedral designs - ISBN 1-899618-18-X - contains: Columbus Cubes / Ring of Cubes / Ball of Cubes (no diagrams) / 2-part Tetrahedron / 2-part Octahedron / Skeletal Cuboctahedron / Rhombic Pyramid / 2-part Rhombic Tetrahedron / Rhombic Star ('hats' version of Stellated REhombic Dodecahedron / Rotating Ring of Rhombic Tetrahedra / Decorative Rhombic Dodecahedron / Dodecahedron / Outline Dodecahedron.

In British Origami Society Convention Pack Spring 1997 - New Year Star.

In British Origami Magazine 184 - Editorial / Aliens / Modular Two-Way Tube / Dogfish.

In British Origami Magazine 185 - Editorial / Knotfish.

In British Origami Magazine 186 - Editorial / 2-Fold Cube / Fiddler.

In British Origami Magazine 187 - Editorial / Serendipity column.

1998

The Magic of Flexagons - Tarquin Publications - cut out and assemble designs for flexagons and related foldable novelties - ISBN 1-899618-28-7 - contains: Hidden Aces Flexagon / Double Cross Flexagon / Magic Square Flexagon (and black hole) / Harlequin Flexagon (First Slit-Square Silverflexagon).

Paperfolding Puzzles - Water Trade - contains: Foursquare / Centrepiece / T-Time / Merlin's Mat / Nimue's Mat / Two Into One / Quartetra / Striptease / Double-Cross / Serendipity / Twister / Janus / Turnover / Inside Out.

In British Origami Magazine 188 - Editorial / Serendipity column setting Serendipity puzzle.

In British Origami Magazine 189 - Editorial / Serendipity column / Reptile module.

In British Origami Magazine 190 - Editorial / Serendipity column with Serendipity puzzle solutions and Let's Twist Again puzzle.

In British Origami Magazine 191 - Editorial / Serendipity column with Diminish.

In British Origami Magazine 192 - Editorial / Serendipity column with Let's Twist Again solution.

In British Origami Magazine 193 - Editorial / Serendipity column.

In Origami (Russian Origami magazine) - Akim - photo and brief bio attached to diagrams of Nick Robinson's Rhombic Dodecahedron.

1999

Building with Butterflies: An introduction to the art of macro-modular origami sculpture - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-1-X - contains: Apha Prism / Alpha Pyramids / Treesnake / Alternative Alpha Prism / Tower of Babel / Gamma Antiprism / Helterskelter / Octahedral Pyramid / Rosebud Octahedron / Leaning Tower / Tricorne / Columbus Cubes / Crooked Tower / Columbus Pyramid / Tower of Octahedra / Icarus Cube / Icarus Tower / Elite / Elite Hypercube.

In Citizen K International Spring 99 - Photos of Diamond Prisms / Diamond Prism / Helterskelter / Elite / Treesnake / Alpha Pyramid pages 82 to 87 and photo of Elite Hypercube and article (in French) on page 122.

In British Origami Magazine 194 - Editorial.

In British Origami Magazine 195 - Editorial / Serendipity column with photos of Elites / Tetracubes and Alpha Pyramid.

In Origami 3- 1999 (Russian Origami magazine) - Akim - photo of 6-part Stellated Rhombic Dodecahedron on cover / Striptease.

2000

Paper Crystals: How to make enchanting ornaments from simple units made of folded paper - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-2-8 - contains: Metamorphosis / Spiral Cluster / Cloud of Stars / Sappho / Aurora / Gemini / Electra / Proteus / Andromeda / Omega / The 6-part Enigma Cube.

Origami Alfresco: Sketching without pen or ink - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 - Bull / Fred / Doggone Cool! / Folio / Self-portrait as an Alien / Hybrid Elephant / Banana Boat / Yacht / Leviathan / Hotel Room/Swimming Pool / Harbour at Skiathos / Egypt / Obelisk / South / Upstream / Sailboard / Hull Down / Shark Attack / Lovebird / Twins / Head to Head / Freefall / Birdman /Also Comes in White / Handy Box / Simple Solids (Cube/Pyramids x 2/Triangular Prism/Doorstop/Pentagonal Prism/Impossible object) / Paradozical Object / Lateral Drinking Puzzle.

In Origami 1- 2000 (Russian Origami magazine) - Akim - Solution to Striptease.

2001

Exploring Mathematical Ideas with Origami - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-4-4 - contains: Octagonal Tile / Stretched Hexagonal Tile / Cairo Tile (from leftover rectangle) / Cairo Star Tile / Diamond Tile (from leftover rectangle) / Pentagonal Tile (from square) / Golden Proportion Tiles / Penrose Kites and Darts.

Origami matematicos - David Mitchell - Editora Republicacao, Portugal - Portuguese edition of Mathematical Origami.

In Landelijke Oridag de Meern - OSN - First Slit-Square Silverflexagon.

2002

The Origami Pack - USA - Barnes and Noble - ISBN 0-7607-3331-7 // France - Editions France Loisirs - ISBN 2-7441-6688-X // Holland - Librero - ISBN 90-5764-342-1 // Spain - H Kliczkowski - ISBN 84-96137-37-6 - contains: Coy Carp / Polly's Parrot / Whippersnapper / Windmill Flexagon / Merlin / Dogfish / Shipwreck / Bric-a-brac / Nichola's Box / Floral Giftbox / Octaagonal Wreath / Vice Versa Star / Star of Wonder.

Synergy 1 - A Cornucopia of Cubes - Water Trade - 20 page self-cover magazine format with b/w illustrations.

Synergy 2 - Patterning the Cube part 1 - Water Trade - 20 page self-cover magazine format with b/w illustrations.

Synergy 3 - Patterning the Cube part 2 - Water Trade - 20 page self-cover magazine format with b/w illustrations.

Flexagons and Flexigation - Water Trade - 20 page self-cover magazine format with b/w maps and illustrations.

Silverflexagons 1 - The Zigzag Silverflexagon and the Woven Flexitube - Water Trade - 20 page self-cover magazine format with b/w maps and illustrations.

Silverflexagons 2 - The Slit-Square Silverflexagon and related forms - Water Trade - 20 page self-cover magazine format with b/w maps and illustrations.

Silverflexagons 3 - The Labyrinth Silverflexagon - Water Trade - 20 page self-cover magazine format with b/w maps and illustrations.

In British Origami magazine 212 - Photo only of Four Cubes.

In British Origami magazine 214 - Soapbox article on craft versus exploratory origami.

In British Origami magazine 217 - Folder Profile.

In Minori 3 - 2002 - OSN - Twins.

2003

In Origami Design Secrets - Robert J Lang - A K Peters Ltd - ISBN 1568811942 - 1-fold Elephant.

2004

In Quadrato Magico 75 / 76 - CDO - interview / Banana Boat / Bric-a brac / Shipwreck.

In CDO Convention Pack - Colour-change Collapsible Cube.

On the website of The Washington Post (co-incidentally on my 52nd birthday) 'Want to fold your own origami cicada? ... Get a square piece of paper and follow the directions outlined by British paperfolding designer David Mitchell at ...

2005

Sticky Note Origami - Sterling - 1-8434-0227-0 // UK - Collins and Brown - ISBN 1-84340-227-0 - 7" x 7" / In Germany as Origami Furs Buro - Weltbild / 128 page book containing diagrams for 25 designs.

Paper Planes - How to Make and Fly Them - USA - Sterling - ISBN 1-4027-2886-7 // UK - Collins and Brown - ISBN 1-84340-331-5 - 7" x 7" / 128 pages containing diagrams for 25 designs

Office Origami - The Highly Successful Slackers Guide to Workplace Procrastination - Universe Publishing - ISBN 0-7893-1313-8 - 7" x 7" / Hardback / 128 pages containing diagrams for 22 designs - published under the name of Adam Russ.

Origami Animals - UK - Greenwich Editions - ISBN 0-86288-770-4 // In USA as Origami Chicken - US letter / In Germany as Origami Tiere - Welbild / 96 pages containing 18 designs

In Zoogami - Gay Merrill Gross - Barnes and Noble - ISBN 0760772517 - Pig (P-P-Pig)

In Masters of Origami - Hatje Kantz Verlag - Floor Sculpture (on page 158 - incorrectly arranged partial version of Perspective).

In The Paper 2005 / Volume 3 issue 91 - David's Star plus interview.

In PCOC Play - PCOC 2005 Convention Pack - OrigamiUSA - Juxtaposition.

In Infinity 2005 / 1 - Tarquin publications - Colour-change Collapsible Cube.

In Infinity 2005 / 2 - Tarquin publications - Cairo Tiles.

In Infinity 2005 / 3 - Tarquin publications - Combination Silverhedra.

2006

Chinese Origami - USA/Canada - Barnes and Noble - 13-978-7607-8261-3 and 10-0-7607-8261-X // France - Editions Flammarion - ISBN 978-20801-1642-0 // Spain - H Kliczkowski - ISBN 97884-96592-40-7 // Germany - Fleurus ISBN 978 - 3 - 89717 - 444-3 - Boxed kit containing an 80 page book with diagrams for 16 designs and foldable chinese materials.

In Origami 2006 Calendar - Andrews McMeel Publishing - ISBN 0740751956 - Photo of Nexus for May 22nd to 28th.

In Infinity 2006 / 4 - Tarquin publications - article about Pull-up Polyhedra.

In der falter 42 - Origami Deutschland - interview page 5 / Handiloo.

In Mathematics Magazine - Volume 79, Number 3, June 2006 , pp. 190-198 - article Compound Platonic Polyhedra in Origami by Zsolt Lengvarsky based on 20 Cubes.

2008

Complete Origami - Collins and Brown - ISBN 978-1-84340-397-5 - 9" x 9" / Hardback / 160 pages containing diagrams for 25 projects / 33 designs.

In catalogue for Material and Immaterial - Paper Art in Israel exhibition - Eretz Israel Museum, Tell Aviv - Octahedral Pyramid.

2009

In Origami You Can Use - 27 Practical Projects - Rick Beech - ISBN 9780486470573 - Curvy Bowl.

In Le Pli Numero 113-114 - MFPP - profile article, photos of various designs including Packing Case Cube / Gaia / Vulcan and diagrams for Enigma Bowl and Give Me Sunshine.

In Orison 6 - 2009 - OSN - Rhombic Star (6-part Stellated Rhombic Dodecahedron).

2010

Kid-O-Gami - Sandy Creek - ISBN 978-1-4351-2338-0 - Boxed kit containing a pack of paper, a 48 page book containing 21 projects and some fun stickers!

2011

Paperfolding Puzzles (2nd Edition): Simple but fascinating puzzles set and solved by folding paper - Water Trade - 978-0-9534774-5-6 - 136 page perfect bound with b/w illustrations.

Origami Alfresco (2nd Edition): A Paperfolding Sketchbook - Water Trade - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 - 136 page perfect bound with b/w illustrations.

Building with Butterflies (2nd Edition): How to build stunning sculptures from simple units made by folding paper - Water Trade - ISBN 978-0-9534774-7-0 - 136 page perfect bound with b/w illustrations.

In Orison 1 - 2011 - OSN - First Slit Silverflexagon.

In Quadratico Magico 101 - CDO - Stella Rhombica ('hats' version of Stellated Rhombic Dodecahedron)

2012

Paper Crystals (2nd Edition): How to make enchanting ornaments from simple units made by folding paper - Water Trade - ISBN 978-0-9534774-9-4 = 136 page perfect bound with b/w illustrations.

2013

Rudegami: Taking Perverse Pleasure from Impure Origami - Dog and Bone Books - ISBN 978-0-957140-97-4 - 64 page perfect bound book in hard outer cover including paper for folding - published under the name of Oliver Zachary.

In British Origami Calendar for 2013 - January image is detail of Windfarm.

2014

Monstergami - Firefly Books - ISBN 978 1 77085-409-3 (hardback) and 978-1-77085-250-1(perfect binding) - 96 page book in full colour.

2015

In Girl's Origami Book - Shoko Aoyagi - ISBN 978-4-415-31985-8 - Columbus Cubes.

Pokemon Origami: Fold Your Own Pokemon - Pikachu Press - ISBN 978-1604381832 - 80 page perfect bound book with templates - jointly authored with Janessa Munt who designed the foldable Pokemon characters.

Silverflexagons and the Flexatube - David Mitchell - Water Trade - ISBN 9780953477487 - republication of material from Silverflexagons 1, 2 and 3 / The Flexatube and solutions previously published in the first edition of Paperfolding Puzzles.

In British Origami 295 - pages 18 and 19 - article by Mick Guy includes details of Isosceles Tiles and Cairo Tiles from leftover rectangles.

2016

In Learning Mathematics with Origami - Tung Ken Lam and Sue Pope - 2016 - Association of Teachers of Mathematics - ISBN 9781898611950 - Flipper (Ad Infinitum) / Modular Two-Way Tube / Cairo Tile (unattributed).

2019

In Age of Puzzles by Serhij Grabarchuk - page 19 - the author notes that 'The idea of a 'squashed' Flexatube with the proportions of 1:sqrt3 was posed by David Mitchell ...'