Origami Heaven

A paperfolding paradise

The website of writer and paperfolding designer David Mitchell

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Single Sheet Designs M - Z
 
BOM means British Origami magazine
 
  Man in a Cap - simplified version of Cardinal Sin.   241   2008   Kid-O-Gami - Sandy Creek - David Mitchell - ISBN 978-1-4351-2338-0
 
  Merlin - a simple pictorial design.   233   2001   Origami - Barnes and Noble - ISBN 0-7607-3331-7 (attributed to Oliver Zachary) // Sticky Note Origami - Collins & Brown - David Mitchell - ISBN 1-84340-227-0 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  The Mermaid out o' Rye - action novelty.   183   1999   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Model Aircraft - an origamidada.   234   2001   Diagrams available here.
 
  Mount Fuji and the Sea - a minimalist landscape / seascape design.   334   2011   Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Mouse   307   2006   Origami Animals - Greenwich Editions - David Mitchell - ISBN 1-86288-770-4
 
/   Mr Yapper - double action design from a blintzed bird base.   008   1987   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Mumbo Jumbo - simple double image design.   331   2010   Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Nefertiti - minimalist pictorial design.   098   2011   Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Nichola's Box - base of the Floral Gift Box.   007   1987   Origami - Barnes and Noble - ISBN 0-7607-3331-7 where the base is called Nichola's Box // As the Gift Box in Office Origami - Adam Russ - Universe Publishing - ISBN 0-7893-1313-8 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Noah's Ark - development of the traditional boat.   327   2009   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Not a Cocotte - a different way of folding the traditional Cocotte / Pajarita form.   568   2020   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Not Another Boat with Sail - a bicolour design which transforms so that the colours are reversed.   571   2020   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Not Another Cocotte - a bicolour design which transforms so that the colours are reversed.   569   2020   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Not Waving - simple pictorial conceptual seascape design.   235   2001   Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Obelisk - minimalist landscape.   215   2000   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Octagonal Coaster - from square.   522   2008   Diagrams not yet available
 
  Octagonal Masu - variation of a traditional design.   317   2007   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Octagonal Table - with fully braced legs.   009   1987   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Old Man with Stick - minimalist design.   308   2006   Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Old Man With Staff - impure version of Old Man with Stick where the top of the staff is created by a cut.   308   2006   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Oyster Gift Box   184   1999   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Pajarita in Flight - adaptation of the traditional Cocotte / Pajarita design   570   2020   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Paper Clip - a way of using a small square to join several larger sheets together at one corner.   179   1991   BOS Convention Pack Autumn 1991
 
  Paradozical Object - minimalist drawing with paper visual illusion double image simple solid.   225   2000   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Peacock - 3D minimalist design.   352   2013   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Penguin - minimalist drawing with paper pictorial design.   414   2008   Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Permanent Bookmark   089   1992   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Picasso's Cat - performance design.   145   1997   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Picnic Table Switch - action novelty / transformation puzzle.   187   1999   Diagrams not yet available.
 
    Pink Elephant - see Hybrid Elephant.            
 
  Piranha - biting action toy from the windmill base that can be used to demonstrate catastrophe theory.   103   1993   Complete Origami - Collins and Brown - David Mitchell - ISBN 978-1-84340-397-5 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Pocket Octahedron - square section tube which collapses into an octahedron.   421   2004   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Pocket Rhombic Octahedron   421   2016   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Pocket Tetrahedron - a pure origami version of the traditional pop-up tetrahedron from an envelope.   113   1994   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Pocket RhombicTetrahedron - rhombic version of the Pocket Tetrahedron.   113   1994   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Polly's Parrot - old school design from a bird base.   236   2001   Origami - Barnes and Noble - ISBN 0-7607-3331-7. Attributed to Polly Smith // On-line diagrams are also available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Pointer   280   2005   Origami Animals - Greenwich Editions - David Mitchell - ISBN 1-86288-770-4
 
  Pot-pourri Holder - works best if glued.   416   1987   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Puberty - an origamidada.   248   2002   Diagrams available here.
 
  Quick Crow - very simple design from a square.   538   2005   Origami Animals - Greenwich Editions - David Mitchell - ISBN 1-86288-770-4 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Rhombic Pyramid - single sheet design from silver rectangle (based on an idea by David Brill).   147   1997   Mathematical Origami - Tarquin Publications - ISBN 1-899618-18-X // In Portuguese - Origami matematicos - Republicao - ISBN 972-570-257-3
 
  Sailboard - a surprise denouement pictorial seascape.   104   1993   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
    Sea Amid the Winter's Snow - See Llyn Dhu            
 
  See-through Elephant   525   2012   Diagrams not yet available.
 
    Self-Portrait as an Alien - see Alien.            
 
  Settee   012   1987   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Shark - hybrid design.   337   2011   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Shark Attack - simple seascape / double image / active play design.   219   2000   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Shoot the Boss   013   1987   Office Origami - Adam Russ - Universe Publishing - ISBN 0-7893-1313-8
 
  Simple Cube and Cuboids - minimalist simple solids.   211   2000   Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Simple Hexagonal Box - minimalist simple solid.   211   2000   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Simple Pentagonal Prism - minimalist simple solid.   211   2000   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Simple Pyramid 1 - minimalist simple solid.   211   2000   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Simple Pyramid 2 - minimalist simple solid.   211   2000   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
    Simple Sheep - see Guinea Pig.            
 
  Simple Triangular Prism 1 - minimalist simple solid.   211   2000   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Simple Triangular Prism 2 - minimalist simple solid.   211   2000   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Simple Wedge - minimalist simple solid.   211   2000   As Doorstop in Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Untitled in Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Snap Dragon - variation of a jumping design by Dorothy Engleman.   294   2005   Office Origami - Adam Russ - Universe Publishing - ISBN 0-7893-1313-8
 
  South - simple pictorial landscape.   105   1993   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Squarehead - minimalist design. Simplified from a design by Nick Robinson.   369   2014   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Standing Heart - many variations possible.   122   1995   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Sunlounger   014   1987   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Sturdy Boat   015   1987   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Swannet - 5 or 6 fold swan.   553   2017   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
    Swimming Pool - see Hotel Room / Swimming Pool.            
 
  Topsy Turvy - double image novelty fold.   298   2005   As the Naughty Elephant in Office Origami - Adam Russ - Universe Publishing - ISBN 0-7893-1313-8 // On-line diagrams are available on the X-rated Designs page of this site.
 
  Tortoise - old school design from a windmill base.   016   1987   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Treefish - double image design.   535   2016   On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Turkey - adaptation of a traditional design.   311   2006   Origami Animals - Greenwich Editions - David Mitchell - ISBN 1-86288-770-4
 
  Twins - minimalist double image / action model - development of Fred.   178   1999   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Minori 3 - 2002 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Upstream - pictorial landscape design.   106   1993   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Viking Hat   017   1987   Diagrams not yet available.
 
  Waiting for the Ferry - minimalist seascape.   195   1999   Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Waterbomb Variation   521   2014   Diagrams not yet available
 
  Whippersnapper - scissor action snapping toy from a fish base.   011   1987   Origami - Barnes and Noble - ISBN 0-7607-3331-7 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Windfarm - tessellation folded from large square partially slit into smaller squares and half squares.   133   1996   Complete Origami - Collins and Brown - David Mitchell - ISBN 978-1-84340-397-5 // January image in BOS calendar 2013 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Woodpecker - simple action toy - adaptation of Paul Jackson's fold of the same name.   033   1988   BOS Convention Pack Spring 1989 // Origami Animals - Greenwich Editions - David Mitchell - ISBN 1-86288-770-4.
 
  Wot No Undies? - double-image see-through design of Chad looking over a wall which reveals his naked figure when held up to the light.   339   2011   Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Yacht - a simple pictorial design.   082   1991   Origami Alfresco - Water Trade - ISBN 0-9534774-3-6 // Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Yggdrasil - minimalist landscape.   312   2006   Origami Alfresco 2nd Edition - ISBN 978-0-9534774-6-3 // On-line diagrams are available on the Single Sheet Designs page of this site.
 
  Zone of Totality   530   1999   Diagrams not yet available.