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90 Unit Sonobe by You Seungmin

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12/06/2026

Commentary on the Model: I had a a lot of scrap papers laying around from all the math questions I was solving. I just started folding them in to sonobe's a few weeks ago. Now they are connected together. Sadly I had to use glue for nearly all the connections. It wasn't holding it's shape while I was putting it together. There are also progress picture for this piece :)
Difficulty level: Hard
Designed by: You Seungmin
Source for the design: Youtube video by the designer

Progress 1

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Progress 2

12/06/2026

Progress 3

12/06/2026

Commentary on the model: I was surprised this was able to stand on it's own.
Difficulty level: Medium
Designed by: Lionel Albertino
Source for the design: Livre Safari by Lionel Albertino

Difficulty level: Easy
Designed by: David Brill
Source for the design: Brilliant Origami by David Brill

Commentary on the model: One should be careful while making the body it's very easy rip the paper in that stage.
Difficulty level: Easy - Medium
Designed by: Bella from OrigamiOK
Source for the design: OrigamiOK

Difficulty level: Medium - Hard
Designed by: Satoshi Kamiya
Source for the design: Although I followed a youtube video I have later found a drawn diagram for the model in the book The Graceful Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi

Difficulty level: Easy
Designed by: ???
Source for the design: a instagram post

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

14/05/2026

Dragonfly's lil feet

14/05/2026

Commentary on the model: This was the first model I tried to fold only looking at the crease pattern of it. Only the first stage of the model (making a square grid and collapsing it) was shown in the crease pattern. It was quite a challenge. I think have gotten very far in the process but in the end I wasn't able to collapse it fully. I needed to watch it's video tutorial to finish it.
Difficulty level: Medium-Hard
Designed by: Jo Nakashima
Source for the design: Jo Nakashima's website

Difficulty level: Medium
Designed by: Jo Nakashima
Source for the design: Jo Nakashima's website

Commentary on the model: Although the head of the dog is really detailed the body is really small and kind off weak looking.
Difficulty level: Medium - Hard
Designed by: Imai Yudai
Source for the design: Origami Cats and Dogs

Jo Nakashima's Dragon's

Gum Wrapper Dragon V2

15/04/2026

Commentary on the model: Needed to use my tweezers again :D
Difficulty level: Hard
Designed by: Jo Nakashima
Source for the design: Diagram from Jo Nakashima's site

Bookmark Dragon

29/03/2026

Commentary on the model: I needed a bookmark.
Difficulty level: Medium
Designed by: Jo Nakashima
Source for the design: Diagram from Jo Nakashima's site

tiny dragon v2

16/02/2026

Commentary on the model: A friend of my challenged my to make a tiny dragon v2. It seems that I have failed on the details.
Difficulty level: Hard (i needed to use tweezers)
Designed by: Jo Nakashima
Source for the design: youtube video by Jo Nakashima themselves.

Golden Dragon v2

11/02/2026

Commentary on the model: I made this out of a chocolate wrapper. The paper was surprisingly good for origami.
Difficulty level: Medium
Designed by: Jo Nakashima
Source for the design: youtube video by Jo Nakashima themselves.

Dragon v2 (again)

03/02/2026

Commentary on the model: My girlfriend ♥ gifted me a pack of origami papers. This was the first model that came to my mind when I wanted to test it.
Difficulty level: Medium
Designed by: Jo Nakashima
Source for the design: youtube video by Jo Nakashima themselves.

Dragon V2

14/12/2025

Difficulty level: medium
Designed by: Jo Nakashima
Source for the design: youtube video by Jo Nakashima themselves.

Commentary on the model: Only I will know why it's banned... There was some impossible to fold steps along it's head there were probably some prior steps that I either skipped or misunderstood in the future I'd like to revisit this model.
Difficulty level: Hard
Designed by: Chen Xiao
Source for the design: Amazing Origami by Chen Xiao origami shop link

Difficulty level: Medium
Designed by: Mikito Tanaka
Source for the design: 27th Origami Tanteiden Convention a link to all the different con books by the japanese origami society

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Commentary on the model: Saw this model on instagram. It seemed fun. And it was. One of the creepiest things I've folded.
Difficulty level: Easy
Designed by: Kyofolds
Source for the design: a youtube video

Commentary on the model:A depiction of a Northern Gannet as it's diving for it's prey
Difficulty level: Easy
Designed by: Peter Buchan-Symons
Source for the design: Link to the site I found the diagram from.

Commentary on the model: What caught my attention about this model is that it is folded from a equilateral triangle. This was a quite hard model to fold. Because at the time the only paper I had available to me was an a4 sheet. Yet the diagrams called for an a2 sheet. :D But I'm still proud of how it turned out.
Difficulty level: Hard (Especially if you don't use the right size paper :D)
Designed by: David Brill
Source for the design: Brilliant Origami book by David Brill

Commentary on the model: This isn't a model that I have made completely by myself. I only helped fold some of it's units. A friend of my connected the units. This model is meant to be showcased during the Japan Days that my student club organizes.
Difficulty level: Hard (time consuming)
Designed by: I'm not 100% sure who designed this model. I don't know if the tutorial we found for this is the original post of this model.
Source for the design: A youtube video

Difficulty level: medium
Designed by: Robert Harbin
Source for the design: Origami step by step a book by Robert Harbin

Commentary on the model: Apperantly this Crane variation is able to fly but I couldn't get it to. Maybe it's because I folded it too from too small of a paper.
Difficulty level: Easy
Designed by: Jun Maekawa
Source for the design: Genuine Origami book by Jun Maekava

Difficulty level: Easy
Designed by: Jun Maekawa
Source for the design: Genuine Origami book by Jun Maekava

Three Headed Crane

Three Headed Crane Again

02/03/2026

Commentary on the model: I wanted to get a proper model/picture of it.
Difficulty level: hard
Designed by: Jun Maekava
Source for the design:Genuine Origami book by Jun Maekava

Husky Pup and Three Headed Crane

06/11/2025

Commentary on the model: I really didn't think I'd ever need pictures of these models so I didn't ever take proper pictures of them. So this is the only picture I have for these two. :(
Difficulty level: easy -- hard
Designed by: Michael G. LaFosse -- Jun Maekava
Source for the design: Michal LaFosse's Origami studio -- Genuine Origami book by Jun Maekava

Commentary on the model: My favourite animal
Difficulty level: easy
Designed by: Jun Maekava
Source for the design:Genuine Origami book by Jun Maekava

Difficulty level: medium
Designed by: Edwin Corrie
Source for the design: Animal Origami 2 book by Edwin Corrie

Commentary on the model: I folded these model for the workshop that I organize in my university. I couldn't get the goose to stand on his own so they are together on the picture. :D
Difficulty level: Swan was easy, the goose had a few medium difficulty folds.
Designed by: Swan is by John Montroll and the Goose is by Edwin Corrie
Source for the design: Easy Orimgai a book by John Montrol -- Animal Origami 2 a book by Edwin Corrie

Difficulty level: medium
Designed by: Takai Hiroaki
Source for the design: Origami Tanteidan 2nd Conventions's book a link to all the different con books by the japanese origami society

Difficulty level: relatively easy but very time consuming
Designed by: Khin Hooi
Source for the design: youtube video by Khin Hooi themselves.

Commentary on the model: Had to use glue for it's connections.
Difficulty level: easy
Designed by: Meenakshi Mukerji
Source for the design: Marvelous Modular Origami a book by Meenakshi Mukerji

Daisy Sonobes

30 piece Icosahedral Assembly

12/12/2025

Difficulty level: easy-medium
Designed by: Meenakshi Mukerji
Source for the design: Marvelous Modular Origami a book by Meenakshi Mukerji

12 Piece Octohedral Assembly

02/12/2025

Difficulty level: easy
Designed by: Same as 6p Sonobe Meenakshi Mukerji
Source for the design: Marvelous Modular Origami a book by Meenakshi Mukerji

6 Piece Cube

17/11/2025

Difficulty level: easy
Designed by: Although the origins of Sonobe is unknown the variation I used (Daisy Sonobe) is created by Meenakshi Mukerji
Source for the design: Marvelous Modular Origami a book by Meenakshi Mukerji

Difficulty level: hard
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Source for the design: Livre Safari a book by Lionel Albertino

Difficulty level: easy
Designed by:
Source for the design: Animal Origami a book by Edwin Corrie

Difficulty level: medium to hard
Designed by: Ryosuke Sakurai
Source for the design: Origami Tanteidan 23th Convention a link to all the different con books by the japanese origami society

Commentary on the model: The fold that's behind it's head was very hard to understand from the diagram
Difficulty level: medium to hard
Designed by: Kyohei Katsuta
Source for the design: Origami Tanteidan 23th Convention a link to all the different con books by the japanese origami society

Difficulty level: easy
Designed by: Román Díaz
Source for the design: It's from the first editioin of a spanish origami magazine. I think it's name is 4 Esquinas

Commentary on the model: There's a particular pair of sink folds that make up the front teeth of the shark that I found very challenging to do. Since the only media that I had of the model was avideo I sent my friends this was the only "good" picture I could get of it.
Difficulty level: hard
Designed by: Petr Stuchly
Source for the design: The diagram can be found in a free for all origami magazine project. the magazine can be found at origami-shop.com

Difficulty level: easy
Designed by: Adilio Toledo
Source for the design: I found it's diagram from origami-shop.com

Commentary on the model: Although not a very complicated design, it's one of my favourite designs I have folded
Difficulty level: Medium
Designed by: Madiyar Amerkeshev
Source for the design: Originally I saw this model from a instagram post but a friend of mine draw a diagram for the model.

Difficulty level: easy
Designed by: I was not able to find the design of this model. I think it's a traditional model
Source for the design: 30 Easy Origami book by John Montroll

Difficulty level: easy
Designed by: I really am not sure who designed this.
Source for the design: I found the diagram for the model from this site