Some REALLY amazing origami art here.
Edit: A lot of people have been asking for citing sources. The place i found it honestly didn't have any sources, but i did some googling and this is what i came up with:
It's aparently from an annual origami competition at MIT (news link)
And from looking at the winners webpages (Jason Ku and Brian Chan) it looks like most of the stuff is from Brian, although Jason didn't have a thumbnail gallery so i didn't check it through entirely. But there you go, sorry for not doing this in the first place.
Edit#2: It's been brought to my attention that some of these may have been made by Robert J. Lang.
57 comments
Posted by: JLawn 5 April 20:28
It would be a lot more appropriate if you cited the creators of these models and the sites that you lifted the images from. Origami of this complexity reflects intellectual property and should at the very least be attributed, just as great pieces of art are.
Posted by: Twisthem488 5 April 21:52
I agree that not only folders, but diagram creators be cited. Right off the bat I see some John Langdon, and I just randomly stumbled upon this site :P
Posted by: crapendoo 6 April 00:03
do you mean langdon from tampa?
Posted by: mahesh ravindra 6 April 06:20
excelent work. one of the best art works i've ever seen
Posted by: Venkat 6 April 11:52
Awesome. A work of art, indeed
Posted by: Harry 6 April 12:25
Amazing! Never seen anything like it before.
Posted by: Jlawn is annoying 6 April 14:27
"Reflects intellectual property???" Huh? By that do you mean there thoughts? Uh oh, maybe i infringed on your copywright by quoting your comment...
Posted by: Jlawn is a bitch 6 April 14:32
Yeah Jlawn STFU you punk bitch.
Posted by: Techno Sushi 6 April 14:34
Did I spot a Chokobo(sp) in there?
Posted by: Djinn 6 April 14:34
Ausgezeichnet!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Excellenet)
Posted by: George Bush 6 April 15:20
Crazzzy...
Posted by: Relax 6 April 15:38
Oh JLawn, you should take that Origami stick out of your ass and just enjoy them.
Posted by: Jason 6 April 15:48
Most of these are by the physicist Robert J. Lang. He's recognized as the worlds leading origami artist.
Posted by: Steve 6 April 16:10
YOWZA! Really good stuff. Amazing to see real art made with nothing more than paper.
Posted by: reese with her fork 6 April 17:22
WOW! i like
Posted by: steve 6 April 17:23
Lang, i hope you can make some money off this stuff because it is amazing. good job.
Posted by: free surfer 6 April 17:41
awesome. no doubt about it. i bow before thee. but where does it change from origami to sculpting?
Posted by: Aaron 6 April 21:04
Chocobo. Champion !!!!! =D
Posted by: mitchikoy 6 April 21:05
A Chocobo!!! I wish I knew how to make that!
Posted by: jesus 6 April 23:49
chocobo!!!!!!!!i worship the ground that little japanese guy walks on!!!!
Posted by: calfaile 6 April 23:52
A lot of these are by Satoshi Kimiya. Including the chocobo. It's actually diagrammed, so if you can read diagrams, you too can have a little yellow bird of your very own!
Posted by: Aaron Forsythe 7 April 00:31
Instructions Please!!!! Love it and your level of experience with origami far surpasses any that I've seen before. Especially of the Chocobo ^_^
Posted by: The Stick Up JLawn's Ass 12 April 00:07
I am intellectual property! How DARE you mention me without attributing my source?
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Posted by: OogyBoogy 16 April 10:24
I once had a job in an origami shop, but it folded. ROFLCOPTER! AWOOGA! Nice clunge!
Posted by: OogyBoogy's ma 16 April 10:40
My son is Fat Frank, oh the shame
Posted by: Oogyboogy's Step Ma 16 April 10:44
My step son is $tevie G - even more the shame
Posted by: Trish 16 April 10:46
Any chance of an origami paddle?
Posted by: OogyBoogy 16 April 10:49
They are not as good as the lot from Chingong City.
Posted by: OogyBoogy 16 April 10:49
That lubbish!
Posted by: aumax 16 April 21:17
is very interesting this art!!! www.allbuenosaires.blogspot.com
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Posted by: HypnoCin67 25 April 14:09
WOW! This is amazing origami! Thanks for sharing it!
Posted by: sophie 26 April 09:25
I am a teenager who Iam very good at origami and i have done a lot of Robert Lang's insects and other projects
Posted by: Jeremy 27 April 17:33
Yes, that WAS a Chocobo. Gotta LOVE FF! =D
Posted by: Scissors Nemesis 28 April 04:20
Did anyone notice that the Ki-rin is folded from a dryer sheet. Sweet.
Posted by: barthalos krisztina 16 June 04:02
they are really wonderful origamis
Posted by: Lochue Moua 25 July 13:35
ughh.....so nice!!! is that black dragon Bahumut? and i like the chocobo. X3 please take me as ur student!!! X3
Posted by: kristina 23 September 19:40
i found instructions for the chocobo, now step 29..what the hell am i supposed to do? can anybody give me some detailed information about this step please >___> and amazing origamis @___@
Posted by: matthew cooper 12 February 18:02
these are some kickass origami shit keep that up pimps.
Posted by: blondie2913 15 March 12:21
WOW were did they learn how to do that
Posted by: Origami 20 March 03:12
Wow, my hat off to the artists to made these. Lots of time and effort into these, can you imagine MAKING UP the design on one of these things?
Posted by: marie jose donato 21 March 15:32
it is a wonderfull artistic expression,intelligent and amazing,and it s suit more for insect kind....
Posted by: elisa 24 March 15:39
these are totaly cool. I like to make origami stuff but im not that good.
Posted by: Sable 30 March 22:14
Simply remarkable. You have quite a talent there. :)
Posted by: Blog Origami 8 April 17:18
wow these are some crazy origami! Definately a lot better than the origami crane.
Posted by: Mahwish Akhtar 3 August 12:52
excellent work,instructions Please
Posted by: DarkLinkXD 13 August 10:56
Wow id the dragon had 3 heads it would be horntail from maplestory
Posted by: DarkLinkXD 13 August 10:56
if* i mean
Posted by: Signo Nata 18 September 11:14
Wow, did you see the one made out of the Bounce laundry sheet? lol AWESOME!
Posted by: Barbara Billings 19 September 23:32
Amazing and I know it took hours. These are just amazing pieces. Each student should be praised and gratified. Kudos.
Posted by: Shalanna Collins 22 September 13:55
Good Lord!! I never even got good enough to do the frog in the regular books. I did hear that if you fold a THOUSAND swans, you get your fondest wish. Haven't even got ten of them done properly myself. . . .
Posted by: LangLangFat 19 October 19:16
hey can anyone teach me to do the Origami Chocobo plz i really need it plz help me im into Origamis and have a high skill in it so plz email me and help thnx
Posted by: Artist Anika 27 January 19:15
AMAZING dragons! I love your work!
Posted by: pierre Pereira 4 February 12:02
i*p^pîoî
Posted by: Tofu Sucker Cheez Sucker ?Jlaw 10 May 08:46
hi hi hi hi hi
Posted by: roosevelt franklin 4 April 23:35
amazing. a testament to the art