Welcome to another edition of This Week in Origami featuring some of the best new origami uploaded to the Internet during the past week.  Christmas is almost here and it’s bringing with it a few great Christmas origami models.

Let’s get started with this cute little Christmas tree scene by Peter Keller.

Christmas Tree
https://www.flickr.com/photos/syngola/23179029074/

Bascetta Star, Designed and Folded by Peter Keller

Instructions not available

 

Rango Trung folded some beautiful looking goldfish.

Goldfish
https://www.flickr.com/photos/85992714@N07/23179975763/

Gold Fish 2015, Designed and Folded by Rango Trung

Instructions not available

 

Lee bo-yeon is a Pokemon origami expert and designed two new origami Pokemon this week.

Jumpluff
https://www.flickr.com/photos/qhdus9530/23790472765/

Jumpluff, Designed and Folded by Lee bo-yeon

Instructions not available

 

Metapod
https://www.flickr.com/photos/qhdus9530/23748839525/

Metapod, Designed and Folded by Lee bo-yeon

Instructions not available

 

Hubert Villeneuve folded this incredible origami version of the constellation Cassiopeia.

Cassiopeia
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sunburst2001/23163080033/

Cassiopée, Designed and Folded by Hubert Villeneuve

Instructions not available

 

sakuryu(╯3╰) folded this adorable little chipmunk this week.

Chipmunk
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lvsk/23157695064/

Chipmunk, Designed by Gen Hagiwara and Folded by sakuryu(╯3╰)

Diagrams available in Spirits of Origami

 

P. Colman folded this incredible and realistic looking tiger beetle.

Tiger Beetle
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pcolman/23157464943/

Tiger Beetle, Designed by Takashi Kanazawa and Folded by P. Colman

Crease pattern available in Origami Tanteidan Magazine Vol. 127

 

Ekaterina Lukasheva folded this beautiful and wintery looking kusudama.

Winter Kusudama
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kusudama-me/23670361572/

No Name, Designed and Folded by Ekaterina Lukasheva

Instructions not available

 

Lê Danh folded this great and slightly dangerous looking red scorpion.

Red Scorpion
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryukopein1991/23396002879/

Red Scorpion, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Lê Danh

Diagrams available in Origami Insects and Their Kin

 

Artur Biernacki folded a ton of origami bulls for a commission.

Bulls
https://www.flickr.com/photos/arturori/23643857742/

Bulls, Designed and Folded by Artur Biernacki

Instructions not available

 

Byriah Loper folded another incredibly complicated looking series of interconnecting shapes.

24 Interlocking Wrinkled Tetragons (Byriah Loper)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/byriahloper/23124641753/

24 Interlocking Wrinkled Tetragons, Designed and Folded by Byriah Loper

Crease pattern for the individual units available on Byriah Loper’s Flickr

 

Shuki Kato folded this adorable Totoro family.

Totoro Family
https://www.flickr.com/photos/origami-artist-galen/23122703384/

Totoro Family, Designed and Folded by Shuki Kato

Video instructions available from Shuki Kato’s YouTube Channel

 

Adriano Davanzo is an expert in photography and folded, then photographed this awesome gorilla.

Gorilla
https://www.flickr.com/photos/-adri79-/23067340914/

Gorilla, Designed by Juston Hairgrove and Folded by Adriano Davanzo

Diagrams available in V International Origami Internet Olympiad

 

Our last image on the week is this beautiful Christmas angel folded by Peter Stein.

Angel
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrviolinpeter/23669232082/

Angel, Designed and Folded by Peter Stein

Instructions not available

 

That’s it for another week of origami.  I may or may not be taking a break over the holidays depending on how busy I end up being so have a merry Christmas everyone and check back again for more awesome things.

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