Origami koi pond
I love the different paper colours used to fold these origami koi, designed and folded by Sipho Mabona. And the amazingly graceful stop-motion video instructions are definitely worth watching (although it looks like it would be very complicated to fold one yourself). [via Whip Up]
Posted: August 20th, 2009 under Origami, Paper Art.
Comments: 7
Comments
Comment from SiSi
Time: August 20, 2009, 8:41 am
very cool:) thanks for posting this!
Comment from Nancy
Time: August 20, 2009, 10:12 am
I spent a long time watching and trying to follow this astonishing video, stopping and starting it, and finally folded a credible, though not really beautiful, carp. I think the answer may be larger, somewhat softer paper–will try again this weekend. Aren’t they amazing?
Comment from Rosel
Time: August 24, 2009, 10:57 am
I’ve been trying to design a paper carp, but haven’t got very far, I’ll have to have a go at this one instead.
Comment from Mimi
Time: September 23, 2009, 8:05 pm
I love love love this Koi Pond Origami… its the best i saw so far on the internet ! unfortunatllay Flicker is blocked in my country 
is there any other way that i could view the instructions ?
Thanks Loads !
Comment from June & Eve
Time: September 23, 2009, 8:09 pm
Mimi, yes there is! I’ve just found the video on the artist’s website – the video is hosted through Vimeo, so hopefully you’ll be able to view it 
http://www.mabonaorigami.com/en/videos/the-making-of-an-origami-koi.html
Comment from Jo-Jo
Time: May 20, 2010, 2:20 pm
These look hard. Are they really that hard to do?? Should I go onto youtube and look up how to make a pond? So should I do or can you tel me how well show me how??
Comment from Dez
Time: September 1, 2011, 6:02 pm
This is the most beautiful, realistic and detailed origami fish I have found on the internet!
I really want to make one, but having watched the video, I found it really difficult to follow the folds…even when folding. I can only get so far before im completely puzzled….HELP!
Are they any folding instructions in diagram form for this?
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