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Origamists create an elephant with nothing more than one fold! See some minimalist elephant designs by David Mitchell and Paul Jackson:

http://www.origamiheaven.com/pdfs/elephantsextreme.pdf

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That was both satisfying - I wasn't promised more than what I got - and disappointing - I totally expected something fancier from "Orgamists", something I couldn't do myself.

Most anyone can "do" origami given instructions. But no one came up with a single fold design until David Mitchell did -- minimalist designs are only easy in hindsight. At the other extreme we have Robert Lang's amazing creations (which may require many more than four complex parameters!).

http://www.langorigami.com/artworks/mammals

This is beautiful! Any hints where to find more like this?

http://www.origamiheaven.com/ & http://www.origami-instructions.com/ have many examples with instructions for single sheet designs.

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