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Won Park – The Master of Origami Paper Folding

Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a representation of an object using geometric folds and crease patterns preferably without the use of gluing or cutting the paper, and using only one piece of paper.

Won Park is the master of Origami. He is also called the “money folder”, a practitioner of origami whose canvas is the United States One Dollar Bill. Bending, twisting, and folding, Won Park creates life-like shapes inspired by objects living and not– both in stunning detail.

One Dollar Koi

One Dollar Butterfly

One Dollar Camera

Two Dollar Battle Tank

Two Dollar Chinese Dragon

One Dollar Construction Machine

One Dollar Crab

One Dollar Dolphin

Two Dollar Jacket

Two Dollar Spider

One Dollar Turkey

One Dollar Scorpion

One Dollar Praying Mantis

One Dollar Bat

One Dollar Toilet Bowl

One Dollar Penguin(Left),Two Dollar Angry Bear(Right)

Euro Cockerel Rooster (Left), Euro Eiffel Tower (Right)

Enterprise Bottom View

Three Dollar Millenium Falcon

Two Dollar Bird of Prey

Dollar Tie Interceptor

Vader’s Tie and Escorts

Two Dollar X Wing

One Dollar Shark

One Dollar Jet

One Dollar Hammer Head Shark

One Dollar Stag Beetle

One Dollar Stegasaurus

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Post published on 1st July 2009
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  • Dennison Uy
    July 2nd, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    The amount of detail in his work is amazing, plus the fact that he only uses one dollar bills. He’s a genius!

  • kim bauer
    July 3rd, 2009 at 9:37 am

    just fu^king amazing

  • Cat Johnson
    July 3rd, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    Great collection of images and absolutely mind-blowing origami skills. Thanks for the inspiration.

  • Karanime
    July 3rd, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    Dude, that’s hardcore.

    I wanna learn how to make some of these!

    /<3

  • Kristi
    July 4th, 2009 at 3:27 am

    I saw the camera you made Zarli, mad props! Coincidentally, I stumbled upon your site. :)

  • Bill
    July 4th, 2009 at 11:49 am

    wow, amazing

  • jan Cady
    July 4th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    Wow! If you can’t spend it, bend it.

  • Carol
    July 5th, 2009 at 5:50 am

    Amazing!

  • Robyn
    July 5th, 2009 at 6:19 am

    This is very neat

  • Andrea Vera
    July 5th, 2009 at 7:30 am

    Absolutely amazing how someone could do so many things with a simple dollar bill. And he not only incorporates shapes into his designs but he also uses the actual parts of the bill as eyes, faces, etc. Wow!

  • ken warnock
    July 5th, 2009 at 8:57 pm

    I was wondering if you could make a clipper ship?

  • juut
    July 6th, 2009 at 1:58 am

    how to upgrade the dollar! fantastic

  • Gudang Hikmah
    July 6th, 2009 at 2:39 am

    amazing,please tell me how to make that origami ?

  • Gudang Hikmah
    July 6th, 2009 at 2:43 am

    amazing.please tell me how to make it ?

  • Carolyn Baxley
    July 6th, 2009 at 4:15 am

    I need Mr. Park in my gallery! WOW!

  • Red
    July 6th, 2009 at 4:31 am

    wow.=)

  • robb
    July 6th, 2009 at 7:36 am

    wow they’re all so beautiful that i want them.
    both the awesomeness and the money.

  • Kim
    July 6th, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    Well done. You have to ask are they really made with only a one dollar bill?

  • bandoswuu qiye, Jr.
    July 6th, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    really great! Just to say thanks for sharing

  • Mauro
    July 7th, 2009 at 12:25 am

    This is very cool!!! A really cheap origami;) I like it!!

  • jiafenglin
    July 7th, 2009 at 3:20 am

    Full of imagination, a flexible approach that can be used to display. But I do not agree with the money to do so!

  • sheryl
    July 7th, 2009 at 6:18 am

    cant think of a better way to use money!

  • Darnley Thomas
    July 7th, 2009 at 7:12 am

    amazing talent

  • Medyum
    July 7th, 2009 at 8:19 am

    wowww! these are wonderfull workings…

  • Sanalika
    July 7th, 2009 at 8:31 am

    how can i found origami tricks?

  • Marco_Mo
    July 7th, 2009 at 8:43 am

    Wow… these are awesome.

  • emma
    July 7th, 2009 at 8:48 am

    oooOOOOoooo……
    easy!

  • lynette
    July 7th, 2009 at 11:21 am

    this is awesome. incredible talent!

  • MC
    July 7th, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    wow thats amazing… are there directions?

  • Stéfan
    July 7th, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    This is unbelievable. How can he achieve such a level of details with banknotes, which are rather small?
    This is really awesome.

  • Patricia O'Connor
    July 8th, 2009 at 1:08 am

    Unimaginably clever, brilliant. How I wish I was blessed with such gifts. Thank you.

  • Eric Alder
    July 8th, 2009 at 2:54 am

    These are awesome! He could sell those for much more than they’re worth in the currency used. (Put me down for a Chinese Dragon!)

  • Fatima
    July 8th, 2009 at 4:27 am

    lindo! wonderful!

  • Malika
    July 8th, 2009 at 7:10 am

    this is some awesome work! my 8yr old brother could do something like this! Great JOB!

  • Angela
    July 8th, 2009 at 8:15 am

    These are sooo cool! I wish I could make them. It would be fun to leave them as tips in restaurants.

  • Jackjouk
    July 8th, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    Awesome designs – brilliant minds that inspire others to go the extra mile….

  • Tricia Dutton
    July 8th, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    These dollar bill creations are amazing! My fave is the koi…I love fish art!

  • apachai
    July 8th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Amazing, keep it up, i want to see more. it has changed my life and how i view money, nothing more than a folded paper weight.
    Thank you.

  • Diarmid
    July 8th, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    I guessed that Won Park was a bloke just from looking at his work.

    Outstanding work.

  • Joshua graham
    July 8th, 2009 at 4:47 pm

    That was absolutely amazing.

  • lourdes
    July 8th, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    i love your site! my mom might teach me origami soon too!

  • Brenda
    July 8th, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Awesome is the only thing I can say! Just absolutely awesome!

  • kathy keen
    July 8th, 2009 at 11:19 pm

    This is fantastic art,you should have an exibition.

  • RyGuy420
    July 9th, 2009 at 1:39 am

    First Post. I win. But These are really sweet. I especiallt like the x-wing and the scorpion

  • Bob Cable
    July 9th, 2009 at 5:51 am

    These paper folding objects are awesome, so lifelike, the scorpion is my favourite.

  • sophie pasqualetti
    July 9th, 2009 at 11:18 am

    Origamis from money,-beautiful! Symbolise the corruptions??? Very clever idea!

  • william
    July 9th, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    Your dollar techniques are amazing, and your website is crisp. Keep up the inspiring work.

  • ritki
    July 9th, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    Amazing!!!!!!!!

  • andres
    July 9th, 2009 at 9:35 pm

    please send diagram for one dollar camera to me

    I NEED IT

  • Jurgen Kleijkamp
    July 9th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    I love origami and this is absolutely the best way to do it! Very original!

  • Amatoc Industries
    July 9th, 2009 at 11:43 pm

    These are amazing. If they aren’t faked, they are some of the best origami i have seen to date

  • D
    July 10th, 2009 at 4:50 am

    awesome. I never knew you could do so many thngs with a dollar

  • Mia
    July 10th, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    Amazing Origami..very creative! I love all of these! :)

  • pål
    July 10th, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    wow! simply amazing!

  • Gabby
    July 10th, 2009 at 7:59 pm

    Well, a model of Titanic might be too much to ask for.

  • MKang
    July 10th, 2009 at 10:32 pm

    Excellent! How can you do these? Amazingly great.

  • parsonii
    July 11th, 2009 at 9:00 am

    No way! :O

  • Xtreme
    July 11th, 2009 at 9:13 am

    Great job! The money gives the works better color and contrast.

    Oh I know how to make the jacket!

  • RONNIE
    July 11th, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    bravo!!!! just great!!!
    would you consider showing/telling how you do any of these? I’d love to learn

  • Marebear
    July 11th, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    great post. I love all the creative designs he came up with. =]

  • SKY
    July 11th, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    WOW!!! whoever made these has a lot of talent (and money!)

  • SKY
    July 11th, 2009 at 5:10 pm

    Awesome stuff you have talent.

  • T
    July 11th, 2009 at 6:09 pm

    Wow! That’s awesome.

  • Mayur
    July 11th, 2009 at 8:14 pm

    Awesome creativity.

  • Kelwn/Val Hutcheon
    July 12th, 2009 at 6:00 am

    stunning artistry!!-wonderful

    talent!!

  • Drina R.
    July 12th, 2009 at 9:06 am

    This is amazing! :) Just made my day! What talent!

  • Hank
    July 12th, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    Actually, It’s a 2 dollar and 25 cent praying mantis. So, ya know.

  • 3D_Legend
    July 12th, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    just speechless <3

  • Connie M. Collins
    July 12th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    If my money looked like this, maybe i could save more of it. These are really works of art!

  • Monica
    July 12th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    I love these. It’s so talented and creative.

  • mrsDNDC
    July 12th, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    I’m awestruck by the originality combined with excellent craftsmanship! Keep creating . . . snd thank you for sharing your art. Inspiring!

  • zack
    July 12th, 2009 at 7:12 pm

    I can’t even imagine how this guy perceives the world around him.

  • InsertSmileyHere
    July 12th, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    OMG, these are so cool! :O

  • Katie Fairchild
    July 12th, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    This person has talent! Keep up the good work.

  • Alice
    July 13th, 2009 at 11:58 am

    that..is immense.

  • Nita
    July 13th, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    Awesome! The patience it must take to do this I covet.

    Cheers.

  • Amaekil Shath
    July 13th, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    thats awesome!!! :D :D:D

  • carrie
    July 13th, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    ohmygosh. you are my hero.

  • RawXIII
    July 14th, 2009 at 7:39 am

    Fantastic! Does this Won Park have any books out?

  • e cigarette
    July 14th, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    Wow. These sure are amazing. I think i would get too frustrated with all the bending, you would need lots of patience. He truly is the master of origami though.

  • Aeptah
    July 14th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    I’d love to see some tutorials for these! PLEASE!

  • marykaytogo
    July 14th, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    These are awseome

  • Martine
    July 15th, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Wow, I really LOVE it! :) What an amateur I am in paperfolding, by the way ;) Keep up the great work here, nice website, inspiring! Best wishes from the Netherlands x MM

  • max
    July 17th, 2009 at 8:09 am

    Does he cut the paper???
    Or is it an unaltered bill?

  • Chris Ronk
    July 18th, 2009 at 8:33 am

    Amazing! I could never have the patience to do this.

    Kudo’s to him.

  • Claire
    July 22nd, 2009 at 2:39 am

    Cool! I wonder how long it takes to make one..

  • jim w
    July 24th, 2009 at 4:34 am

    must take a special kind of person to site and do all of these! they are awesome though…

  • Jake
    July 26th, 2009 at 3:00 am

    coolest thing ive seen today!!!

  • agboola
    July 27th, 2009 at 6:13 am

    what a good art,mmmm ilike them

  • B.V.nagamalleswara rao
    August 6th, 2009 at 5:52 am

    art is divine. there is no
    boundaries to it. it swing in the water,fly in the sky
    and stood as a monument on the ground. what’s not every thing will be the subject to the art.

  • B.V.nagamalleswara rao
    August 6th, 2009 at 5:53 am

    a good collection

  • rachel
    August 9th, 2009 at 6:58 pm

    holy mother. that person is a genius.

  • cyn
    August 11th, 2009 at 6:52 am

    wow! the creations are wonderful. Won Park is a real genius.

  • Matt
    August 24th, 2009 at 8:36 am

    That Koi is excellent! Love the Tie Fighters too!

  • vk
    August 30th, 2009 at 12:32 am

    no fricking way!

  • Lindsey
    August 30th, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Is there a step-by-step guide to making these? I would love to learn to make these money creations! Thanks much!

  • forestchampion
    September 1st, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    How lucky not to cut the money! How amazing!

  • taran
    September 2nd, 2009 at 10:15 am

    how do you make thease things

  • Sarah
    September 14th, 2009 at 6:10 pm

    Wow. These are pretty awesome. :)

  • Misfito
    September 17th, 2009 at 7:42 am

    Man, where can I learn to do that? Amazing

  • angelxeyes
    September 22nd, 2009 at 11:53 am

    :O!!!!! woooaaah!!

  • bluescrubs02
    September 22nd, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    must say those were pretty cool

  • Gregory Miyata
    September 28th, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    Where can I get the instructions on how to make the two dollar jacket?
    Thanks.

  • rekha
    September 29th, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    its jst amazing& marvalous work

  • Philip V. Szuszitzky
    October 4th, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    Finally, money that’s worth something.

  • nancy
    October 10th, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    I want to learn how to fold! Do you have instructions?
    Thanks.

  • Iguane
    October 16th, 2009 at 2:26 am

    You have my pingback.

  • Sam.sunny
    October 16th, 2009 at 8:26 am

    Unique design, it is admirable that the designer!

  • Ryan
    October 20th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    You should share how to create these that would be great!

  • Rajesh
    October 22nd, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    Amazing art !

  • Jayne
    October 28th, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    I think the dollar is worth a lot more when it is like this!! ;)

  • Shundiin nakai
    November 2nd, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    I love the one dollar scorpion. it is so cool i wish i knew how to make it

  • Patrickv
    November 3rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm

    The toilet is the best so far, and those star wars star fighters too looks cool

  • matt
    November 7th, 2009 at 9:13 pm

    Amazing! I’m interested in a purchase, if they’re for sale.

  • Barbara tieyah
    November 11th, 2009 at 9:28 am

    awesome
    does he have a book on how to make those designes?

  • Scott
    November 15th, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    Really liked it!

  • Ian Oberdorf
    November 19th, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    when this was e-mailed by a friend I was craving and searching for instructions for all because of how amazing all is

  • debashish
    November 20th, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    wud like 2 learn the art of origami. amazing things carved out of single piece of paper. just amazing. hats off to the creator

  • Ann
    November 23rd, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    AWESOME!!!!!

  • D. B. Fillinger
    November 27th, 2009 at 3:57 am

    I practically can’t believe what I saw. Absolutely amazing.

  • Danielle Bourre
    November 27th, 2009 at 7:30 am

    This is great … WOuld be interested in displaying your work at a Fair .. please send us a contact address. Thanks

  • Constance Bray
    November 29th, 2009 at 1:59 pm

    Your designs are fantastic. Have you written any origami books that show how to do some of these. I especially like the Star Wars designs

  • Bebe
    December 1st, 2009 at 10:57 am

    Love them. Can I get the
    directions on how to make
    the dollar penguin? I need to make one for my son who is in “cold” country for 1 1/2 years.

  • Joyce
    December 1st, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    These are fantastic. Would you share the directions for the butterfly and the 2 dollar jacket.Thanks you if you will.

  • bluesky2009
    December 4th, 2009 at 12:51 am

    The perfect combination of thought and action, dazzling

  • Destiny Islands
    December 5th, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    Wow these are beautiful, and I love the blog here. Keep up the great posts!

  • Ryan (gentner)
    December 7th, 2009 at 11:55 am

    WOW…
    I saw this in my art class, an because I know alot about star craft and star trek… I was stared at for knowing what I did… (im only 11) do any of u know how to make that tank… LOL

  • Liane
    December 9th, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    Absolutely Incredible! These are amazing…I love them!

  • dianechandler
    December 16th, 2009 at 10:06 am

    WOW ! I can only make bow ties. This is Awesome!

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