Packed with illustrative examples by renowned international artists and paper folders we are
introduced to different folding and cutting techniques for constructing such as origami
kirigami leporello and the Turkish map fold while a wealth of practical easy-to-follow folding
templates and diagrams motivate us to try them ourselves. This repertoire of shapes and
structures is intended for artists visual artists and teachers as well as for lovers of
handmade objects scrapbooking and creative hobbies. Here you will find useful tools at the
service of your imagination as well as detailed explanations of the methods and creative
processes of sixty working artists and creators from all over the world. With more than one
hundred models many of them previously unpublished the book is a synthesis of classic origami
and kirigami folds and arrangements of folds used for creating unusual books and booklets
without binding as well as the folding and cutting techniques that made them possible. While
the models shown often use traditional origami and kirigami bases such as square and
preliminary triangle bases and lotus and diamond folds the reader is also exposed to ones that
have been customized and reinvented. Jean-Charles Trebbi author of The Art of Folding and The
Art of the Cutting takes the reader on an instructive tour of the various approaches of
creators whose impressive artistry and craft have resulted in surprising beautiful eclectic
and effective book forms. We learn about Masahiro Chatani the inventor of Origamic
Architecture Shuzo Fujimoto one of the pioneers of origami tessellation and a host of
contemporary masters including Martin Wall Paul Jackson David Brill Bruno Munnar Katsumi
Komagata Ed Hutchins Paul Johnson Hedi Kyle Werner Pfeiffer Alisa Golden Joan Michaels
Paque and many others. With numerous templates for copying the Art of Origami Books will
inspire you to handle paper in new and inventive ways while exploring the many exciting
possibilities of this ancient craft yourself.
