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Senses Unfolded!
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In This Issue
diagrams
(Photo by Monica Nouwens for
14-17 Bird, by Damian Malicki (Poland) Bruna Mori, 2007)
Holiday Tree
Senses Unfolded!
By Maxwell Jones
For the past 45 years, year, in the Astor Turret on the fourth floor.
Photos by Andrew Cribb The area was a circular room, with windows
Origami USA has on all sides except the entrance side, and the
partnered with the While the Holiday Tree was only on display for
a few weeks, the work put into it far exceeds
tree in the middle. Colored lights focused
from the ground to the tree so it always ap-
Museum of Natural that. Volunteers fold the models that will go peared lit. There were all different kinds of
History in New York to on display, and models from past years are also
used. This year's theme for the Holiday Tree
models on the tree, ranging from dinosaurs, to
masks, to pianos, to origami optical illusions
create a special Holiday was “Unfolding the Senses”, which comes in (which fit with the theme.) Kids and parents
tree with nothing but accordance with a short term exhibit in the
Museum, focused on exploring the visitors'
alike loved the exhibit, with a packed crowd
for the opening of the 13 foot tall tree.
origami models. senses. The tree was in a different location this (In the captions, D: Designer; F: Folder)
by Charlene Morrow
Chair, OrigamiUSA Board
of Directors
Photos by Hank Morris
The idea was the brainchild of Patty
Grodner, Vice Chair of the Board of
Directors of OrigamiUSA, who you may
also know as the new chair for the PCOC.
One background factor stimulating the
idea of more actively supporting our
youth is the data from the 2015 survey
that shows clearly how our membership is
very disproportionately over 55. A second
factor was the enthusiasm brought to
the board in summer 2017 by our newly
elected board member, Sunil Dhavalikar,
for youth programs. He was really eager to
put a lot of energy into getting origami out requiring a detailed description of the Harry Allen comments
there in youth settings, whether schools, youth’s work and a letter of support from
after school clubs, or completely outside the COG leader and information from a
on how receiving
of school activities. Sunil’s sudden passing parent/guardian. the scholarship has
in Fall 2017 shocked and saddened us all, affected him:
and we are committed to keeping alive his The selection process was arduous because
enthusiasm for bringing origami to young all of the applications were from amaz- “When I was notified that I had
people. Supporting a scholarship initiative ing young folders. It was decided that the won the scholarship…I was thrilled!
is just the one way to accomplish this goal. emphasis would be placed on youth who Before I got the scholarship, I didn’t
had never attended a national convention even know that PCOC existed.
Patty was quickly joined by Jan Polish before, other things being equal. The “other Since PCOC I fold more often and
and Shrikant Iyer to form a scholarship things” were factors such as community uploaded four models (three of
committee. Together they worked with the involvement, sharing/teaching origami, my own design) on my YouTube
network of Community Origami Groups and/or creativity shown through folded channel (Allegami). Later I did a
(COGs) to reach out to their young mem- and original models. Finally the recipients show-and-tell of what happened
bers to apply for a scholarship. Within were chosen, and they and their families at PCOC. The class was impressed.”
a short time, 14 impressive applications couldn’t have been more excited. I volun- (Harry Allen, 11 years old, WA, USA)
from across the US were submitted, each teered to be a mentor for the two recipients,
PCOC Wows
Matthews (Photo: Alex Matthews)
RIGHT. Seth Friedman, left, and Alex
Matthews folding together in the
Hospitality Room (Photo: Tammy Matthews)
Scholarship Winner
By Alex Matthews (TN) Stepping through the door into the hotel, in ticketing again. I attended the Dollar
we were met by Char Morrow with wide Bill Flower-In-A-Pot class first. The class
Every year I joke with my parents about open arms ready to help us transition into was harder than I expected, but with a bit
going on vacation to “place X” (which the bustling atmosphere of an origami of help from Sok Song, it looked like the
always happened to be an origami conven- conference. Char was quick to introduce example model. After lunch, I raced to the
tion) for a birthday or their anniversary. us to everyone who happened by at din- Silent Auction to make sure I would get my
I knew that, probably, I would never get ner. By the time we left, three hours later, book. I did, but not without a lot of stress
to attend a convention for many years a dozen or more folders had made my on my part. It was so fun! Everyone jump-
because I am the only avid folder in my first evening at PCOC a pleasurable expe- ing around each other, people “borrowing”
family. I was completely unaware that I rience. It was the perfect beginning to the pens, and that sigh of joy mixed with relief
would be the scholarship winner and at- best weekend ever. when you get that one special item that
tend the Pacific Coast Origami Conference you wanted. I finished the convention with
(PCOC) 2017 in Los Angeles, CA. Saturday dawned bright and clear, a extraordinary classes by Robert Lang, Belle
perfect day for folding. I was privileged to Fernandez, and Beth Johnson.
My local community origami group be asked to help in the ticketing process!
(COG), Plateau Origami People, a group I love volunteering, so this was fun. We The amazing thing about PCOC was that
of folders in Crossville, TN, concocted ticketed over 250 people in less than 30 everyone seemed to know each other, like
a top-secret plan - a plan to send me to minutes! I was able to attend Seth Fried- a great big family. No matter what table
my first origami convention. When it man’s Cat class. The best part of it was a I sat down at, I was as welcome as I was
was disclosed that I had been chosen by short lecture on his design process. During anywhere else. Everyone was extremely
the scholarship committee, headed by lunch, I had a delightful, at times comical, helpful, friendly, and ready to lend a help-
Shrikant Iyer, as the first PCOC scholar- chat with special guest Paul Jackson. Dur- ing hand. PCOC is unquestionably some-
ship winner, I had absolutely no idea that ing the rest of the afternoon, I took Beth thing I would do year after year. Getting
I had even been nominated. That’s when Johnson’s Squirrel class and Paul Jackson’s ready for the plane ride home, I had a
the whole plot unraveled. My COG had Baseball Cap class. Saturday night, I stayed feeling of déjà vu. Everyone who walked
learned of the scholarship, got my par- up late to fold. It was very rewarding. My by seemed to be someone I knew, talked
ents’ permission, sent in the nomination, completed rooster is picturesque. Staying to, or folded with. It was a bittersweet
and sat back to wait for news - without up late to fold - that is the life. parting, leaving so many new friends,
me knowing a single thing! I’ve got to but the anticipation to see them again is
give those ladies credit, my powers of Sunday dawned perfect and heavenly. After something I will hold with me until we
deduction were finally at a loss. cheerfully eating breakfast, I volunteered meet again at another convention.
by Josh Brown
Researchers Glaucio Paulino (left) and Ke
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology Liu with origami structures that can be An assortment of origami structures
have developed a new computer-aided approach simulated in new software. (Credit: Rob that can be designed in new software.
that streamlines the design process for origami- Felt, Georgia Tech) (Credit: Rob Felt)
based structures, making it easier for engineers
and scientists to conceptualize new ideas behave based on what type of material – from Paulino and his team recently designed an ori-
graphically while simultaneously generating the soft paper to hard plastic or metal – would be gami structure capable of being reconfigured to
underlying mathematical data needed to build used to create the object. fold into different shapes. The goal was to lay the
the structure in the real world. groundwork for structures that could eventually
“This type of modeling was possible already
Origami paper folding techniques in recent years reconfigure themselves, such as an antenna that
using finite element analysis, but that is a time-
have been at center of research efforts focused could change its shape and operate at different
consuming process that could take hours or
on finding practical engineering applications for frequencies.
days and provides a lot of unnecessary data,”
the ancient art, with ideas ranging from deploy- said Ke Liu, a Georgia Tech graduate student “With this new design approach, we’re able to get
able antennas to robotic arms. who worked on the project. “Our new process is insight with every iteration of the design, which
“Our work provides a means to predict compu- much faster and gives us the underlying data for will guide our design choices and ultimately give
tationally the real origami behavior of a design how the origami works.” us more power to fine-tune these structures,”
– something that up to now has not been easily Paulino said.
The software, which is called MERLIN, al-
done,” said Glaucio Paulino, a professor in the lows the researchers to simulate how origami The software will be provided free for other
Georgia Tech School of Civil and Environmental structures will respond to compression forces researchers to use and will be used as an
Engineering. “With the new software, we can from different angles – one at a time or several educational tool for undergraduate students at
easily visualize and, most importantly, engineer simultaneously. The researchers can then quickly Georgia Tech.
the behavior of deployable, self-assembling, and adjust the parameters for the type of material
adaptable origami systems.” *This research was partially supported by the
used or from what angle it is compressed to see
National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant
The research, which was supported by the Na- how that would change the behavior of the piece.
CMMI-1538830, the China Scholarship Council
tional Science Foundation and reported October For one of their simulations, the researchers (CSC), and the Raymond Allen Jones Chair at the
11th in the journal Proceedings of the Royal So- recreated a foldable wine bottle gift bag that uses Georgia Institute of Technology. The content is solely
ciety A, involved building a computer model to a cylindrical shell origami called the Kresling the responsibility of the authors and does not neces-
simulate the interaction between the two facets pattern. When the top of the structure is com- sarily represent the official views of those organiza-
of a folded sheet, including how easily and how pressed to a threshold point, sections of the bag tions. Reprinted with permission from Georgia Tech
far the folds would bend and how much the flat collapse in on themselves in multiple stages. Research “Horizons”.
planes would deform during movement.
“The software also allows us to see where the Citation: K. Liu, G. H. Paulino, “Nonlinear Mechan-
Once all sections were connected together and energy is stored in the structure and better un- ics of Non-Rigid Origami: An Efficient Computa-
digitally represented a piece of origami, the derstand and predict how the objects will bend, tional Approach,” (Proceedings of the Royal Society
model could simulate how the structure would twist and snap,” Paulino said. A, 2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2017.0348
The Lord of
the Pins
Mark W. Kennedy, of South Whitehall Twp., PA, ABOVE. Mark, Arlene and Jacob Gorchov,
passed away on February 18, 2018. Born on March circa 1991 (Courtesy of G. Gorchov)
BELOW. Mark and his wife Arlene Gorchov
14, 1950 in Detroit, Mark was a widely known (Courtesy of Brian Kolins)
figure in the international origami community.
He was beloved for his humor and generosity.
Mark Kennedy will be remembered for his wonderful teaching, great sense of humor Begun in 1995, the Michael Shall Volunteer
and those beautiful glossy origami pins and magnets. (Photo by Susan Dugan) Recognition Award is given to specific dedi-
cated volunteers for extraordinary service to
OrigamiUSA, in the spirit of Michael’s volun-
teerism. Michael believed that "origami is for
anyone, anywhere, any time!" and the best way
to spread the joy of origami was by volunteer-
ing. Mark was a volunteer, a teacher and an
ambassador for OrigamiUSA. The Board of
Directors was pleased to give him the Michael
Shall Volunteer Recognition Award in 2018
Lillian Oppenheimer and Mark Mark Kennedy during the 50th anniversary shortly before he passed away. The Board is
Kennedy in New York (circa 1987. of the British Origami Society Stratford- deeply saddened by his loss. This tribute was
Photo courtesy of Robin Macey) Upon-Avon, 2017. (Photo by Robin Macey). read to Mark during his last days.
Bird
HIGH INTERMEDIATE
7OSME
4th to 7 th September 2018
The 7th International DNA
and materials. The research area looks
to develop objects that can transform by
Meeting on Origami in folding. This may involve the transfor-
Science, Mathematics, and mation of a smaller object to a larger one.
This is being applied to development of
Education (7OSME) will space satellites, medical devices, and the
take place in Oxford, United enhancement of the strength of materials
by incorporating folding in its design.
Kingdom between 5th
The three-day conference will be com-
and 7th September 2018. prised of presentations made by par-
the world. In December 2014, a group ticipants. These will be presented and
Mark Bolitho from the UK made a successful bid to published as papers. The process for
host the 2018 OSME in Oxford university, selecting these talks is underway and we
The conference will take place across beating five other international proposals have received more than 200 proposals
three sites within Oxford University, to hold the event. The previous OSME for presentations across the core areas
including St. Anne’s college, The Maths event was held in Tokyo in 2014 and of the conference, Engineering, Maths,
Institute and the School of Engineering. had an attendance of around 300 people Education, Art and Design and History.
The 7OSME conference will be followed interested in, or involved with, applied The final selection process will involve a
by the British Origami Society’s autumn origami research. The Oxford event is peer review, with selected papers being
convention in the same venue (7th to 9th the first time that OSME will be held in published in the book Origami 7.
September 2018). the UK, and only the second time that the
event will be held in Europe. Previous 7OSME will bring together researchers
7OSME is an academic conference that OSMEs have been held in Japan, USA, and interested parties from around the
explores the interactions amongst origa- and Singapore. world and we are expecting around 300
mi, mathematics, science, and education. attendees, with a high level of attendance
This year’s event will be the seventh in a Origami is generally associated with fold- from Japan. The event has funding sup-
series of conferences held every four years ing paper as an artistic pursuit. However, port from various Anglo-Japanese groups.
since 1989, when the first International from this craft base there has been a
Meeting of Origami Science and Technol- growing appreciation of the process of Previous OSME conferences have created
ogy, was held in Ferrara, Italy. folding and its application. Origami is a local legacy, and the Tokyo conference
increasingly being used in the classroom resulted in a series of bi-annual meetings
Since 1989 the OSME conference has to explain various geometric principles where researchers could exchange ideas
been held in different locations around and mathematical ideas. At a higher and collaborate. There are plans to create
level, origami mathematicians are looking a continued European legacy beyond the
SATTELITE at the science behind the folding process. conference.
Areas of research include, developing a
mathematical language to describe the The BOS autumn convention will take
folding process, the foldability of origami place on the weekend following on from
patterns and surfaces, and the develop- 7OSME. This convention will be a two-
ment of folding algorithms. day programme of folding classes.
Life is Beautiful
A Tribute to “Yami” Yamauchi
Yoichi "Yami" Yamauchi died on December 25, 2017
in Torrance, California at the age of 81. His health had
been declining for some time and he passed away
peacefully. OrigamiUSA pays homage to a man who
so charmingly embodied the spirit of paperfolding.
By Michael Sanders with the artists whose models excited me. But
contributions from Patricia Yami and Joe brought me back to appreci-
Grodner and Chikako Yamauchi. ating the joys of action models; the beauty
of simplicity; the peace of paper and the
Yoichi “Yami” Yamauchi’s infectious per- power it had in delighting young and old.
sonality could awaken the child within us They were magicians of the heart and their
all; even grown adults. medium was paper. Above all else, by be-
friending and collaborating with these two
My first recollection of Yami Yamauchi happy peace warriors, I learned to appreci-
is in December of 2003. I had been given ate the art of having a generous spirit.
Yami charming a crowd at Descanso space at the Japan Expo in Los Angeles.
Gardens while folding a box with his pre- During the event, Yami stumbled upon my Yami and Joe are generous to a fault: Giv-
creased paper and acrylic block. Perhaps a booth. I knew of him from being involved ing of their models, giving of their time,
Yami-ism is making them all smile, “That’s with the Westcoast Origami Guild, which I giving of their knowledge. I was always
your problem. Take your time, and hurry
up!” He also used to say that to do origami
joined the previous year. But I didn’t really trying to figure out a way to profit. To
you need “two hands, two eyes, two ears, know him all that well, yet. make sure we received fair compensation
and NO mouth.” It turns out, we did need for our time and efforts (when it mat-
our mouths to smile, laugh, ooo and aaah He sat down and asked how I had acquired tered); and that they were not being taken
as Yami spread the magic of origami. the booth. He folded a David Brill book advantage of by those unappreciative of
(Photograph by Kazuyoshi Ito, 2013)
and a Christmas tree for me while we their talents and of the art of origami.
talked. Sometime shortly after this, we
began working together at cultural festivals Yami invested in anything that he thought
and events, along with our friend Joe would bring joy and happiness in the mo-
Hamamoto. The three of us were the Three ment; and seldom asked for anything in
Origamigos. I’d often get asked if Yami was return. One of his favorite models to teach
my dad. So I started joking around, “No, the public is the traditional Thai tulip with
that’s my son, Yami; and that’s my other leaf and stem. He would buy boxloads of
son Joe (who’s about 10 years older than clay pots and freely hand those out so that
Yami). Yami seemed to really enjoy this people had something in which to display
and often called me Dad, even when there their folded Thai tulip.
was no one else around to impress.
Yami had a couple of die made of cer-
Yami and Joe became my mentors. When tain models in order to stamp the crease
I first came to the realization that there was pattern onto cardstock paper. This made
Simple spinners bring so much fun:
Yami’s Origami Spinning Top (top) such a thing as modern origami designs, more advanced models readily accessible
and Little Blow Top (bottom) I delved into the complex and super-com- to novice folders, to draw them into the
(Photograph by Hisako Tanji, 2018) plex. Montroll, Lang, Kamiya—these were magic world of paperfolding.
Yami’s aim was to bring happiness into these non-origami toys; and then after
people’s lives; and origami was merely showing people how it works, he’d give
one vehicle through which he could them their own to keep. And ask nothing
accomplish this task. Above all else, he back in return. The smiles and laughter
loved to joke and entertain. of others were his compensation.
He went through a phase where he de- Yami told me that he didn’t grow up
lighted in a trick he learned from magi- doing much origami as a kid. It only
cian Lennart Green. He would buy clear became one of his passions later in life
plastic cups, hide one under his armpit, when in 1986 he was grief-stricken by
then go shake someone’s hand. As soon the sudden loss of his son in a sport-
as he clasped the person’s hand, he’d ing accident. He had given his two kids
wince as though his hand were being origami paper and a book when they
Standing room only to fold tulips with
crushed as the sound of the plastic cup went off to school, thinking it would Yami at Chinese American Museum’s
crackled. Reactions were often hilarious. remind them of their cultural heritage. Lantern Festival, Los Angeles (Photograph
After his son died, he learned that his by Michael Sanders, 2007)
He also went through another phase son had developed a strong passion for
where he discovered chain rings that he folding paper. Yami came to adopt his
could make cascade endlessly, reminis- son’s hobby; and it became a therapeutic
cent of Jacob’s ladder (another clever toy, means of healing himself. Yami wrote
of which Yami designed a paper ver- about folding himself from grief to joy in
sion). Before this, he also had discovered his book Yami’s Origami: First Steps to a
a trick he’d do with a single ring on a Thousand Paper Cranes.
chain. The challenge was to make the
ring connect to the chain by holding the After a period of time, Yami went
chain and flipping the ring onto it. He’d beyond folding pre-existing works and
walk around with this prop around his matured into creating his own designs;
neck, like a necklace. All for the sake of this included introducing his Fireworks Once you solve the mystery of how to
fold Yami’s Pandora’s Box, you can give
taking it off to show his trick. Being the model, a big hit at the OrigamiUSA it to someone to solve the mystery of
generous person that he was, I remem- Convention in 1998. Since then, he how to open it (Photograph by Hisako
ber him buying material for both of has had a number of original designs Tanji, 2018)
Yami passed away peaceably on Decem- It [the book Yami’s Origami] is part
ber 25, 2017. He had enjoyed one last of my gift to give in return for a gift I
visit from his beautiful daughter before have received in immeasurable quanti-
he left us. ties. I dedicate it, with a small prayer
for my son, who I sense is alive some-
Yami will be greatly missed by us all. In- where in all of this wonderful magic.
stead of mourning his loss, however, I am
Yami and his favorite tulips at convinced he would want us to celebrate Yami attended many OrigamiUSA conven-
SuihoEn Japanese Garden in Van Nuys his life; and dwell on the fun times and the tions when living in the NY area. You nev-
(Photograph by Michael Sanders, 2009) goodness he spread throughout the world; er had to look hard to find him as he was
and for us who knew him, to find com- always at the table with the most people
Joe, who is older, was the first to “retire” fort in our times of grief, as he did, in the gathered around. After he moved to Cali-
from working festivals with us. His con- simple act of folding the peace of paper fornia, his spirit was so missed at the con-
stitution just could not handle the long we hold in our hands. For ourselves. For ventions. OrigamiUSA decided to sponsor
hours and travel time, anymore. But at others. Be generous to the world. “Life is Yami to come to convention one year. He
home, he is still folding away—a veritable beautiful,” Yami would say. was very touched by this gesture and made
one-man factory at producing elaborate the most of every minute. In 2006, Yami
modulars which he freely gives away. Twenty years ago, in his book, he wrote: was given the Ranana Benjamin Award by
OrigamiUSA, recognizing his contribu-
The last year Yami and I worked I had lost one child. But here be- tions as a teacher—especially to children
together was 2015, along with Mike fore me I had gained hundreds who (aren’t we all children at heart?).
Manta Ray
HIGH INTERMEDIATE
A+ in Origami
Book Design
As someone who didn’t find an origami Among the various theses presented in December 2017 by
community until his late teens, Ryan Dong
wanted to produce a book that not only
the City University of New York (CUNY) Electronic Design
teaches, but also engages the reader into & Multimedia undergraduate students, an origami book
the world of paperfolding.
project by Ryan Dong received much praise and attention.
“I didn’t want to make a book that was just It is always very encouraging to know that origami can be
a collection of origami diagrams. I wanted
to make the process of folding paper more
represented at the university level. The Paper wanted to
personal, relatable, and fun”, he said. Origi- learn more about the process that Ryan followed for his
nally from China, Ryan started teaching
himself through books at a young age, but
project: “Origami: One Sheet, Two Colors”.
only when he moved to New York City did
he finally find a group of folders (Origami
Meetup Group or OMG) that helped him
improve his folding and design his own
models.
by Laura Rozenberg visit the Albers Foundation to talk about reference of curved-crease sculpture,
(text and photos) his workshop experience. made by a student at the Bauhaus dur-
ing Albers' preliminary course in paper
Fritz Hortsman, artist residency and edu- Not only was the conversation interesting, study in 1927. (Probably it does not exist
cation coordinator at the Josef and Anni but he opened before my eyes a small col- anymore, although there is a picture in a
Albers Foundation of the United States, lection of paper constructions that Albers' book by Hans Wingler. See references.)
delivered a workshop on the teachings students created during the courses he
of Josef Albers last year at MoMA. The taught at Yale University in the 1970's. When the Bauhaus, the first school of
course was aimed at the general public There were about 16 pieces stored in ar- design in the world and a modernist
who worked, played and tested the effects chival boxes. Their state of conservation is beacon of the 20th century, was forced to
of folding paper based on Albers' teaching good with some models showing signs of shut down with the advance of Nazism,
method. foxing (brown stains). Some photos I took Albers emigrated to the United States
accompany this note. with his wife Anni. He continued teach-
Unfortunately I was not in New York ing at Black Mountain College in North
at that time, as I would have loved to There were fanlike foldings and curved- Carolina and later at Yale University. One
participate. But in November, during a creased constructions of various types. way to introduce students to construction
brief trip to the United States, I contacted I did not see the paraboloid which has and aesthetic thinking was through paper.
Hortsman and he kindly invited me to been documented as the earliest known Albers proposed exercises that were both
July, 2018
Polish Origami Association (Polskie Towarzystwo Origami) | July 20–22, Modular
wreaths
2018 | Piła, Poland
and rings
taught by
August, 2018 Mary Ann
Centerfold 2018 | August 10–12, 2018 | Columbus, OH, (USA) Scheblein-
Dawson
September, 2018
7OSME+BOS Summer Convention | September 5–7, 2018 | Oxford
University, Oxford, UK
Riccardo Foschi's
definition of Origami
Origami is an art, a technique and
a science; a puzzle to solve, a lan-
guage that connects people of differ-
ent cultures; it’s a bunch of complex
mathematical theorems for professors,
but it’s also a game for children; it’s a
relaxing activity, but it’s also very frus-
trating sometimes; it needs patience
and precision, but try to ask about
precision to Victor Coeurjoly and see if
he agrees; origami starts from a square
sheet, but not always; with origami
you fold every subject, but actually you
can’t; origami is when you fold paper,
but also metal, plastic, wood, rubber,
dehydrated seaweeds (I swear I did It
once!); in origami you can’t use “cuts”,
but in traditional origami they used
cuts a lot! Therefore, origami for me is
a contradictory kaleidoscope of arts,
techniques, materials, constructions,
geometric figures and everything,
which have only one common factor:
the “fold”.
While most 14 year olds are playing video games, 14 year old
Tovi Wen is designing super-complex lobsters and crabs in his
room. Tovi is in 8th grade and goes to Hunter College High
School. He loves math as well as origami and also enjoys com-
petition math in his free time. He has been going to the Origa-
miUSA Conventions since he was seven and though he may be
younger than many of the people he folds with, he makes up for
it in knowledge.
One of the main reasons Tovi was able to advance to such a high
level is his unique experiences in learning. He started out trying of relying on just diagrams. This lead him to more complex
crease patterns only a few years after starting origami instead concepts and models. He says he did this so early on because,
“You see the models that have been diagramed in books, even
the very complex books, and then you see the models that are
Riccardo’s Fact Sheet in crease patterns ... some of the nicest, most beautiful models
haven’t been diagrammed. They’ve only been crease-patterned.”
Tovi’s First book: The Complete Book of Origami by Using crease patterns also seemed to have greatly helped Tovi
Robert Lang with his own designs. The beginning of his designing career was
Favorite designer: Shuki Kato finishing a model his own way, and with crease patterns you
His recommended paper to use: Start with Kami, foil have to shape a model your own way as a finish. He said “The
paper for shaping, big foil for complex test folding, and real transition was from creating my own pretty simple models
Ogami for models. to creating complex models where I map out the crease patterns
A good crease pattern to start with: scorpion by first, and it’s not just trial and error.”
Tadashi Mori His message for other kids is “[Origami] is a beautiful
Great YouTube channel for learning techniques: artform. It is where math and art meet ... you want to begin
Tadashi Mori - How To Origami with a diagram, then you want explore the origami world to
see what is possible.”