Genuine Japanese Origami, Book 2 - (Dover Origami Papercraft) by Jun Maekawa (Paperback)

Number of Pages: 128
Genre: Crafts + Hobbies
Sub-Genre: Origami
Series Title: Dover Origami Papercraft
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Age Range: 9-12 Years
Author: Jun Maekawa
Language: English

About the Book

Unique approach features 34 models of cubes, geometric shapes, puzzles, and everyday items -- all folded from rectangular paper. Original figures offer advanced beginners and serious origamists an intriguing blend of art and science.

Book Synopsis

Unique and wildly creative, this mathematical approach to origami was invented by a Japanese master of the art. Jun Maekawa regards paperfolding from a perspective guided by geometric and aesthetic principles. In this captivating how-to book, he illustrates his point of view with directions for constructing 34 fabulous items, including cubes, towers, and geometric shapes as well as puzzles and figures of everyday items.
This is the first publication outside Japan of these original models, offering advanced beginners and serious origamists a combination of simple and complex figures and an intriguing blend of art and science. Rather than the square-shaped paper familiar to American folders, all models employ rectangular sheets of paper -- that is, sheets with an aspect ratio of 1:1.41, or 1: √2. Instructions for making rectangular origami paper are included.