Origami Anywhere

2014

The theme behind this book is that of recycling folding material. I’ve suggested (and used) material including crisp bags, paper plates, bus tickets, chopsticks wrappers, business cards, napkins and various rectangles. The possibilities are endless and you should get a lot of inspiration for finding free sources of origami raw material.

A fortuitously-timed trip to new York gave me plenty of opportunity to pick up some examples for photography. As with several recent books, I’ve also supplied all photographs for this book.

I was particularly pleased with the wonderful and quirky “Roast Chicken”, which was made from a “cheese snips” multi-pack (see bottom left of the cover). The “Printers Hat” was made with a newspaper found in a supermarket in Allentown, PA, where I was guest of Mark Kennedy.

Models: Arun Soor – Roast Chicken / David Petty – Autumn Leaf, 3D Heart / Doris Lauinger – Mehlem Envelope / Edwin Corrie – Dog, Koala / Evi Binzinger – Flower / Francis Ow – Hex–Letterfold,  Rocking Cradle, XYZ / Kunihiko Kasahara – Wizard / Mark Leonard – Fox / Nick Robinson – Pill Box, Throne, Double Pajarita / Robert Foord – Shell Cube, Saltstraumen Octahedron / Steve Daniels – Decoration / Suzanna Kricskovics – Dachshund / Wayne Brown – Brown Box, Yacht /  Traditional – Bellflower, Printers Hat, Chopsticks Bird, Fleur De Lys, Shirt

Bellflower by Traditional
page (from Square)

Printers Hat by Traditional
page (from Newspaper)

Hex-Letterfold by Francis Ow
page (from Rectangle)

Mehlem Envelope by Doris Lauinger
page (from A4)

Pill Box by Nick Robinson
page (from Business Card)

Brown Box by Wayne Brown
page (from Square)

Autumn Leaf by David Petty
page (from Square)

Rocking Cradle by Francis Ow
page (from Circle)

Chopsticks Peacock by Traditional
page (from Chopsticks Wrapper)

Decoration by Steve Daniels
page (from 8 x square)

3D Heart by David Petty
page (from Square)

Fleur De Lys by Traditional
page (from Napkin)

Flower by Evi Binzinger
page (from Square)

Shirt by Traditional
page (from Napkin)

Dachshund by Suzanna Kricskovics
page (from 3x1)

Dog by Edwin Corrie
page (from Square)

Yacht by Wayne Brown
page (from Square)

Throne by Nick Robinson
page (from Square)

Wizard by Kunihiko Kasahara
page (from Rectangle)

Fox by Mark Leonard
page (from 2x1)

Koala by Edwin Corrie
page (from Square)

XYZ by Francis Ow
page (from Square)

Double Pajarita by Nick Robinson
page (from 2x1)

Shell Cube by Robert Foord
page (from 6 x square)

Saltstraumen Octahedron by Robert Foord
page (from 6 x square)

Roast Chicken by Arun Soor
page (from Square)

Images have been sourced from the web or the author. If you want an image removing (or have a better one!) please get in touch.