This inspiring guide takes the reader on an in-depth journey into the fascinating world of origami book art.

Packed with illustrative examples from renowned international artists and paper folders, the book introduces us to various folding and cutting techniques for book making, such as origami, kirigami, leporello and Turkish map fold. In addition, a wealth of practical templates and easy-to-follow diagrams motivate us to try these techniques for ourselves.

This repertoire of shapes and structures is aimed at artists, visual artists and teachers, as well as lovers of handmade objects, scrapbooking and creative crafts. Here you will find useful tools in the service of your imagination, along with detailed explanations of the creative methods and processes of sixty artists and makers from around the world. With over one hundred models, many of them previously unpublished, the book synthesises classic origami and kirigami folds, as well as innovative layouts used to create unbound books and booklets, exploring the folding and cutting techniques that make them possible. Although the models presented are often based on traditional structures, such as preliminary square and triangular bases or lotus and diamond folds, the reader will also discover personalised and reinvented versions.

Jean-Charles Trebbi, author of The Art of Folding and The Art of the Cutting, guides the reader on an instructive tour through the approaches of various creators, whose impressive talent has resulted in surprising, beautiful, eclectic and functional books. We learn about Masahiro Chatani, the inventor of Origami Architecture; Shuzo Fujimoto, one of the pioneers of tessellated origami; and a wide range of contemporary masters, including Martin Wall, Paul Jackson, David Brill, Bruno Munari, Katsumi Komagata, Ed Hutchins, Paul Johnson, Hedi Kyle, Werner Pfeiffer, Alisa Golden, Joan Michaels Paque, among many others.

With numerous templates to copy, The Art of Origami Book will inspire you to work with paper in new and inventive ways, as you explore for yourself the endless possibilities of this ancient art.

Publisher: Hoaki