Author Description

The book is a reference book that exposes readers to a creative and artistic world– the origami world. The writer tells how he, an electrical engineer, discovered at the age of 54 a new love, a love for origami, and how he drifted with it and began folding papers using the origami method alone and with his family and friends, in every available time. To enhance the meaning of this world for him, and to bring readers even closer to the field, he offers a variety of examples of origami models, a group of traditional models, of unknown artists and a set of models, courtesy of some leading origami artists, and a group of his original models. He tells of each model, and also incorporates tips and instructions for folding different origami models. The book praise the subject of origami folding and reveals a great much about this world– an undoubtedly fascinating world, which those who do not know it before may be surprised by its depth and size. The writer, through his eyes, offers the reader this experience, tells the reader about the origami world, explains the origin of the name and how it evolved, discovers how origami folds are made, and even explains the "language" with which a person around the world can understand the instructions for folding different forms. The combination of examples – including those made by experienced and well-known origami artists – adds a great much to the book, and to the general atmosphere, as do the practical explanations for folding different models.