Origami

In the years 1995--2001, I was very active in the paperfolding community and in the german paperfolding society Origami Deutschland e.V.. I was at one time editor of the magazine der falter, the official magazine of Origami Deutschland e.V., editor of the Origami Deutschland web pages, and member of imagiro, an amateur press alliance about origami that publishes a bi-monthly magazine.

Since starting my studies, the interest in paperfolding has waned, but I still go to conferences and meetings every once in a while and keep in contact with all the friends I gained via origami.

I'm also the founder and moderator of the German paperfolding mailing list papierfalten@yahoogroups.com. Please join the group if you speak German and want to get in touch with other paperfolders.

Gallery

Click on the thumbnails to get larger pictures and descriptions.

Lion and Lioness
designed by Dave Brill

Ankylosaurus
designed by Fumiaki Kawahata

Pegasus
designed by Fumiaki Kawahata

Tyrannosaurus Rex
designed by Fumiaki Kawahata

Pteranodon
designed by Fumiaki Kawahata

Dimetrodon
designed by Fumiaki Kawahata

Yoda
designed by Fumiaki Kawahata

Devil
designed by Jun Maekawa

Tiger
designed by Komatsu Hideo

Clown Mask
designed by Hideo Komatsu

Fox
designed by Hideo Komatsu

Dinosaur Skeletons
designed by Issei Yoshino

Chinese Dragon
designed by John Montroll

Camel
designed by John Montroll

Coyote
designed by John Montroll

Rhinoceros
designed by John Montroll

Tiger
designed by John Montroll

Iguane
designed by Jean-Claude Correia

The Last Supper
designed by Neal Elias

The Last Dance
designed by Neal Elias

Angel
designed by Neal Elias

Buddha Shrine
designed by Neal Elias

Buddha on a Turtle
designed by Neal Elias

Alligator
designed by Neal Elias

Sagittarius
designed by Neal Elias

Dromedary
designed by Neal Elias

Grand Piano
designed by Neal Elias

Bird Man
designed by Neal Elias

Black Rhino
designed by Ronald Koh

Dimetrodon
designed by Ronald Koh

Squirrel on a Log
designed by Patricia Crawford

Hercules Beetle
designed by Robert J. Lang

Kabuto Mushi
designed by Robert J. Lang

Ants
designed by Robert J. Lang

Hermit Crab
designed by Robert J. Lang

Seal on a Rock
designed by Martin Wall

Bear, Camel and Dragon
designed by Edwin Corrie

Dragon
designed by Edwin Corrie

Bear Cub
designed by Edwin Corrie

Bactrian Camel
designed by Edwin Corrie

Soma Cube
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Soma Cube Pieces
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Pentominos
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Spirals
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Swan
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Pyramids
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Crossed Box Pleat
designed by Thoki Yenn

CBP Tesselation 1
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

CBP Tesselation 2
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

CBP Tesselation 3
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Giant's Causeway
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Dino Tail Tesselation
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Scales
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Floderisation
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Floderisation
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Floderisation
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Floderisation
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Floderisation
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Floderisation
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Buckyball
designed by Tom Hull

Spring into Action
designed by Jeff Beynon

Pineapple
designed by Paul Jackson

Usually I mention from which book or booklet I got the diagrams. This is just to save me from being swamped with questions by people who absolutely must fold that model, but do not know where to find it.

Interestingly, this gallery is still the part of my web page that draws the most hits. Perhaps I should start again ...

Collaboration with Vincent Floderer

In the years 2000--2001, I collaborated with French sculptor and paperfolder Vincent Floderer a number of times, enjoying the hospitality of his home in central France and the support of CRIMP. Some of the works that I created during that time are now part of the collection of CRIMP and are travelling to exhibitions.

The model pictured below was first exhibited at the Payspassages exhibition at Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, from April 17th to May 16th, 2002.

The illustration of the underlying structure are by Ernst Bläuenstein, the photographs are courtesy of Vincent Floderer and CRIMP.

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Ernst Bläuenstein

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Ernst Bläuenstein

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Endless rabbit ear
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

These giant mushrooms are folded from a single piece of paper, without any artificial means of support. The largest are folded from sheets of 8, 22, and 50 square meters, respectively, and are up to 1.80m tall. I participated in producing the second-largest and third-largest.

Photograph courtesy of Vincent Floderer.

Champignon
designed by Vincent Floderer

The following models were also folded at Vincent Floderer's atelier.

Floderisation
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Floderisation
designed by Sebastian Kirsch

Floderisation
designed by Sebastian Kirsch


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