On Mon, 18 Feb 2019 at 11:21, Matthew Gardiner <[email protected]> wrote:
> > That work, and the pattern, Figure 11 of the patent, reminded me of Tomoko > Fuse’s Spiral work from this book: Fuse, Tomoko. Spiral: Origami, Art, > Design. Viereck Verlag, 2012. > > This is a really fantastic book, if you haven’t seen it, but its kind of > hard to get. I picked one up from Nicholas Terry at CFC in Lyon France. I > was amazed by the level of sustained variety in the one topic and folding > style. Its like Fuse sets out to systematically show everything that is > possible in this genre. Rather than just invent a model, she describes a > whole folding system. It was very inspiring for me during my research to > see how thorough an artistic system can be. > Here's another great book by Tomoko Fuse: TOMOKO FUSE - LA REINE DE L'ORIGAMI (FRENCH) Italian version: https://www.nuinui.ch/it/libro/tomoko-fuse-larte-dellorigami/ Available here: https://www.origami-shop.com/en/tomoko-fuse-reine-lorigami-xml-206_641_517_247-11481.html or https://www.amazon.it/Tomoko-Fuse-regina-origami-illustrata/dp/2889352056r Not yet available in English, but I think plans are afoot. It's a gorgeous picture book, with a few diagrams so maybe the text isn't so important. SPIRAL can be also be obtained directly from the publishers, Viereck Verlag. https://viereck-verlag.de/en/produkt/spiral-origami-art-design/ Both books are essential for all fans of Tomoko Fuse and her work. Yours Dave Brill www.brilliantorigami.com
