Origami Planes

by Friedman, Seth; Kirschenbaum, Marc; Ku, Jason; Robinson, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9781626867796
• ISBN10: 1626867798
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2016-09-13
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press

Summary

The latest innovation in paper airplanes!

Your spirits will soar as you fold up these ten origami models! An exciting challenge, this kit will appeal to aviation enthusiasts and origami artists alike. Watch your very own hangar of model airplanes unfold before your eyes as you follow the step-by-step directions and detailed diagrams in the 80-page instruction book. Specially designed paper makes these models better than any other paper airplane. A fun and interactive way to enhance aircraft recognition and learn aviation history, this kit will leave you flying high!

Author Biography

Seth Friedman is an internationally known origami artist from Brooklyn, New York. He has shown his original origami sculptures, and presented on the topic of origami in the United States, Canada, France and Japan. Best known for his sculptures of birds, he also makes every living creature of interest the subject of his folding.

Marc Kirschenbaum, a leading American origami artist, is known for his wide range of subject matter and for utilizing a variety of folding mediums--even toilet paper. His works have been shown in many museums and shows around the world, including the American Museum of Natural History, The Smithsonian Institution, Mingei International Museum, and Hangar-7. Several of his works have been published in books and periodicals. He lives in Manhattan.

Jason Ku has been folding since the age of five. He began designing original models in high school. In 2005, Ku was invited as a Yoshino Fund special guest to teach and exhibit at the Origami Tanteidan convention (the annual meeting of the Japanese Origami Academic Society) in Tokyo, Japan. Since then, he has received two degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT while acting as the president of MIT's origami club, OrigMIT. He lives in Boston, MA.

Daniel Robinson is an industrial designer in New Jersey. He has been doing origami for over 25 years. His work has been published and displayed in museums all over the world. Robinson believes that the product of origami is secondary to the process; it is the transformation of a simple sheet of paper into something evocative and stimulating that conveys the real magic of origami.