Synopses & Reviews
A One-of-a-Kind Approach to Origami Furniture
The Origami Home brings together over thirty high-design origami furniture projects for the first time in one beautiful package. Accompanied by step-by-step instructions and full-color photos, these pieces cover a wide-range of styles and accessories for each room of the house, including:
-Mid-Century Modern Dining Room
-Kitsch 1950s Kitchen
-Scandinavian Style Living Room
-Contemporary Home Office
Plus, with a variety of exciting colored and patterned folding papers included, crafters can personalize the style of a finished piece. Whether youre a novice improving your skills or an origami master interested in trying something new, this one-of-a-kind origami book will capture your imagination.
75 folding papers total: 65 sheets at 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches and 10 sheets at 17 x 13 inches
Synopsis
The Origami Home takes a high-design approach to the traditional Japanese art form to create the ultimate designer miniature furniture made from paper. It explains how to make a range of furniture and accessories for every room in the house, including tables, beds, chairs, and even lamps. The models are presented within a series of room sets, each with their own distinct style. Everything from Shaker to Scandinavian, 1950s to contemporary is represented, followed by clearly illustrated step-by-step instructions for the key pieces in the room. At the end of the book is a selection of tear-out origami paper. Through the choice of paper, it is easy to dramatically influence the style of any piece and there are plenty of variations to inspire!
Synopsis
For the first time, author and origami expert, Mark Bolitho, brings together a collection of 25 high-design origami projects in one beautiful package. Accompanied by step-by-step instructions, these visually-striking projects touch on a wide range of furniture, styles, and accessories. Everything from Shaker to Scandinavian style, with projects such as kitsch 1950s lamps to cool contemporary Sony TVs are included in this one-of-a-kind origami book. Plus, with the wide variety of colored and patterned folding papers included, crafters can personalize the style of a finished piece. Whether youre an origami novice improving your skills or an origami master interested in trying something new, The Origami Home will capture your imagination.
About the Author
Mark Bolitho has been involved with origami for almost 35 years and is chairman of the British Origami Society. He devotes his time to origami, from creating and authoring books and kits to undertaking commissions for large-scale exhibitions. He works on personal projects as well as numerous bespoke one-offs, including advertising and design projects for Canon, BBC TV, Sony, and the Telegraph newspaper group. Much of his work centers on the London design community, but he has also worked on projects around the world, including Japan, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, France, Singapore, Serbia, and Dubai.