When the units are all folded, the assembly can also be done slowly over time. Upon mastering a unit (which takes very little time), batches of it can be folded anywhere, anytime, including very short idle-cycles of your life. Unlike any other art form, you do not need a long stretch of time at once. Modular origami can fit easily into one’s busy schedule. As tedious or monotonous as folding the individual units might get, the finished model is always a very satisfying end result-almost like a reward waiting at the end of all the hard work. The symmetry of modular origami models is appealing to almost everyone, especially to those who have a love for polyhedra. The models presented in this book do not require any glue. Generally speaking, glue is not required, but for some models it is recommended for increased longevity and for some others glue is required to simply hold the units together. Modular origami almost always means polyhedral or geometric modular origami although there are a host of other modulars that have nothing to do with polyhedra. Modular origami, as the name implies, involves assembling several identical modules or units to form a finished model. ![]() Later on Kunihiko Kasahara, Tomoko Fuse, Miyuki Kawamura, Lewis Simon, Bennet Arnstein, Rona Gurkewitz, David Mitchell, and many others made significant contributions to modular origami. This dodecahedral-icosahedral formation, in my opinion, is the most valuable contribution to polyhedral modular origami. With one additional crease made to the units, Steve Krimball first formed the 30-unit ball. Six of those units could be assembled into a cube and three of those units could be assembled into a Toshie Takahama Jewel. It is generally believed to have begun in the early 1970s with the Sonobe units made by Mitsunobu Sonobe. The origin of modular origami is a little hazy due to the lack of proper documentation. Recently though, origami has come a long way from folding traditional models, modular origami being one of the newest forms of the art. Everyone has probably folded at least a boat or an airplane in their lifetime. This ancient art of paper folding started in Japan and China, but origami is now a household word around the world. As most origami enthusiasts already know, it is based on two Japanese words oru (to fold) and kami (paper). To understand origami, one should start with its definition. What started as a simple desire to share photos of my folding unfolded into the writing of this book. Ever since I started exhibiting photos of my origami designs on the Internet, I began to receive innumerable requests from the fans of my website to write a book. Preface Never did I imagine that I would end up writing an origami book. ![]() Suggested Reading Suggested Websites About the Author ‡ (Created June 2004) Umbrella Dodecahedron Whirl Dodecahedron Jasmine Dodecahedron 1 Jasmine Dodecahedron 2 Jasmine Dodecahedron 3 Swirl Dodecahedron 1 Swirl Dodecahedron 2Ħ Miscellaneous (Created 2001–2003) Lightning Bolt Twirl Octahedron Star WindowsĪppendix Rectangles from Squares Homogeneous Color Tiling Origami, Mathematics, Science and Technology.‡ (Created May 2004) Daisy Dodecahedron 1 Daisy Dodecahedron 2 Daisy Dodecahedron 3ĥ Patterned Dodecahedra IIâ.‡ (Created June 2003) Poinsettia Floral Ball Passion Flower Ball Plumeria Floral Ball Petunia Floral Ball Primrose Floral BallĤ Patterned Dodecahedra Iâ.‡ (Created October 2003) Cosmos Ball Cosmos Ball Variation Calla Lily Ball Phlox Ball FanTastic Stellaģ Floral Ballsâ.‡ (Created 1997–2001) Daisy Sonobe Striped Sonobe Snow-Capped Sonobe 1 Snow-Capped Sonobe 2 Swan Sonobe Spiked Pentakis DodecahedronĢ Enhanced Sonobesâ.Preface Acknowledgments Photo Credits Platonic & Archimedean Solids Origami Basics Folding Tipsġ Sonobe Variationsâ Back cover: Poinsettia Floral Ball (top) and Cosmos Ball Variation (bottom). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mukerji, Meenakshi, 1962– Marvelous modular origami / Meenakshi Mukerji. No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. 5 Commonwealth Road, Suite 2C Natick, MA 01760 Copyright © 2007 by A K Peters, Ltd. ![]() (See pages 50 and 54.)Įditorial, Sales, and Customer Service Office A K Peters, Ltd. Jasmine Dodecahedron 1 (top) and 3 (bottom).
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