[Origami] OrigaMIT 2023 Convention

2023-09-20 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Hi Everyone, OrigaMIT ( http://origamit.mit.edu/ ) is going to hold the 2023 Convention in November. I read on their page that they will hold a small book shop there, with some of their old convention books available. Are any of you going to attend and would be so kind as to help me by

Re: [Origami] Third Joisel Award

2023-08-23 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Hi Donna, actually the example you have brought to our attention is quite specific. Yes, in professional contexts anonymity is quite common, as the outcome of the competition can be a contract or scholarship, or in general, benefits related to the profession. Winners usually get more than just a

Re: [Origami] The Third Joisel Award - Voting is Open

2023-08-21 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Dear Hans, dear Laura, stimulating replies, yours. Thanks Ilan for the clarification. Here are my comments, long comments :( Hans, first of all, please don't take this personally, because I used "if you think..." combined with harsh tones. I wasn't referring to you, it was my way of saying "if

Re: [Origami] The Third Joisel Award - Voting is Open

2023-08-20 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
m its creator, and still be able to judge it, well... to me you have no any idea of what art is. Lorenzo On Sun, 20 Aug 2023, 23:07 Papirfoldning.dk, wrote: > > On 20 Aug 2023, at 22.26, Mizu-randa wrote: > > > > *From:* Lorenzo via Origami > *Sent:* 20 August, 2023 21:50

Re: [Origami] The Third Joisel Award - Voting is Open

2023-08-20 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Dear Gerardo, your explanation is, of course, what I already guessed. Nevertheless, I'm quite (let's say: very) surprised that anyone wanted to hide the creators' name, as it seems to me like a rather crude "military act of force", an imposition that I don't think has any equal in any of the

Re: [Origami] The Third Joisel Award - Voting is Open

2023-08-19 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Is it me, or is there no name of the creator for each model in the competition? If so, why? It's the first time in my life that I see this kind of thing. Lorenzo On Sun, 6 Aug 2023 at 10:10, Ilan Garibi via Origami < origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote: > Dear Origami Lovers, > > The

[Origami] PCOC past conventions

2023-07-10 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Dear Origamists, I'm looking for details about Origami Collections from the past PCOC Conventions. >From the OUSA Website (https://origamiusa.org/conventions) I see: Pacific Coast OrigamiUSA Convention 2019 (Portland, OR), see also photo galleries Pacific Coast Origami Convention 2017 (Redondo

[Origami] Origami Tanteidan Special Issues

2023-04-14 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Hi everybody, I'm looking for some second hand Origami Tanteidan Special Issues to buy. If you own some, and want to make some money, please write me an email ( lorenzo.luci...@gmail.com) Regards, Lorenzo -- Lorenzo Lucioni Duesseldorf - DE lorenzo.luci...@gmail.com

[Origami] Kasahara cube from GOC2

2023-02-02 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Hi everybody, Does anyone know where this Kasahara cube was published? I learned it at the last GOC2 online event. It's a 12 module cube, but when looking into Gilad website, and browsing all the Kasahare cubes made by 12 modules, I only find two and neither of them are the one depicted here.

Re: [Origami] White back side for origami paper

2023-01-30 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Nicolas TERRY wrote: > When I want a pure white, I like to use a foil with a white face. > Whatevere that you will glue on the other face, the foil will hide it. > > > Le 30 janv. 2023 à 12:01, Lorenzo via Origami < > origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> a écrit : > >

[Origami] OrigaMIT

2023-01-11 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Dear list, I was trying to contact OrigaMIT, specifically for purchasing some old convention books. Do you know to who I could write? I found Xinhe Zhou (xmz...@mit.edu) and origamit-sa...@mit.edu but I've not had much success. Regards, Lorenzo

Re: [Origami] Books discussions - FB Group

2023-01-10 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
> On Sun, 8 Jan 2023 at 07:37, Papirfoldning.dk > wrote: > >> On 8 Jan 2023, at 01.15, Lorenzo via Origami < >> origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote: >> >> So, I turn the question in: Why there are not so many discussions ongoing >> in this list? I

Re: [Origami] Books discussions + Re: Tanteidan Convention book #1 (1995)

2023-01-08 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
ide. It could easily be there was/is no any needs for that, I really don't know and I don't expect anything. Just... let's see. Happy Sunday to everybody, Lorenzo On Sun, 8 Jan 2023 at 07:37, Papirfoldning.dk wrote: > On 8 Jan 2023, at 01.15, Lorenzo via Origami < > origami@lists.digitalorigam

Re: [Origami] Books discussions + Re: Tanteidan Convention book #1 (1995)

2023-01-07 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Hi Ann, Thank you for your email and pardon for the late reply. I will play devil's advocate, here, and ask *why* a group mailing list is > not a "proper" solution for this discussion? Even if a particular topic is > of interest to only part of the community, isn't that nearly always true, > for

[Origami] Books discussions + Re: Tanteidan Convention book #1 (1995)

2022-12-31 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
On Fri, 30 Dec 2022 at 16:44, Anne LaVin via Origami < origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 30, 2022 at 8:22 AM Lorenzo via Origami < > origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote: > >> Hi everybody, >> happy new 2023 (or Guten Rutsch, as th

[Origami] Tanteidan Convention book #1 (1995)

2022-12-30 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Hi everybody, happy new 2023 (or Guten Rutsch, as they say in Germany). Do any of you know who owns the Convention book from the 1st Tanteidan Convention in 1995? If you have any hint for me, where to search / who to ask... it'd be very appreciated. Regards, Lorenzo -- Lorenzo Lucioni

[Origami] Japanese book...

2022-11-23 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Hi everyone, Does anyone know what kind of book this is? https://www.hon034.com/items/25963002 it seems to me something like proceedings of a Math/Origami conference, or similar. Can you tell more? Regards, Lorenzo -- Lorenzo Lucioni Duesseldorf - DE lorenzo.luci...@gmail.com

[Origami] request for JOAS Magazines

2022-11-09 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Dear origamists, I'm looking to add to my collection some JOAS Mags back issues, specifically from 139 to 174 (volume 24 to 29). If anyone wants to make some money... I'm here. Here you can check the current price for them: https://origami.jp/en/register/backnumber/ Out of curiosity, is anyone

Re: [Origami] Chinese book

2022-11-05 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Amazing! Thanks Nicolas for letting me know. I'm wondering how many chinese origami books are/were only available in China... who knows  Regards, Lorenzo On Sat, 5 Nov 2022, 19:39 TERRY Nicolas, wrote: > Lorenzo, This book will be available on origami shop in the upcoming > weeks/months

Re: [Origami] WOD scheduling

2022-10-14 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
ution for you and I wish we could solve > this issue to everyone's satisfaction, but not at this time. > > Thank your for comments. > > Happy Folding > > Mary Drews > On 10/13/2022 11:55 AM, Lorenzo via Origami wrote: > > Dear origamists, > > I've been evaluating whethe

[Origami] WOD scheduling

2022-10-13 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Dear origamists, I've been evaluating whether to attend a WOD for years, but I always need to deal with a very bad scheduling for the EU folders. This year, for example, all the classes are from 1am and 3am Central EU Time. Same for the last WOD editions I remember. It's a quite sad thing, in my

[Origami] Teaching origami (e.g. squash fold without pre-crease)

2022-09-21 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Dear origamists, Is there any ongoing project related to 'teaching origami in a workshop', in terms of recommendations on how to better teach specific folds? In the last 2+ covid years, most of us have attended several zoom sessions, and especially because of the "remote" character (which does

[Origami] Origami book collection(s)

2022-09-11 Thread Lorenzo via Origami
Dear origamists, After several years, I would like to return passionate and active in the origami world, at least as far as book collecting is concerned, with the hope, maybe one day, of being able to preserve a paper copy of what the history of origami has made and pass it on to posterity. I