On 10/11/2012 11:41 PM, Chris Lott wrote:
(snip) if only one sense of the term elegance is allowed, then
anyone who doesn't know the folding sequence couldn't consider a
finished model elegant. (snip) I see pieces of origami that are not
just clean, but are elegant (which is more than merely
On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 5:38 AM, Dave Mitchell dave.mitch...@virgin.net wrote:
Outside origami 'elegant' is often used to mean 'clean' ... as in 'a chair
has clean lines'. It doesn't matter how the chair was made. You are
describing a quality of the finished result.
We're saying the same
I wrote:
This is, of course, the reason why you can't judge the elegance of a
design
without folding it yourself.
Chris Lott replied:
I don't see why this is true...we can judge the elegance of a chair or
a car or whatever without making it. Why not a piece of origami art?
The reason is
Chris Lott ch...@chrislott.org wrote:
I am wondering too: does an elegant folding sequence
necessarily lead to an elegant model?
Ah ... well ... in origami elegance is a quality of the folding sequence not
of the appearance of the finished design.
So there is no difference between the two.
On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Dave Mitchell dave.mitch...@virgin.net wrote:
This is, of course, the reason why you can't judge the elegance of a design
without folding it yourself.
I don't see why this is true...we can judge the elegance of a chair or
a car or whatever without making it.
On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Malachi Brown malac...@gmail.com wrote:
On Oct 30, 2012 11:00 AM, Chris Lott ch...@chrislott.org wrote:
I definitely see many models that are elegant but difficult (or
impossible for me) to fold. But I can't think of examples of the
reverse...
I can
I'd like to embark on folding--and writing a bit about--simple, elegant models.
What models are your favorite simple, elegant models?
I know this is absolutely subjective and the only rule is, I think,
that there are no rules. I'm just curious to see what would fulfill
that definition for you.
On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Chris Lott ch...@chrislott.org wrote:
What models are your favorite simple, elegant models?
c
--
Chris Lott ch...@chrislott.org
In my opinion, Roman Diaz's Origami Essence has some of the most
elegant models I've seen. For example, the 3D models, like the
On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Rosemary Browne
rosemary.brow...@gmail.com wrote:
This model comes from Senbazurfrance. It is called Poule de Paques. I am
sorry I cannot translate to French; however, I have folded this model many
times and_I _have named it Classy Bird and refer to it as such
Guillaume Denis is a long time member of the MFPP.
Chris Lott wrote:
What models are your favorite simple, elegant models?
Here I list a few simple models I love:
1- Nun -Kasahara (One of my all-time favorites )
here is a photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/latrenza/5673579808/
2- Heart - Ildikó Vass
http://www.origamispirit.com/?p=6970
3-
11 matches
Mail list logo
