Re: [Origami] Signing and dating a fold?

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Gerardo @neorigami.com" on 11/21/17, 8:04 AM: I want to sign and date a recent fold (that sounds weird) of one of my models. The thing is I created the model in 2013 but this

[Origami] FW: In memory of Eric Joisel

Alain Joisel (Eric’s brother) sent out this notice that one of Eric’s works has been 3D-scanned. It’s pretty impressive; follow the link. And there will be a new exhibition of Eric’s work in 2018. Enjoy! Robert Thus spake "Alain Joisel" on 10/10/17, 3:20 AM: Dear All, Eric left us

Re: [Origami] 3D Origami

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Lorenzo Lucioni" on 9/28/17, 9:06 AM: I've searched the list about this topic but no relevant results came up. I'd like to know what do you think about it. [3D origami] My first

Re: [Origami] A traditional base + one fold?

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Robert J. Lang" <origami-boun...@lists.digitalorigami.com on behalf of rob...@langorigami.com> on 8/22/17, 11:49 AM: But also, the assessment is very dependent on the specifics of the model and the particular fold being added. If “the base”

Re: [Origami] A traditional base + one fold?

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Gerardo @neorigami.com" on 8/22/17, 10:50 AM: …regarding my question: if a traditional base + one fold could be considered an original model? … For me it's the

Re: [Origami] Exhibition agreement

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Ekaterina Lukasheva" on 7/31/17, 12:58 PM: I have a feeling that with every exhibition that's handled by an institution should have at least short but written agreement. At least

Re: [Origami] Origami sighting NYTimes.com: A Debut Novel Asks, What if His First Wife Was the One?

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Karen Reeds" on 7/24/17, 8:47 AM: I haven't read the novel, so can't comment on the portrayal of the couple's 10 year old son, " an accomplished origami practitioner..."   

Re: [Origami] What model is this?

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Gerardo @neorigami.com" on 4/30/17, 11:53 AM: When I create a practical model my creation process corresponds to that intent. So as I create I ask myself if it really

[Origami] Toot: "The Limit Does Not Exist"

I did a podcast the other day for a program called “The Limit Does Not Exist.” (Spoiler alert: sometimes it exists.) If you have a spare hour or so, give it a listen: http://tinyurl.com/nxmphqe Enjoy, Robert

Re: [Origami] Paulo Taborda Barreto

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Robert J. Lang" <origami-boun...@lists.digitalorigami.com on behalf of rob...@langorigami.com> on 4/19/17, 9:55 AM: Do any of our German colleagues know or have a contact for Paula Taborda Barreto? I’ve been trying to reach him

[Origami] Paulo Taborda Barreto

Do any of our German colleagues know or have a contact for Paula Taborda Barreto? I’ve been trying to reach him to secure usage for an image of some of his artwork in a book, but all the leads I’ve followed to get in touch have come up dry (e.g., no response to emails). Any assistance

[Origami] Waldschwarzschön, and a BFCC

The Badisches Landesmuseum commissioned a Black Forest Cuckoo Clock from me for their upcoming exhibition “Waldschwarzschön: Black Forest remixed!” The exhibition opens April 14 and runs till July 1, 2018. So, if you happen to be in or near Karlsruhe, Germany any time over the next year, stop

Re: [Origami] Ericjoisel.com

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Seth" on 4/5/17, 8:15 AM: Hey everyone, I went to look for inspiration today from Joisel-sensei's old website, and I guess it's gone!? I couldn't access it. Anyone have

[Origami] Toot: CNN's Great Big Story

I don’t know if it’s really a great BIG story, but CNN did a nice little story on my folding: http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/folded-universe-the-astonishing-beauty-of-origami/ A few errata: (1) There’s a few errors in their chronology on that page. I’ve sent them corrections.

[Origami] Earliest crane pushed back to ca. 1600

Interesting article in the Asahi Shinbun about a kozuka (sword accessory) decorated with cranes (orizuru): http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201703140003.html This pushes back the earliest record of an origami crane to around 1600 CE or thereabouts. Origami historian Masao Okamura

Re: [Origami] Recreating Yoshizawa's unpublished models

Various good points made by Peter, Zack, and Diana. Let me add just a few comments. Zack asks, “Would he really so carefully preserve them, and then desire to keep them utterly unseen and unappreciated after his death, until they rotted away?” I think the answer is clearly “no”, because he

Re: [Origami] Blintzed Bird Base

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Meenakshi Mukerji" on 3/4/17, 9:16 AM: > From: Anna > Step 7 shows a blintzed bird base and even says so. No idea whether the > base from step 10 has a name on

Re: [Origami] Nova

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Bernie Cosell" on 2/18/17, 6:19 PM: I really enjoyed the nova episode, but I was disappointed by two things: 1) no mention of Jeremy shafer 2) no mention of Chris

[Origami] PBS NOVA: The Origami Revolution

The previews are out for this week’s episode of PBS’s NOVA: http://ideastations.org/watch/promos/nova-origami-revolution Lots of familiar faces in the preview. Set your DVRs! Robert

Re: [Origami] Here Personal Globe | Modern / Contemporary Desk Accessories | MoMA Design Store

Thus spake "Origami on behalf of Scott Cramer" on 2/2/17, 2:57 PM: On Thu, Feb 2, 2017, at 12:21 PM, Maureen Burt wrote: > Sighting from MOMA store Very nice, but the pedant in me is irked by the

[Origami] PBS NOVA episode on origami

Hi all, For those in the US (or access to US TV), PBS will be running an episode of NOVA about origami on February 15 at 9:00 pm. Once the show has aired, it will be available online at this link:

[Origami] Toot: D Dragon+ magazine

Hi all, Dragon+, the magazine of D, asked me to design an origami version of their ampersand-dragon logo for their December issue. It’s out now and on the newsstands, and there’s an online version, which you can find here:

Re: [Origami] recent surveys of origami artworks

Thus spake "Matthew Gardiner" on 11/14/16 9:12 PM: >just doing some research, in the last 10-15 years or so we have seen a >few, what the art world would call, surveys of origami art. These would >include exhibitions of a group of artists, curated (works are selected by >an

[Origami] WOSU's "Broad and High" on "Origami in the Garden"

The good folks at TV station WOSU report that their segment featuring "Origami in the Garden" will be in next week's episode of "Broad & High" - Thursday, November 3 at 8:00 pm on WOSU-PBS. (The episode will also repeat on Sunday, November 6 at 11:30a). Here is a link to a promo

Re: [Origami] New fold

Thus spake "Jason Ku" <jaso...@me.com> on 10/11/16 10:11 PM: >> On Oct 11, 2016, at 6:27 PM, Robert J. Lang <rob...@langorigami.com> >>wrote: >> >> It also suggests an interesting puzzle: folding the same pattern from a >>square. Here is a CP t

Re: [Origami] New fold

Thus spake "Meenakshi Mukerji" on 10/11/16 12:52 PM: >> Origami and politics perhaps do not mix but I couldn't help but design >this beautiful symbol with color change: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/mmukhopadhyay/29572866884/ >Since many of you asked here are the rough

Re: [Origami] Mechanics behind the flapping bird?

Thus spake "Gerardo @neorigami.com" on 8/7/16 9:15 AM: > I wanted to ask you, what are the mechanics behind the flapping bird? Are they > related with the simple machines? I couldn't find one that fits. Many years ago, I got interested in action models and started looking

Re: [Origami] Looking for Barth Dunkan (Paper Dragon)

Thus spake "Weinstein, Michael" on 7/19/16 10:44 AM: > > >I know its [sic] nicer to go find the artist and ask, but I believe >spreading Origami is more important than assuaging anyone¹s ego. The usual non-copyright-related reason for asking an artist's permission is to

[Origami] Bernie-toot!

The Cal Berkeley alumni magazine has a great feature on our own Bernie Peyton! Details here: http://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/just-in/2016-05-03/unusual-li fe-unfolding-noted-bear-biologist-gains-acclaim Robert

Re: [Origami] Studio update and Artist question

Thus spake "Seth" on 3/26/16 3:28 PM: > >I'm thinking about what kind of protection finished origami sculptures >need >and looking to the o-list for opinions about that. >Can origamis just sit on a shelf uncovered for indefinite periods of >time? >Can they/should they

Re: [Origami] Bookseller/Diagram Prize

Thus spake "Dennis Walker" on 3/20/16 8:12 AM: >The Bookseller/Diagram Prize is a humorous prize in the UK >for the oddest book title of the year. Bizarrely, one of the nominations >this year was "Paper Folding with Children" which is a beginners origami >book.

[Origami] Sighting: Bernie Peyton

Local folder (and internationally recognized artist, author, and biologist) Bernie Peyton got a nice feature on local TV! http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Origami-Master-Creates-Smiles-For-Sick- Children-At-Oakland-Childrens-Hospital-364667891.html Enjoy, Robert

[Origami] Craft Robo for scoring thin paper?

Hi, I know several folks out there have used the Craft Robo for scoring paper. If you've tried this, have you had success with scoring really thin paper, like tissue or origamido paper? If you've got experience with that, I'd love to hear from you, either off-list or on, as you prefer (I suspect

[Origami] ASME-IDETC 4th Symposium on Origami-Based Engineering Design

I'm forwarding this announcement of the ASME-IDETC 4th Symposium on Origami-Based Engineering Design on behalf of the organizers. It's a technical conference, not an origami-class convention, but the papers from the last three years have been REALLY interesting. (Alas, being a technical

Re: [Origami] Dry Tension definition

Thus spake "Jorge E. Jaramillo" on 9/24/15 5:04 PM: >There is something that I haven't been able to make up my mind about and >it >is, does a traditional masu box use dry tension? If it does it's not the >most common dry tension we see on works like for example Philip Shen's

[Origami] Un Monde en Plis

Folks who attended 6OSME in Tokyo might have noticed a film crew running around waving cameras at people; they were shooting a documentary about origami, which was destined to be aired on TV in France and Germany. Think of it as "Between the Folds" with a Gallic flavor. The French version has

Re: [Origami] Almost origami...

Thus spake sue neff neffsens...@comcast.net on 8/28/15 5:46 PM: 2) When I visited ?Le Pli? in Paris (and also when Robert Lang lectured some time Ago at CMU in Pittsburgh) I saw a demonstration of the following: ?Take a sheet of paper (often an origami square) make several careful folds?

[Origami] PCOC 2015 Registration opens

Hi all, PCOC 2015 registration is open! Read all about it and register here: https://origamiusa.org/pcoc2015 Regards, Robert

Re: [Origami] Use of my tato-letterfold by an institute?

Thus spake Gerardo @neorigami.com gera...@neorigami.com on 8/14/15 11:22 AM: snip I know it's hard no to turn this into a legal discussion about copyright, but I'm really interested in not discussing about that. OK guys? I'll insist in that it isn't protected by copyright here in my country and

Re: [Origami] Origami Sighting: Calgary restaurant with origami logo

Here's more info about the pig: http://www.parossouvla.com/?page_id=36 Sure looks Wuish to me. Robert Thus spake Peter Mielke peter.mie...@gmail.com on 8/13/15 3:31 PM: I was recently at a restaurant with what appears like origami in its design: http://www.parossouvla.com/?page_id=15 Does

Re: [Origami] Question: Which Came first?

Thus spake David Mitchell davidmitchell...@btinternet.com on 7/17/15 12:43 AM: I'm interested because I recall a conversation with David Lister about this subject in which he told me he could find no evidence that paper planes pre-dated similar constructions of wood and cloth ... though it would,

Re: [Origami] Fwd: Origami sighting

Thus spake Sherry Gerstein sh.gerst...@icloud.com on 7/8/15 5:17 PM: ING (now Voya Financial) had made 3 different commercials with money folds that turn into animated creatures. Links are below. Also included is a link for a video about the making of the commercials. Pretty cool, but I wish

Re: [Origami] (Brief) Origami sighting

Thus spake Kevin Lee insomniacfol...@hotmail.co.uk on 6/23/15 9:51 AM: Numberphile, a math based Youtube channel with ~1.3M subscribers, recently did an episode on Klein Bottles, with Cliff Stoll.08:22 in, he reaches to his wall and picks up an origami Klein Bottle

[Origami] ASME Symposium on Origami-Based Engineering Design

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) IDETC meeting in Boston, August 2-5, 2015, has a 3-day Symposium on Origami-Based Engineering Design, and the schedule of talks is now posted. It's like a mini-OSME, but with a focus on mechanical engineering. Many familiar names will be

Re: [Origami] Diagramming before Yoshizawa

Thus spake Matthias i...@faltlabor.de on 5/31/15 2:40 PM: I was just digging through the internet to find out how diagramming looked like, before the Yoshizawa-Randlett system and I found this very interesting article from David Lister on the topic. Does any one of you know more about it, or has

Re: [Origami] Origami Sighting

Thus spake Paper Dragon paperdra...@rcn.com on 5/21/15 9:56 AM: Just saw this story on the BBC. It is a standard story of Sadako... snip Origami birds from Belfast will be included in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony in Japan on 6 August. It is the first time a Belfast community group has

Re: [Origami] looking for Helena Verrill

(Forwarding message for Yahoo user Diana Lee boostdi...@yahoo.com) does anyone know how to contact Helena Verrill about her great origami web site which no longer works? https://www.math.lsu.edu/~verrill/origami It's a great resource and I wish I could revive it. Teh Google turns up this page

Re: [Origami] NO - New Sighting?

Thus spake Xander Arena xander.ar...@gmail.com on 4/23/15 9:33 PM: While driving back and forth from Colorado recently, I noticed many Semitrailers with folding panels at their tail gate, clearly to reduce drag. Has anybody noticed these panels? Made mention here? It seemed like an ori-ish

Re: [Origami] 7 OSME

Thus spake Winnie Leung colemanle...@optusnet.com.au on 4/18/15 2:58 PM: I was wondering if where is any news about 7OSME? The submissions were due in Feb and from memory the winner was meant to be announced in March (or was it April)? Would love to know who put in a submission and where it'll

Re: [Origami] Vote for origami in the Vizzies [spoiler: we won!!]

Thus spake Robert J. Lang rob...@langorigami.com on 11/16/14 12:28 PM: Hi folks, I work with the nice folks at Brigham Young University on some research projects funded by the US National Science Foundation, and the NSF co-sponsors an international competition on visualization in the world

Re: [Origami] Self similarity in a smaller scale models

Thus spake Garibi Ilan garibii...@gmail.com on 1/29/15 6:36 AM: Hi, I am about to teach the concept of self similarity in origami. Hydrangea is such a model, as well as Andrea Rose and Tower Flower. In general, it's a model that follow a pattern in a smaller scale, that emerge from (usually) the

[Origami] Zombie Steve Jobs folds origami

At least, I think that's what this commercial is about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNvcZ3Fo4r4feature=youtu.be Enjoy, Robert

[Origami] Toot, and an artist's exhibition (if you're in Los Angeles)

Recently I was contacted by an artist, Glenn Kaino, who was interested in doing something collaborative involving origami, and in fairly short order, we did some work that will be shown at his next opening exhibition, which is this Saturday. So, if anyone is interested, Glenn's new show,

[Origami] Vote for origami in the Vizzies

Hi folks, I work with the nice folks at Brigham Young University on some research projects funded by the US National Science Foundation, and the NSF co-sponsors an international competition on visualization in the world of science and engineering, called the Vizzies. The BYU folks submitted a

[Origami] The Origami Source now accepts PayPal

Hi all, Just wanted to pass on some new info: The Origami Source, which is OrigamiUSA's online store for books and paper, now accepts PayPal! This has probably been the most-requested thing for some time, and the elves who oil the gears of the store are very happy to get this particular widget up

[Origami] Origami...IN SPAAACE! (And Toot.)

The National Science Foundation's Science Nation videos did a feature on the project I work on at Brigham Young University with professors Larry Howell and Spencer Magleby (and some very talented grad students and undergrads): http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/index.jsp

[Origami] Origami tessellations in the...4th dimension!

Hi all, I've corresponded a bit with a cosmologist, Mark Neyrinck, who studies how galaxies and space-time evolve on the large scales of the universe, and he has noted some similarities between the rules of origami and how space-time evolves (spoiler alert: it folds). Recently he sent me a

Re: [Origami] The heart of origami

Thus spake David Mitchell davidmitchell...@btinternet.com on 10/9/14 1:32 AM: snip I do feel that much of modern origami is driven by (several different kinds of) dissatisfaction with what just folding paper can do rather than an acceptance of its inherent limitations (which are what make origami

[Origami] What's the right term?

Hi all, I was pondering a terminology question recently, and thought it might be a good one to throw out to this group to get opinions. Background: as many of you may know, I think it's important to distinguish between the artistry in the _design_ of an origami artwork, and the artistry that is

[Origami] Download Diagrams from OrigamiUSA's The Fold

, which you can do at http://origamiusa.org/joinus. Enjoy, Robert J. Lang O/b/o The website and The Fold

Re: [Origami] A question about exclusivity practices regarding diagrams in books

Thus spake Gerardo @neorigami.com gera...@neorigami.com on 9/17/14 11:38 AM: So, origami books get made, right? For that, sometimes we are asked to submit diagrams to create a compilation, right? Is there usually a legal document asking exclusivity of those diagrams if they get accepted (not

[Origami] (slightly toot-ish) origami sighting, TV commercial

For those into American college football, there's a new commercial to air on ESPN tonight during the Brigham Young University football game in which origami gets a 5-second cameo! You can see it on YouTube now, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJtiUDkp6XA. At the :34 mark, you'll see Shannon

[Origami] Cross-toot: Rebecca Gieseking in AJC

A nice article about Rebecca Gieseking in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution today: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/real-people-chemistry-student-finds-stres s-relief-/ngcmQ/ Something about Atlanta just brings out the origami, I guess. (I'm sure Jason would agree.) Enjoy, Robert

[Origami] Toot: Folded opens today

L.A. Daily News posted a nice little article on yr humble correspondent: http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20140618/a-physicists-excursion-into-the-de ep-art-and-science-of-origami-opinion Reception at Art Center is tonight; hope to see some familiar faces there! Robert

Re: [Origami] Creating by taking a little from here and a little from there

Thus spake Gerardo @neorigami.com gera...@neorigami.com on 5/20/14 12:11 PM: I asked about the name of a method for creating where I take general ideas from other models and add them up in order to create a new model. snip I didn't mean designing independent parts of a model and then folding them

Re: [Origami] Square paper no cuts

Thus spake Vishwas Deval vish...@devalgroup.com on 5/6/14 8:31 PM: ... Things become much easier if this extra paper is cutoff leaving only a small portion to keep the corner graft in place. Final model is better looking. There are many such instaces where part of the paper is folded in and is

[Origami] Moar tootology

Serendipity magazine did a little interview with me with lots of purty pitchers: http://free.yudu.com/item/details/1861488/Serendipity-Magazine-Volume-03-Iss ue-4---Literary-Art The ori-fun starts on page 111, but some of the other art is pretty incredible and well worth checking out. And for

Re: [Origami] Real problems we could solve with folded paper?

Thus spake Gerardo @neorigami.com gera...@neorigami.com on 4/23/14 4:22 PM: Thank you very much! Those are awesome examples. Can you all also help me think of daily problems you still have and that you believe a product made out of folded sheets -of some sort- could fix? That way I can choose one

Re: [Origami] Real problems we could solve with folded paper?

Thus spake Jean-Christophe Helary jean.christophe.hel...@gmail.com on 4/23/14 5:54 PM: On Apr 24, 2014, at 9:26, Robert J. Lang rob...@langorigami.com wrote: How about a eco-friendly foldable paper food-leftover container that you can bring with you to a restaurant for when you don't want

Re: [Origami] Real problems we could solve with folded paper?

Thus spake Al Black al-bl...@telus.net on 4/23/14 6:34 PM: How about a eco-friendly foldable paper food-leftover container that you can bring with you to a restaurant for when you don't want to use the restaurant's non-eco-friendly styrofoam take-out containers?... There's something like in

Re: [Origami] Origami Digest, Vol 96, Issue 15

Thus spake KDianne Stephens kdiannesteph...@gmail.com on 4/18/14 5:39 AM: Vishwas Deval wrote I some time wonder why do we spend so much time and effort to create a certain division or finding a certain point using folding only... One square no cuts no glue seems to be the traditional

[Origami] More [mon] origami!

One of my collaborations is with Larry Howell and co-workers at BYU (under one of the NSF EFRI programs). This report shows what some of their students are doing: https://www.ksl.com/?sid=29091679nid=148title=students-use-ancient-art-of- origami-to-innovate Larry's a professor of Mechanical

Re: [Origami] folks whose creations are no longer being folded

Thus spake Paper Dragon paperdra...@rcn.com on 3/17/14 9:36 AM: Louise Cooper, who I believed died recently, was a very prolific creative folder. She worked with the West Coast Origami Guild and the early days of FOCA. I seem to remember Michael Sander saying that he favored her Angel. Louise is

Re: [Origami] folks whose creations are no longer being folded

Thus spake Laura sea4...@yahoo.com on 3/14/14 8:09 AM: Has anyone kept a list of folks whose creations have been forgotten and may no longer being folded and if so would you be so kind to send it to me or repost here? I'll put in a plug for Don Hickmott! Who dat? Way back in the 70's, he was

[Origami] Toot: WNPR

Hi, Erik Demaine and I just did a radio interview on WNPR, and they've posted the audio (see link near the bottom of the page): http://wnpr.org/post/unfolding-evolution-origami Thing to listen for: my lame attempt at a House of Cards quip falls flat with a sodden thud. Otherwise, enjoy! Robert

[Origami] Sighting: origami commercial

A commercial that Linda Mihara worked on: http://youtu.be/65OfnTKr6Q8 It's CGI from real origami originals. (They butchered my samurai! she sez. I sympathize.) Still, a pretty nice bit of work. Enjoy, Robert

Re: [Origami] Toot: Wolfram, Mathematica, and Tessellatica

Thus spake JC Nolan lapin...@aol.com on 2/25/14 10:07 AM: http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/customer-stories/above-the-fold-mathema ti ca-transforms-ancient-art-of-origami.en.html snip Congratulations! The Yellow one is stunning Robert... is it diagrammed anywhere? The CP is posted, see link

[Origami] Toot: Wolfram, Mathematica, and Tessellatica

Wolfram gives me some web-ness: http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/customer-stories/above-the-fold-mathemati ca-transforms-ancient-art-of-origami.en.html By coincidence, today I also learned that my 6OSME paper on Tessellatica was accepted (along with some others). So come to Tokyo in August to

Re: [Origami] O-Gami paper by papercircle gone?

Thus spake seth friedman inq...@gmail.com on 2/19/14 7:22 AM: I recently checked the papercircle o-gami paper section, and found the links were dead (404 not found error). Does anyone know if they've stopped producing the paper? temporarily? permanently? They haven't stopped. (I just checked

[Origami] Toot! (or: From the Department of Shameless Selling-Out)

Last year, some folks from Sony asked to film me for a documentary they were making about a videogame that has something to do with driving a fast car. (Not sure of the connection to origami there, but hey, sure, let's do it.) They've now released the documentary on YouTube, here:

[Origami] Toot: moi and Foer at Yale next week

After Moonwalking with Einstein, Josh Foer is taking a distinct step down by folding (or at least talking) with Robert; nevertheless, we'll have some fun conversation at Yale next week. Details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ultimate-origami-featuring-robert-j-lang-hosted -by-joshua-foer

Re: [Origami] Sighting: On Paper, the book [SPOILER ALERT]

Thus spake Michila Caldera chilag...@gmail.com on 1/28/14 11:06 AM: Just read this capsule review in The New Yorker of 11nov13: On Paper by Nicholas A Basbanes. This buoyant, encyclopedic history celebrates paper in all its forms. snip He profiles librarians, an origami master [I wonder who?]

Re: [Origami] An old post on an origami post doctoral fellow in the US military

Thus spake Winnie Leung colemanle...@optusnet.com.au on 1/24/14 8:31 PM: I was wondering if anyone could help with the info in an old post? (I would search the archive but they both seem not to work any more). Quite a while back, someone on the mailing list (I think it was Robert Lang) posted a

[Origami] Origami antenna sighting (and some surprising artists)

Yet another in the series of sightings of NSF-funded origami: http://www.onlineamd.com/origami-technology-collapsible-antennas-012414.aspx What makes this one particularly interesting are the origami artists involved in the FIU program: none other than Chris Palmer, Eric Gjerde, and Ray Schamp!

Re: [Origami] Origami Xmas tree in SF

Thus spake V A va2...@yahoo.com on 12/23/13 9:21 PM: I saw this tweet about an origami Xmas tree at San Francisco City Hall. I was wondering who worked on the origami for that tree, anyone on this list or from Origami USA or PCOC folks? It's gorgeous! Below is the original tweet I saw, and the

Re: [Origami] Let's Fold some 3D Origami!

Thus spake Leong Cheng Chit leong...@singnet.com.sg on 11/10/13 7:16 PM: This area of 3-D folding is intriguing. We can extend the couplet folding technique to non-rotational symmetric models. Here two of my couplet folded models: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chengchit/8529417567/

Re: [Origami] 6OSME Abstract deadline 21 November 2013 REVISED

Thus spake Faye E. Goldman fa...@ix.netcom.com on 10/31/13 4:15 PM: If you haven't yet done so, please think about submitting an abstract for 6OSME (6th International Meeting on Science, Mathematics and Education; August 10-13, 2014). Information is at: http://www.origami.gr.jp/6osme/

[Origami] Flight of folds and shoot of stars

A few weeks back I posted a video of Kevin Box and my sculpture, Flight of Folds, as it was heading into the powder-coating oven. It's now finished and installed at the Turquoise Trail Sculpture Garden (aka Kevin's studio, a stop on the PCOC post-conference tour). Here's a photo of it, by awesome

[Origami] Time-lapse folding (toot)

On a recent trip, a photographer put together a time-lapse of me folding my Violinist. Here 'tis! http://www.langorigami.com/blog/?p=168 Enjoy, Robert P.S. Sorry for the overlap. Wordpress doesn't seem to be handling shortcodes, so I can't adjust the width.

Re: [Origami] Big toot; big crane

Thus spake Robert J. Lang rob...@langorigami.com on 8/2/13 10:14 PM: Hi all, I'm currently in Santa Fe, working with my sculpting collaborator, Kevin Box ... As someone has kindly pointed out to me, Kevin's website is not what I listed in my posting of last night; it's http

Re: [Origami] Collapse the model symbol

Thus spake KDianne Stephens kdiannesteph...@gmail.com on 7/26/13 5:35 PM: What is the Origami diagramming symbol for ³collapse the model² ? I vote for this: http://tinyurl.com/jvp9vz3 Robert

[Origami] Crane innards

Ever wondered what the origami crane looks like under its skin? Here's Joaquin Baldwin's vision: http://www.langorigami.com/blog/?p=139 Click the picture for a larger view. This was the coolest think to land in my mailbox in a long time. (Now to work on the origami versionŠ) Robert

Re: [Origami] Poll for the choice of cover for the OUSA 2013 Origami Collection

Thus spake leslie cefali ljcef...@gmail.com on 5/16/13 6:11 PM: On May 16, 2013, at 7:18 PM, JC Nolan lapin...@aol.com wrote: You can preview the covers and case your vote at http://creatingorigami.com/OUSA/ousapoll2013.html Both choices at that link are for the exact same cover. One

Re: [Origami] OrigamiUSA Convention

Thus spake Jorge Pardo jorgepard...@yahoo.es on 5/7/13 3:30 AM: It is an honour for me to be guest of the OrigamiUSA convention. I am very happy to attend this convention, I'm sure we'll have a good time. http://origamiusa.org/convention2013 And registration for OrigamiUSA's Convention is

Re: [Origami] Hatori Masao

Thus spake boon nbch...@gmail.com on 4/14/13 7:02 PM: Robert Lang wrote : (snip) ... Back in the 1990s, in the heyday of the Bug Wars, I used to send insect diagrams to HATORI Masao, who folded them and exhibited them at Tanteidan events and regularly sent folded versions back to me. .. (snip)

Re: [Origami] Can everyone learn to fold exact?

Thus spake Hank Simon hanksi...@tx.rr.com on 4/14/13 10:53 AM: Anine wrote: Can everyone learn to fold exact? I think it's a combination of personality, patience, experience, and some tricks. With desire, I think that everyone can improve ... but many years ago, I believe that Robert Lang

[Origami] Our CPs haz been analyzed

Ken Yamamoto and Yoshihiro Yamazaki have analyzed the statistical properties of crease patterns by me, Jason Ku, and Satoshi Kamiya in the Journal of the Physical Society of Japan (free download): http://jpsj.ipap.jp/link?JPSJ/82/044803 Spoiler alert: our CPs are not statistically the same as

[Origami] Peter Engel toot

A very nice article about Peter Engel in a local Oakland, California newspaper: http://www.insidebayarea.com/editorial/ci_22738898/my-word-care-concentratio n-infuses-all-oakland-origami Robert

Re: [Origami] Symposium on Origami-Based Engineering Design

A few months ago I posted an announcement of a symposium on Origami-Based Engineering Design. The listing is now on the OrigamiUSA calendar: http://origamiusa.org/calendar Look in August 2013, or just go directly to http://origamiusa.org/node/4253 Note that deadlines are soon, in January and

[Origami] ASME JMD Special Issue 2013: Origami and Tessellation in Design

Hi all, The ASME Journal of Mechanical Design has announced a special issue on Origami and Tessellations: http://asmejmd.org/2012/10/08/special-issue-2013-origami-and-tessellation-in -design/ With NSF pouring millions of $$ into origami in the US over the next 4-5 years, I expect there should

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