Author: Jeremy Shafer
Number of pages: 256 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (July 6, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312254040
ISBN-13: 978-0312254049
Jeremy Shafer is one of my favorite creators. His ideas are so original! And the execution is great. This book is a hefty showcase of his work, containing around 80 models.
Scattered throughout the book are "Thoughts behind the fold" segments, containing Jeremy's insights about the design and uses for the model.
The diagrams are excellent (and fun to read!), and there's a B&W photo for every model.
Imagine folding a piece of paper into nail clippers that really work, or a Swiss Army knife that actually opens, or a surfer on a wave that crashes when the surfer is slid forward...There's no need to imagine-this is for real!
In Origami to Astonish and Amuse Jeremy Shafer has taken the art of paper folding in an entirely new direction. Filled with hundreds of entertaining models and folding ideas, ranging from amazingly simple to ridiculously complex, this is origami at its most fun and creative.
About the Author
Jeremy Shafer has been folding for fifteen years and has created hundreds of original models, each folded from one piece of paper, without cutting. He has been published in major origami journals in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom, and has exhibited his work at seven OrigamiUSA conventions. He is a member of the Friends of Origami Center of America and is the editor of the BARF (Bay Area Rapid Folders) newsletter. He lives in Berkeley, California.