For anyone who wants to delve into decorative modular origami ornaments. Learn to fold colored paper into simple shapes, known as modules, and how to put them together, without using sticky tape or glue, to create amazing and attractive ornaments and sculptures. The 25 models presented will show you how to create 18 projects, which begin at a very simple level so that you can succeed on your first try. Subsequent models and projects allow you to develop your skills, so that by the time you reach the last project, you will be folding and assembling something extraordinary. Each of the designs can be customized using different kinds of paper and combinations of colors so that each finished ornament will be a unique and personal expression of the design.
Tung Ken Lam is an experienced origami creator and author who has taught and presented his origami work in Europe, Asia, and the USA. His clients have included the Bletchley Park Trust and the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
"The book is nicely
presented, with a velvet lamination on the cover, with good use of spot UV
varnish, giving the title and photographs a glossy, vibrant finish. /t measures
approximately 8 34" x 10", and about 34" thick, with a section
sewn binding (sewn in multiple sections and glued along the spine), this
allows the book to be opened out, without damaging the spine. There are large,
bright pictures, clear diagrams and written instructions for each 'project'. The book starts with the table of contents, listing
the 18 different models (each model is a 'project'), across three chapters,
'Rings and Stars', 'Polyhedra' and 'Action Models'. Following the contents,
there's a detailed introduction and 'Getting Started', chapters. As part of the
introduction, there's a comprehensive list of useful terms, which is thorough,
although a little maths heavy. Having said that, this book is all about modular
origami, and a basic understanding of the mathematical concepts and the
underlying polyhedra is necessary, in order to build many of the models.
'Getting Started' covers everything that you need to know, from paper choice,
to symbols and sizing paper. So, to
summarise, Modular Origami is a nicely presented book that contains an
interesting selection of both original models and classics from other
designers, each accompanied with clear diagrams and written instructions. The
models range from simple to high intermediate and are grouped into categories
so it's well worth dipping in and out picking models that appeal to you. And,
if you can't quite manage them on your first attempt, put it down and come back
to it, be it the next day or a few weeks' time!" -- Edward Holmes, British Origami