Makoto Yamaguchi
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Makoto Yamaguchi has taken an active part in origami
as a professional creator after working with the Nippon Origami Association. In 1989, he opened "Gallery Origami House", a venue to showcase the works of origami creators. He has worked hard to encourage young creators to continue to improve their models, to interchange with foreign groups and creators abroad. His enthusiasm for origami has led him to become involved with origami associations around the world. JOAS (Japanese Origami Academic Society) Board of Driectors President; Board member of NOA (Nippon Origami Association); lifetime member of OrigamiUSA
, member of British Origami Society
and Chief Editor of "Origami Tanteidan" magazine.
Origami
is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form...
as a professional creator after working with the Nippon Origami Association. In 1989, he opened "Gallery Origami House", a venue to showcase the works of origami creators. He has worked hard to encourage young creators to continue to improve their models, to interchange with foreign groups and creators abroad. His enthusiasm for origami has led him to become involved with origami associations around the world. JOAS (Japanese Origami Academic Society) Board of Driectors President; Board member of NOA (Nippon Origami Association); lifetime member of OrigamiUSA
OrigamiUSA
OrigamiUSA is the largest origami organization in the United States, with offices located at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. It was founded in 1980 by Michael Shall, Alice Gray, and Lillian Oppenheimer as the Friends of the Origami Center of America...
, member of British Origami Society
British Origami Society
The British Origami Society is a registered charity , devoted to the art of origami . The Society has over 700 members worldwide and publishes a bi-monthly magazine called British Origami...
and Chief Editor of "Origami Tanteidan" magazine.
Books
- Origami in English by Yamaguchi Makoto, ISBN 4-7700-2027-9
- Let's Enjoy Paper Folding Vol.1: Origami Flowers and Vegetables, ISBN 4-321-45501-4
- Let's Enjoy Paper Folding: Vol. 2: Animals, ISBN 4-321-45502-2
- KusudamaKusudamaThe Japanese kusudama is a paper model that is usually created by sewing multiple identical pyramidal units together through their points to form a spherical shape. Alternately the individual components may be glued together. The Japanese kusudama (薬玉; lit. medicine ball) is a paper model that...
Ball Origami, ISBN 0-87040-863-1 - Tanoshii Origami Tenshu, ISBN 4-391-12031-3
- Joyful Life with Origami/Kurashi ni Yakudatsu Jitsuyou Origami, ISBN 4-7916-0085-1
- Origami in English, ISBN 4-7700-2027-9