The Art of Folding 2

Contents Foreword - Why folding Inspiration - Introduction – Plant world – Anatomy – Animal world – Shadows and lights – Plastic expression – Folding kinetics – Structuring principle – Folding technology Art - Art as folding – Origami, a gift to humanity. Representations of man. Animals and plants, Art and mathematics. The folder’s “digital” art. The expression of folding Décor - Folding to live, folding as an art of living! Magical decorations – Enchanting decorations. Culinary arts – Tableware. Trimmings. Fashion - Folding chic. Fabric folding and pleating traditions. Textile art. Clothing inspired by origami. Accessories Jewellery Furniture and lighting - Folding comfort. Folding metal. Folding plastic. Folding card. Folding wood. Space-saving folding. Body-fitting folding. Folding for folding’s sake. Lighting: folding to create light and shadow. Architecture - Folding to drive architectural sketching. Folding for spatial organization of functions. Optimizing materials through folding. Folding to explore new perceptions of space. Folding to deploy. Innovation - Searching is not finding - Modelling folding, from geometric model... to printed template. New folding techniques. Biomimicry. Animated and “intelligent” objects. Models to fold - Composition of folds Bibliography – Acknowledgments – Photo Credits Dust jacket - Folding technologies