★ Origamic Architecture Instructions & Free Kirigami Templates ★

Peter Dahmen · Grafikdesign Projekt: Entwurf einer Klappkarte mit farbigen Einlegeblättern für verschiedene Anlässe Maße: 320 x 116 x 60 mm (offen); 160 x 116 x 2 mm (geschlossen) Erscheinungsjahr: 2010 Kunde/Auftraggeber: Gollnow Paper Creations, Dortmund Die "Ruhr Nachrichten" haben am 09.12.2010 umfassend über diese Karte berichtet. Den Artikel, viele Fotos und ein Videointerview finden Sie hier. Kirigami Template If you love origami, Kirigami templates open up a whole new world of paper crafting possibilities. About Kirigami Kirigami, like origami, is a craft that has roots in Japanese culture. The term is a combination of the terms "kiru" (to cut) and "gami" (paper). Florence Temko's 1962 book Kirigami, the Creative Art of Papercutting is credited with helping to popularize the craft in the United States. Kirigami uses many of the same techniques as origami, but the craft also involves cutting and sometimes gluing. In its most basic form, Kirigami encompasses the paper snowflakes children make to decorate for Christmas, as well as the paper doll chains young girls often enjoy creating. Kirigami Templates Online Unfortunately, Kirigami doesn't have as large of a following as origami. Perennial Moments: For Kirigami enthusiasts, Perennial Moments is sure to prove a very valuable resource. Books and Other Products with Templates for Kirigami Kirigami and Scherenschnitte Post a comment Share the love.

Free Printable Origami, Kirigami and Pop-up Scissors Craft Patterns, Stencils and Templates Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding and kirigami is the art of cutting paper to create stand up, pop up or three dimensional figures. Here are free printable origami and kirigami patterns and template for you to cut, fold and create. Family Fun Magazine (click here) has free printable origami with patterns and folding lines printed on the paper. There are is a free printable origami frog, fish, turtle, pond scene and origami boat. This link takes you to the free printable frog, with appropriately colored markings to make a bright green origami frog. Scissor Craft (click here) is a great place to begin your children or students on paper folding, origami, kirigami and pop-up paper cutting and folding crafts. Easy Cut Pop Up (click here) is primarily a pay site, but they do offer a few free printable kirigami patterns to create cute scissor crafts and pop up greeting cards. Origami and kirigami makes lovely crafts, gifts, cards and homeschool and classroom art projects.

Origamic Architecture: Stunning Sculptures Cut Out of Paper In the Japanese paperfolding art of origami, cutting the paper is frowned upon. But in 1981, Masahiro Chatani, professor of Architecture at Tokyo Institute of Technology proved that papercutting could indeed produce stunning pieces of art. Along with his colleague Keiko Nakazawa, Chatani developed Origamic Architecture, a variation of kirigami (itself a variation of origami where cuts were allowed), where you only needed an X-acto knife and a ruler to create complex 3-dimensional structures out of a single sheet of paper. Origamic Architecture sculptures range from (the relatively simple) geometric patterns to famous buildings' facades. It's like 3-D pop-up greeting cards, but much, much more complex. While looking at the examples below, keep this in mind: everything's done with the simple cuts of the knife. Simple cuts can result in stunning geometric shapes - from Gerry Stormer's gallery (click the artist's name for more): Stairs to Paradise by Gerry Stormer (Photo: Carl Uetz)