Meeting on 29th June

Since the designer for the month of June was Peter Engel, everybody folded an Angelfish.

Himanshu told everybody briefly about Peter Engel's philosophy and his creations. Gitaben and Keskar shared their experiences about Peter Engel when he had visited Mumbai.

We also folded two boxes today. One was taught by Asha Apte and the other by Himanshu.

Swapnil taught us a modular flower dish from latest BOS annual.

Until next month,

Padmaja Pradhan.

Jun Maekawa: Designer for July

Back after a long time...

Well it's been difficult to find time for updates. I have enabled authorisation for Hrushikesh and Mrs. Pradhan. So, hopefully with more writers, this blog could be updated more often.

From my side, some info on this month's designer: Jun Maekawa.

(Note: This information is taken from various sources on the Internet.)

Jun Maekawa, who studied physics, is credited with developing a new origami method based on fundamental geometric patterns. His insights into the connection between mathematics and origami are summed up in the Maekawa Theorem. He is a chief councilor of the Japan Origami Association and executive manager and engineer for a software company producing scientific engineering calculations.

He advanced the origami atomic theory and devised the way to design models in the plane stages (i.e. before folding) by covering a square with triangles of various sizes. His theory and models are seen in the Origami Tanteidan recommended book "Viva Origami". This book is also a textbook for students, an indispensable book for origami book collectors.

In his latest book, Genuine Origami, Maekawa takes readers, step-by-step, through the fundamentals of his method, beginning with the basics and guiding them through simple figures (a mouse, an elephant, Santa Claus) all the way up to such highly sophisticated models as his signature creations, the devil and the peacock.

Here are some interesting links about Jun Maekawa:

1. A photograph of his Devil model: http://www.origamiweb.de/models/devil_e.htm

2. Jun Maekawa's caricature: http://lar.5u.com/pages/jun-maekawa.htm

3. Book reviews:

Viva Origami: http://www.giladorigami.com/BO_Viva_Origami.html

Genuine Origami: http://www.giladorigami.com/BO_GenuineOrigami.html

So that's it for now. We hope to fold a few of his models in our Saturday meetings.

See ya!

Himanshu.

Origami Meeting on May 9, 2009

It was a hot day yesterday. To top the inconvenience of the heat, the meeting was shifted to the kindergarten classroom instead of the usual venue, the staff room. But, when you are crazy for Origami, these inconveniences quickly  disappear behind a few creases. 

So we met and so we folded. It was a jovial meeting attended by a good many members. Saleem brought his wife and her friend along for the meeting and Poornima had brought her 5-yr old daughter (the youngest enthusiast in our group!).

We folded:

1. Nick Robinson's Container:

2. A tato:

3. An envelope from an A-sized paper:

4. Another container:

The photographs have been provided by my good friend Nagarajan.

The next meeting is on May 23, 2009.

See ya!

Himanshu Agrawal.

Mumbai, India

Origami Designer for May

The designer for May is Peter Budai.

Here's David Lister's article on Peter Budai (an old write-up, but interesting): 
http://www.britishorigami.info/academic/lister/peter_budai.php

Here are diagrams to his "Origami Flower with leaves" from a single sheet:

http://www.budaiorigami.hu/index.php?lang=en&id=floleav

Enjoy!

Himanshu Agrawal.

Mumbai, India

Origami Meeting on April 25, 2009

Every month we pick a designer of the month and try to fold their models to try and understand their style of designing.

This month we folded models of Alfredo Giunta. 

Here's an origami butterfly by Giunta (I apologise for the bad quality of images. Next time I promise to take pictures from a digicam rather than a webcam) :

We also folded a simple origami bird by Joszef Zsebe:

Rose Brooch by Sy Chen:

I will post more information and better pictures from the next meeting onwards.

See ya.

Himanshu Agrawal.

Mumbai, India

The first post

This blog has been created to keep you posted about the activities of Origami Mitra, the Indian group of origamists.

Our group website is www.origami-mitra.com . 

Himanshu Agrawal.

Mumbai, India