Origami Made Easy [Paperback]

Kunihiko Kasahara (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1973

Instructions enabling the reader to reproduce the charming origami works of Kunihiko Kasahara, which are filled with the artist's love of his art and his sparkling sense of humor.

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About the Author

Kasahara is a Kodansha International author.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Japan Publications; 12 edition (January 1, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870402536
• ISBN-13: 978-0870402531
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #687,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Origami

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Release your inner origami designer, October 29, 2007

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Carol Keig "Math and English Teacher" (Santa Rosa CA USA) - See all my reviews
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The designs in this book are deceptively simple. What this book did for me that no other origami book has done was stimulate me into creating my own origami designs.

If what you want is someone else's harder and harder designs to merely reproduce, this book will disappoint you. You won't find a compendium of unique, obscure, challenging designs in this book, but if you are ready to find them inside yourself, this book may help guide your discovery. Absolutely the best book for beginning folders, and the only book for beginning origami designers I've ever seen.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic book for beginners, May 6, 2001

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Irwin (Highland Park, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

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This was one of my first origami books. I now have several dozen origami books, but I still come back to this for a few models every now and then.

It is a very good book for learning/teaching the basics, and the models reflect the attribute I most admire in Kasahara's work - elegance. Be they simple or complicated, Mr. Kasahara's models have just the right balance of detail, to make them look full, and restraint, to avoid looking forced.

This makes an excellent introduction to origami, not only in its instruction of the techniques of paper-folding but also in the esthetics of what makes a model successful.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best overall books, April 8, 2003

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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I have about 300 origami books and have designed several hundred of my own models and Origami Made Easy is still the book I most recommend.

Kunihiko Kasahara is one of the most prolific origami writers. Origami Made Easy is one of his older books but it has been constantly in print and that is rare in origami books.

The book is nicely organized in sections by theme and the drawings are quite clear. The diagrams follow the standard Yoshizawa\Randlett style using just diagrams and almost no text to show how to fold figures.

Some of my favorite models are in this book, including my favorite peacock.

I have always felt it was best to learn origami by example with a teacher or tutor and not straight from a book (as I was forced to do), but for folders just getting into the art I would always recommend this book.