Origami Tessellations: Fantastic Paper Geometry [Paperback]

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• Paperback: 128 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579909795
• ISBN-13: 978-1579909796
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,293,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, March 1, 2009

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B. Parker (Seattle WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Origami Tessellations: Awe-Inspiring Geometric Designs (Paperback)

Wonderful book if you are interested in origami tessellations. The book's layout is excellent with many ideas to get you started but not so many so that you feel overwhelmed.
Just watch out if you are expecting such origami tessellations to be similar to conventional origami - they actually aren't, but they are not very difficult to learn, and they are fascinating, especially if you are the type that likes modular origami and are interested in the geometry and patterns.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly invaluable -- Tessellations 101, February 21, 2009

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Janis Cortese (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Origami Tessellations: Awe-Inspiring Geometric Designs (Paperback)

This book is a great primer on the principles of the most gorgeously abstract discipline in origami -- tessellations, repeated patterns in paperfolding that result in a flat planar surface. The pictures are wonderful and illustrate many of the basic ideas, and the directions are clear and will give anyone the grounding they need to branch off on their own and design new tessellations based on the building blocks this volume teaches. The instructions are also clear, and Gjerde is careful to warn the newbie about any pitfalls particular to a diagram.

I can recommend this book to anyone -- but just make sure to purchase some mulberry paper before you open the book, because your fingers will start to itch the minute you finish it!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for your library, April 6, 2009

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T. Yau - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Origami Tessellations: Awe-Inspiring Geometric Designs (Paperback)

Eric Gjerde has been impressing the origami world for years with his amazing tessellations. This is a wonderful book. It covers the whole range of designs, from ones you could pick up in minutes to excitingly-complex ones. For the beginner, the instructions are clear and the photos are gorgeous. If you're an experienced folder, there are designs that will keep you busy for hours watching the design evolve. As an added bonus, it's an excellent resource when your friends ask you to teach them how you folded it.