Origami

From paper to art

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Origins and the traditional designs

The earliest evidence of paper folding in Europe is a picture of a small paper boat from 1490.

There is also evidence of a cut and folded paper box from 1440.

historyIn 1797 the first known origami book was

published in Japan: Senbazuru orikata. There are several origami stories in Japanese culture, such as a story of Abe no Seimei making a paper bird and

turning it into a real one.

Abe no Seimei

The modern growth of interest in origami

The modern growth of interest in origami dates to the design in 1954 by Akira Yoshizawa of a notation

to indicate how to fold origami models.

Today the popularity of origami has given rise to origami societies such as the British Origami

Society and OrigamiUSA.

Modern designs and innovations

Friedrich Fröbel, founder of the kindergartens, recognized paper binding, weaving, folding, and cutting as teaching aids for child development during the early 19th century.

Origami and teaching

the most famous origami designs

the Japanese crane

The origami crane (折鶴 orizuru in Japanese) has become a symbol of peace because of this belief and because of a young Japanese girl named Sadako Sasaki.

Mathematics of paper folding

The art of origami or paper folding has received a considerable amount of mathematical study.

In 1893 T. Sundara Rao published "Geometric Exercises in Paper Folding" which used paper folding to demonstrate proofs of geometrical constructions.

ConstructionsAs a result of origami study through the application of geometric principles, methods such as Haga's theorem have allowed paper folders to accurately fold the side of a square into thirds, fifths, sevenths, and ninths.

Haga's theorems:

Origami festival japan –Egypt2014

http://jfcairo.org/blog/portfolio-item/jfc-will-participate-in-arab-origami-festival-2014/

Origami in our life(present)

For decoration

2013 in bib Alex -plaza–play role

References:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_no_Seimei

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Origami_Society

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OrigamiUSA

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