An origamist or an origamian is a person who is associated with the art of origami. Some notable origamists / origamians are:

  • Jay Ansill – composer and folk musician who also wrote The Origami Sourcebook
  • Peter Engel – author of several origami books including Origami from Angelfish to Zen, 10-Fold Origami: Fabulous Paperfolds You Can Make in Just 10 Steps!, and Origami Odyssey
  • Eric Joisel – French wet-folder renowned for his lifelike masks, including those of fellow origami enthusiasts[2]
  • Sipho Mabona – Swiss and South African origami master[1][6] who created a life-size elephant from a single piece of paper.[3]
  • Jun Maekawa – software engineer, mathematician, and origami artist known for popularizing the method of utilizing crease patterns in designing origami models
  • Matthew T. Mason – American roboticist who developed the first origami folding robot, demonstrating advances in difficult manipulation tasks
  • Ligia Montoya – Argentine paper-folder who played a crucial role in establishing paper-folding as an international movement
  • John Montroll – probably the most prolific Western artist and author of over 40 books on origami
  • Jeannine Mosley – best known for her origami models created from business cards,[7] including the Menger Sponge.[1] She has developed mathematical techniques for designing and analyzing curved origami models.[7]
  • Florence Temko – pioneer in spreading origami in the United States
  • Norio Torimoto – Japanese origami artist based in Sweden since the 1970s
  • Kōshō UchiyamaSōtō priest, origami master, and abbot of Antai-ji near Kyoto, Japan, and author of more than twenty books on Zen Buddhism and origami
  • Miguel de Unamuno – Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright and philosopher who devised many new models and popularized origami in Spain and South America.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "11 Cutting-Edge Origami Artists Who Are Masters of Paper Folding". My Modern Met. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "artists | Folding Paper | Japanese American National Museum". www.janm.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. ^ a b c Callahan, Sophia (2014-10-16). "8 Artists Pushing Origami To The Extreme". Vice. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. ^ "An Origami Artist Shows How to Fold Ultra-Realistic Creatures". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  5. ^ TASON. "Robert J. Lang Origami". Robert J. Lang Origami. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  6. ^ "www.mabonaorigami.com: startseite". www.mabonaorigami.com. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  7. ^ a b "Math Unfolded: A series of presentations on the mathematics of origami – National Museum of Mathematics". Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  8. ^ "World Origami Days". Origami USA | World Origami Days. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  9. ^ "Nick Robinson - contributor". Britannica. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Nick Robinson British Origami". British Origami. Retrieved 4 September 2024.