Peter Engel
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Peter Engel is an American origami
artist and theorist, science writer, graphic designer, and architect. He has written several books on Origami, including Origami from Angelfish to Zen, 10-Fold Origami: Fabulous Paperfolds You Can Make in Just 10 Steps!, and Origami Odyssey.
, where he began studying origami seriously under design scientist Arthur Loeb. In 1987 he graduated from Columbia University
with a master's degree in architecture.
ese origami artist Akira Yoshizawa
.
Folding the Universe was later re-released as Origami from Angelfish to Zen.Origami from Angelfish to Zen, Peter Engel, Dover Publications, 1994, ISBN 0-486-28138-8
10-Fold Origami: Fabulous Paperfolds You Can Make in Just 10 Steps! (2009)10-Fold Origami: Fabulous Paperfolds You Can Make in Just 10 Steps!, Peter Engel, Tuttle Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-4-8053-1069-4 is his second book on origami.
Engel's writings on science have appeared in various publications including The New York Times
, Discover, and Scientific American
.
Origami
is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form...
artist and theorist, science writer, graphic designer, and architect. He has written several books on Origami, including Origami from Angelfish to Zen, 10-Fold Origami: Fabulous Paperfolds You Can Make in Just 10 Steps!, and Origami Odyssey.
Education
Engel studied the history and philosophy of science as an undergraduate at Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where he began studying origami seriously under design scientist Arthur Loeb. In 1987 he graduated from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
with a master's degree in architecture.
Works
Folding the Universe: Origami from Angelfish to Zen (1989) is his first book on origami. It is a highly unusual origami book in that besides the usual folding instructions, a significant portion was devoted to essays on the history of the craft as well as the theory. By exploring the relationship between art and science, and between creation, invention, and discovery, Engel provides unusual insights on the craft medium which has strict inherent constraints in favouring simple, geometric patterns and yet holds enough creative possibility within it to capture an unexpected range of complex forms. His models range from a unique coiled rattlesnake to a charming dollar bill bow tie to a delicate, detailed butterfly. The book also contains an interview with the legendary JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese origami artist Akira Yoshizawa
Akira Yoshizawa
Akira Yoshizawa was considered to be the grandmaster of origami. He is credited with raising origami from a craft to a living art...
.
Folding the Universe was later re-released as Origami from Angelfish to Zen.Origami from Angelfish to Zen, Peter Engel, Dover Publications, 1994, ISBN 0-486-28138-8
10-Fold Origami: Fabulous Paperfolds You Can Make in Just 10 Steps! (2009)10-Fold Origami: Fabulous Paperfolds You Can Make in Just 10 Steps!, Peter Engel, Tuttle Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-4-8053-1069-4 is his second book on origami.
Engel's writings on science have appeared in various publications including The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Discover, and Scientific American
Scientific American
Scientific American is a popular science magazine. It is notable for its long history of presenting science monthly to an educated but not necessarily scientific public, through its careful attention to the clarity of its text as well as the quality of its specially commissioned color graphics...
.
See also
- Mathematics of origamiMathematics of paper foldingThe art of origami or paper folding has received a considerable amount of mathematical study. Fields of interest include a given paper model's flat-foldability and the use of paper folds to solve mathematical equations.-Flat folding:The construction of origami models is sometimes shown as crease...
- OrigamiUSAOrigamiUSAOrigamiUSA is the largest origami organization in the United States, with offices located at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. It was founded in 1980 by Michael Shall, Alice Gray, and Lillian Oppenheimer as the Friends of the Origami Center of America...