Re: [Origami] Article about Polly Verity's work at wired.com
>> Re: [Origami] Article about Polly Verity's work at wired.com > >>> On Friday, July 22, 2016 Brian K. Webb wrote: >>> >>> I would be interested in hearing about more references to the >>> Bauhaus and origami. Anyone else out there know of the connections? > > By coincidence, I ran a series of posts recently on my origamiquotes blog > about Josef Albers. As well as quotes from the man himself it includes a > selection of links where you can find out more about Josef Albers' work in > paperfolding, design, education and art theory, including accounts by his > students. > > You can see all the posts here: > > http://origamiquotes.tumblr.com/tagged/josef-Albers > > Lee Armstrong > > http://foldawayorigami.tumblr.com
Re: [Origami] Article about Polly Verity's work at wired.com
On 23rd July Matthew Gardiner wrote: > It's worth the trip to a library, the Bauhaus approach is inspiring, and that trip could > yield more references. I have been very inspired myself by the Bauhaus approach to using paper folding as a teaching aid on courses of Design in Higher Education. My 'Folding Techniques for Designers' book is very Bauhaus in content and spirit. Aside from the courses I run myself, I know of at least 3 HE courses of Design (one in Textiles and two in Architecture -- in Bogota, New York and Kuala Lumpur) that use the book as the basis of a course. From my experience, few people teaching in HE seem aware that paper folding was taught at the Bauhaus. Incidentally, many of the Professors who taught at the Bauhaus, including Albers, were educated in Froebel kindergartens, where 'papier falten' was one of the prescribed activities. A fascinating book, 'Inventing Kindergarten' by Norman Brosterman, charts the influence that Frobelian education had on the geometric art and design aesthetic of the 20th century. My conjecture is that this is the origin of Albers' interest in teaching paper folding. Many years ago I was working as a 'Folding Consultant' for Siemens, in Germany. I was taken one day to visit a very elderly retired Senior Designer, who had been given an honorary office to work and play in. He greeted me with huge enthusiasm, saying, 'Come and look!'. He opened several plan chest drawers full of grubby and disintegrating examples of folded paper. 'I made these in Prof Albers' class as the Bauhaus', he said. 'I still use them when I'm stuck for inspiration'. Of course, I didn't have a camera (slaps own wrists) and have rarely felt so dumbfounded and numbed. It was like looking at Holy relics. :-) Best wishes, Paul Jackson www.facebook.com/foldinganddesign
Re: [Origami] Article about Polly Verity's work at wired.com
> http://www.wired.com/2016/07/gorgeous-tessellating-papercraft-inspired-bauhaus/ > > I would be interested in hearing about more references to the Bauhaus and > origami. Anyone else out there know of the connections? It was a material focus, paper led the way, a very simple but powerful approach to teaching design practice. The books from which the photos on Erik's curved folding page (http://erikdemaine.org/curved/history/ check his references) which you should be able to find in your local university library, give an overview about the courses taught by Albers at the Bauhaus, and paper, and therefore folding, was one part of the Bauhaus design course. It's still popular to teach folding in preliminary courses within design schools. The MIT Press book is one of the best references I've seen, as folding is placed within the continuity of the curriculum. As a folder it's possible to understand the role of playfulness, exploration and creativity that must have ensued in those classes. It's worth the trip to a library, the Bauhaus approach is inspiring, and that trip could yield more references. Best, Matthew
Re: [Origami] Article about Polly Verity's work at wired.com
On Friday, July 22, 2016 Brian K. Webb wrote: > I would be interested in hearing about more references to the > Bauhaus and origami. Anyone else out there know of the connections? For that matter I often quote History of Curved Origami Sculpture by Erik Demaine and Martin Demaine: http://erikdemaine.org/curved/history/ All the best, Sanja S.Cucek
