Crease and Fold: Innovative Origami Projects Anyone Can Make

by Sok Song

Inspired by traditional techniques, Sok Song captures the timeless spirit of origami in every modern model he designs. Inside, he shows how paper can be transformed into anything from an exquisite watercolor orchid to a wallet made from a subway map. These imaginative projects will teach you the fundamentals of origami as you create playful animals and other designs perfect for greeting cards, jewelry, and more.
 
SOK SONG's passion for origami transformed his self-taught hobby into an award-winning design business. His paper artistry has been featured in magazines including Vanity Fair , Marie Claire , GQ , and Vogue ; as contributions to other origami books; on TV on Extreme Home Edition and America’s Next Top Model ; and in museums including the American Museum of Natural History.

Genres: Origami, Nonfiction, Crafts

160 pages, Paperback

First published December 14, 2010

About the author

Sok Songs passion for folding paper has bloomed from a hobby he taught himself from books during his childhood to an award winning origami design business called Creased, Inc. His book Crease + Fold: Innovative Origami Projects Anyone Can Make, was published by Potter Crafts, an imprint of Random House. He is the Creative Director and Publisher for Creased - Magazine for Paper Folders, a bi-monthly periodical dedicated to featuring new and unpublished origami designs from artist all over the world. In addition to the magazines and books, he has evolved the business into a creative services company incorporating origami and paper sculpture as a medium for advertising, graphic design, and installation. His work has been seen in magazines such as: Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Pop, Marie Claire, Icon, Self, GQ, and L'Uomo and as well as in books published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, Firefly Books Ltd. (UK), and Quark Publishing. Other notable clients for design and installation work include: Condé Nast Publications Ltd., Merrill Lynch, Paul Smith, Kenzo, Saks Fifth Avenue, Geisha, Imitation of Christ, Rockwell Group, Walmart, Kanebo International, The Museum of Art and Design, The Amercian Museum of Natural History, MOMA, Parsons Brinkerhoff, Macys, Harrods - London, Niebaum Coppola Winery, Mondo Mannequins, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Saatchi & Saatchi, J. Walter Thompson, Gotham, Inc, The Childrens Place, Gant, Cottonelle, Money Magazine, Time, Inc. and The New Yorker.

Reviews

[reading is my hustle · Rating 4 out of 5]

On my first date with my husband we folded origami. I've folded a thousand cranes for a best friend. I like to go to the World Trade Center here in PDX when the Japanese students fold/teach origami designs for the public. For some reason though (I think it is a left- handed thing) I have never been able to follow origami instructions. I have to be shown and then memorize the folds. I have tried COUNTLESS books on origami folding, tried the directions that come with the origami paper, various websites. You get the idea.

And, then- THIS BOOK.
I was able to figure out how to fold the projects from SIMPLY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS.
Um, Yahtzee!

Favorites ::

-Heart with Wings
-Momma Elephant
-Deer Head Trophy (!!)
-Alan the Bunny
-Kyoko's Swallow
-Blue Whale

[Tracy Shephard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a gorgeous book, showcasing the ancient japanese art of paper folding.

I am addicted to paper, so I couldn't wait to get folding. The easy to follow instructions are perfect for beginners and more advanced origamists.

Included are suggestions for the perfect paper and folding techniques are demonstrated in visual and written formats.

There are many folding projects, choosing a favourite was hard, but the frog, the bunny and especially the kangaroo are adorable.

Sok Song promotes mindfulness and quiet while folding so this is a good activity for those of us who require a hour or two of mental clarity and calmness.

This book comes highly recommended and would make a wonderful gift for both children and adults.

[Aiyana · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a nice collection of patterns, mostly of medium difficulty. I only folded a handful of them, however, as many didn't interest me personally. I appreciated the mix of more traditional and more modern patterns, and as an origami purist, I'm happy to report that none of the patterns use scissors, and most of them are folded from simple squares.

Unfortunately, several of the more interesting patterns need clearer instructions (or better yet, photos) for certain steps. I had to do quite a lot of experimenting to figure some of them out. The lovely modular piece on the cover, for example, has instructions that actually produce a somewhat different variation, and I eventually realized that you have to reverse the direction of the center fold in order to make the design as photographed.

[Ramona · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have looked at quite a few Origami project books, and this one did a very good job of giving pictures of the basic forms, good instructions, and illustrations of finished projects. I really enjoyed the personal quotes from the author about the projects and their names.

[Sinead · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the projects are a little tricky but it has given me some great ideas

[Tamara · Rating 4 out of 5]

The instructions are presented in an easy to follow format, and like Sok Song's personality in the book, they come off as just as charming. Some of my new favourite folding patterns have been found here. This was an all around enjoyable read, especially for being an instructional book.

The origami projects range from classic square paper projects to larger and odd sized paper projects. The patterns themselves vary from animals to boxes to modular to jewellery and fashion. There is something here for everyone's taste and skill. I even enjoyed reading the little tidbits behind the designs and projects.