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Born in Italy in 1977, Federico Scalambra discovered origami at age eight, sparking a lifelong passion. A member of the Centro Diffusione Origami since 2000, he has also been active in Bologna’s “Le due pieghe” origami group for many years. Federico regularly conducts workshops and organizes exhibitions to promote this ancient paper art.
The origami of Mexican artist Cekouat Elim León Peralta (1996) represents a unique intersection of traditional craftsmanship, scientific inquiry, and contemporary art.
Drawing from his family’s background in artisanal practices and prehispanic dance, coupled with his formal education in Biology, Cekouat has spent 16 years mastering and innovating the art of paper folding.
ADVENT OF TESS – 2024 From December 1 through December 25 Madonna Yoder will teach a series of 25 origami tessellation patterns progressing from easy to challenging. Model instruction will be in downloadable PDF and video tutorial format with a new tutorial released daily. There is no charge to participate. Whether you’ve been folding tessellations … Read more
The Origami USA annual convention is for people of all ages and levels of experience. This year’s event was held at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in Manhattan and was as inspiring as any other convention I’ve attended. The video covers these three days of fun and origami education.. CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS TWO SPECIAL … Read more
One piece of monthly content offered in the OrigamiSpirit Membership is an interview with someone we think is quite special as an origami creator, designer, and artist. Yossi Nir is such a person and he joined us to share his unique talents as a part of this interview series for creators. During our hour-long conversation, … Read more
Within Origamigos, the OrigamiSpirit Membership, we had a conversation with origami creator Michał Kosmulski as a part of our monthly interview series. During this hour-long conversation, Michał shared many ideas including an underlying inspiration connecting his work to prehistoric handprints found on cave walls, fifteenth-century Polish battles, and how spectacles seen in the night sky … Read more