A. Yoshizawa – Leyla Torres

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Google Pays Homage to Akira Yoshizawa

With today’s logo, Google pays homage to Akira Yoshizawa (14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005). Paper folding master, Yoshizawa, is considered by many as the father of modern origami. Robert Lang, an origami master himself, helped Google put this together, and wrote up a description for their Doodle Blog. Read it here. In his … Read more

My Memories of Akira Yoshizawa

Photograph of Akira Yoshizawa, origami master and an origami rabbit, created by Yoshizawa and folded by Leyla Torres

The 14th of March, 2011, was a special day for all of us in the origami community: it was the centenary anniversary of the birth of Akira Yoshizawa (14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005), origami grandmaster, who is considered by many as the father of modern origami. In 1997 I had the opportunity to … Read more