Il senso di bidimensionalità che caratterizza l'intera espressione artistica in Giappone (nei manga e nei film d'animazione, ma anche nelle forme più antiche come l'ukiyoe) si declina in modo esemplare nell'origami: dalla piegatura di un foglio di carta - una superficie piatta e bidimensionale - emerge come per magia una forma plastica, un volume che si sviluppa nello spazio. Nel caso delle scatole, la bidimensionalità si fa contenitore. È da questo senso giapponese della forma che nasce e si sviluppa l'arte della scatola in origami di Tomoko Fuse: per lei non si tratta di imprimere la forma di qualcosa sulla carta ma di scoprire le forme sorprendenti che si generano piegando. Il libro raccoglie un'incredibile varietà di modelli e tanti elementi accessori come manici, divisori e decorazioni (fiori, gru, stelle, spirali...) da applicare sul coperchio per personalizzare ogni creazione: dalle scatole triangolari a quelle quadrate, dalle pentagonali alle esagonali fino alle ottagonali formate anche da 8 pezzi.

'In quest'ultimo capolavoro di Tomoko Fuse, tutta la bellezza, la creatività e lo spessore di un'opera che attraversa i generi dell'origami, rivelando la portata del percorso di quest'artista'. (Robert J. Lang, artista americano specialista dell'origami). 'Nei molti stili in cui si ramifica il complesso mondo dell'origami, Tomoko Fuse ha saputo creare un impressionante numero di opere di livello altissimo: questa magnifica antologia ne presenta una generosa selezione, confermando Fuse non solo come grande origamista, ma come un'artista del massimo valore'. (David Brill, origamista inglese).

Tomoko Fuse, a popular and widely-respected member of the world origami community, now turns her talents to a new, fun and practical side of paperfolding creating fashion accessories and home decorations with origami.
In Origami Rings & Wreaths, Fuse provides instructions for 28 different projects including both jewelry (brooches and earrings) and decorative pieces like wall hangings. Fuse shows how the choice of paper and color can produce a wide variety of items, for example by using red and green papers, the crafter can make festive wreaths perfect for the holidays.
And, as in her many previous books, Fuses instructions are clear and straightforward easy enough for even beginners to follow.

With step-by-step diagrams, detailed instructions and vibrant color photos, internationally-renowned origamist and author Tomoko Fuse offers an innovative approach to origami based on assembling separate, multi-dimensional shapes into a single spherical structure.
Each step is illustrated clearly with diagrams that will enable anyone with even the most rudimentary skills to create over 100 intricate and fascinating shapes. Fuse also uses brilliantly colored and traditional Japanese floral papers that add to the beauty and elegance of the work.

With step-by-step diagrams, detailed instructions and over 70 photographs in vibrant full-color, internationally-renowned origamist and author Tomoko Fuse offers an innovative approach to origami based on assembling separate, multi-dimensional shapes into one structure.
Some of the shapes, like pyramids or four-sided boxes, are simple to master, even for a beginner. Others are quite complex and require much more experience and proficiency. Fuse uses a system to indicate the level of difficulty for each project with one, two or three stars, so the reader knows from the start, how challenging a project is likely to be.

Imagine a box made of paper! Boxes are one of the most popular formats of the age-old papercraft of origami. This delightful book is entirely devoted to the creation of origami boxes-plain or fancy, playful or practical, and elaborate boxes topped with cranes, butterflies, lilies, stars, and more.
FABULOUS ORIGAMI BOXES includes designs for nesting boxes, simple triangle and square boxes and more complex hexagonal and octagonal boxes. Detailed illustrations provide step-by-step instructions on the correct way to crease and fold origami paper. Many of the designs are made of one sheet of paper, but some combine individual units with intriguing results.
Both practical and lovely, these boxes can be used for gift-giving, storing trinkets, or simply for display.

TOMOKO FUSE is recognized at home and abroad as one of the most original and exciting of all up-and-coming origami talents. In this book, she explains her method for combining folded-paper units in an insertion fashion that results in an endless sequence of multidimensional variations giving new life and freshness to old-fashioned origami classics. Another dynamic departure is the way she employs a single origami work as an axis around which to assemble various other multidimensional parts.
Hours of fascinating fun await the origami devotee who follows her along the path to creating original multidimensional forms that are practically architectural in nature. Ranging from technically simple folds to more demanding ones, the many delightful and varied works in this book are highly stimulating and make wonderful presents for family and friends.