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Frank Lloyd Wright Paper Models: 14 Kirigami Buildings to Cut and Fold (paper folding, origami)
| Title | Frank Lloyd Wright Paper Models: 14 Kirigami Buildings to Cut and Fold (paper folding, origami) |
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| Date | 2025-01-01 19:42:37 |
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Desciption
Frank Lloyd Wright Paper Models features step–by–step instructions and templates so you can create beautiful kirigami versions of Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic modernist architecture.Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) is the most renowned and popular architect and designer in America. His buildings, including Fallingwater and New York's Guggenheim Museum, are iconic landmarks. Now you can create 14 of his best–loved buildings using the art of kirigami.Frank Lloyd Wright building kirigami templates included are: • Unity Temple • Frederick C. Robie House • Imperial Hotel • Aline Barnsdall "Hollyhock" House • Millard House (La Miniatura) • John Storer House • Freeman House • Charles Ennis House • National Life Insurance Building • Taliesin West • Herbert And Katherine Jacobs I House • Edgar J. Kaufmann House "Fallingwater" • Johnson Wax Administration Building • Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumPerfect for those that enjoy origami, each project features a short history of each house, step–by–step instructions and a template that you remove from the book. You follow the lines on the template, cutting and folding to make your own model. All you need is a scalpel, a cutting mat and a ruler. Clear cutting tips help you with the tricky stages, while photos of the finished model show you the final design. To make things easier, the most intricate parts of the templates have been pre–cut. Simply display your finished model and admire your handiwork. Frank Lloyd Wright Paper Models is a must for Wright fans and architectural model enthusiasts."Kirigami is the elegant Japanese art of folding and cutting paper to create intricate models. It's also the perfect medium for recreating the harmonious architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright." Sunday Express, UK Read more
Review
Marc Hagan-Guirey has managed to improve on his excellent "Horrorgami" book and set a new bar for Kirigami models.First off, the pages are 11"x14", almost twice the area of Horrorgami's pages. This results in some very impressive models with details that may have been harder to pull off at a smaller scale.Secondly, this book comes with many of its most intricate details pre-cut. While this might sound like "cheating" to some, anyone who has struggled through cutting dozens of rectangular windows can tell you that this can be incredibly tedious and challenging. Having so many small parallel lines next to each other magnifies every little imperfection, and no matter how skilled you are, there will probably be a couple imperfections among dozens of tiny cuts like that. There is still plenty of challenging/rewarding work to do with those cuts eliminated, and I'm happy to see them gone.Kirigami is pretty easy to get into, requiring just an X-Acto, a metal ruler, and a cutting surface. As a total novice, I was able to make good-looking models in around an hour or so. However, there is always room to improve your technique, and when you combine this with the sense of relaxation and focus that you feel when cutting out these models, it makes for a really rewarding hobby.
