Great Designs Anyone Can Master
For the origami box experts this may not be the be-all end-all book. But for origami enthusiast this will be inspiring and instructional. The challenge for most origami books is showing the 3D aspects of the pocket and inside reverse folds and interlocking box parts. This book does a great job showing off these details.
Ditto, to my co-reviewer: Does Fuse get royalites?
I am a box connoisseur, especially an Origami box connoisseur, and I have yet to find a master craftsman with the genius of Fuse. I am always looking for something new to push the envelope, however, so I purchased this book to add to my growing collection. Although I was impressed by the luxurious paper selections made by the author of the book (one assumes) with which to present the box patterns, I found nothing original with respect to design. Furthermore, the photo illustrations, while they display the finished artwork nicely, are somewhat less satisfactory when it comes to demonstrating the sometimes intricate and confusing folds involved. Although the diagramatic line drawings of other origami books seem less colorful and eye pleasing, they are none the less much easier to follow, especially for the beginner. Even though I have done origami for several decades, I would almost certainly have had to refer to Fuse's line drawings to clarify Dirk's photo demonstrations. One thing that the later does have over the former, though, is that the method of folding the stand-up tabs for the lids of some of the boxes is clearer in the photos than in the diagrams. Although less satisfied with it than with my Fuse's, I don't regret having purchased the book, as it is visually satisfying, provides one with ideas for using the boxes, and certainly enlarges ones sense of the artistic use of various types of paper. From my amateurish attempts to work in stained glass, I know that in the practice of any art genius comes in many forms. Fuse's is that of original design. Dirk's is in her precise technique--her finished work (if it is hers) seems absolutely flawless--and in her decisions regarding color, pattern, and line.
Does Tomoko Fuse get royalties?
Like another reviewer, I have noticed that almost all of the designs seem to be exact copies of Tomoko Fuse's work. Perhaps the book explains the models better, but Fuse undoubtably originated them. Perhaps she can't copyright a model?Anyway, I wholeheartedly recommend TOMOKO FUSE's work, although you need some prior experience before you dive into some of her models, or just buy her set 'Quick and Easy Origami Boxes' which even includes paper.
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