Preface

As a teenager, my favourite hobby was origami. Later, as a student of fine art, a steady flow of my original designs was published and I became a very minor player among the small international community of origami creators. Friends who were taking courses in graphic design or industrial design occasionally asked me for origami ideas to help with their projects, and I even did a little teaching.

In 1981, I finished my postgraduate studies in London. Out in the real world and needing a job, I had an idea: maybe courses in art and design in the London area would welcome a short course on origami? I had nothing to lose except the cost of the postage, so I sent a proposal to more than a hundred courses, unsure of the response I would receive. ...

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