Origami Chic

Transform a simple sheet of paper into a runway-ready outfit with easy-to-follow instructions and illustrated diagrams from origami master Sok Song. With thirty unique origami models and fashion-forward folding papers, you’ll create one-of-a-kind gowns and sophisticated dresses for elegant occasions, as well as everyday items such as jeans, sweaters, and jackets-plus accessories to complete every look. Everything you need to create a custom origami wardrobe is included-all you have to do is fold.
For ages 9-13.
About the Author: Sok Song’s passion for folding paper has bloomed from a hobby he taught himself from books during his childhood to an award winning origami design business called Creased, Inc. His book Crease + Fold: Innovative Origami Projects Anyone Can Make, was published by Potter Crafts, an imprint of Random House. He is the Creative Director and Publisher for Creased - Magazine for Paper Folders, a bi-monthly periodical dedicated to featuring new and unpublished origami designs from artist all over the world. In addition to the magazines and books, he has evolved the business into a creative services company incorporating origami and paper sculpture as a medium for advertising, graphic design, and installation. His work has been seen in magazines such as: Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Pop, Marie Claire, Icon, Self, GQ, and L'Uomo. Other notable clients for design and installation work include: Condé NastPublications Ltd., Merrill Lynch, Paul Smith, Kenzo, Saks Fifth Avenue, Geisha, Imitation of Christ, Rockwell Group, Walmart, Kanebo International, The Museum of Art and Design, The Amercian Museum of Natural History, MOMA, Parsons Brinkerhoff, Macys, Harrods - London, Niebaum Coppola Winery, Mondo Mannequins, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Saatchi & Saatchi, J. Walter Thompson, Gotham, Inc, The Children’s Place, Gant, Cottonelle, Money Magazine, Time, Inc. and The New Yorker.

Also available as a series in library binding in Fall 2016.