Origami Tessellations: Awe-Inspiring Geometric Designs

Eric Gjerde demonstrates 25 of his favorite tessellations and turns them into projects for newcomers as well as experienced origamists. With step-by-step instructions, illustrated crease patterns, and how-to photos, you'll learn to create these wonderful designs yourself. Eric's first book covers the fundamentals of origami tessellations, provides history, and describes simple beginning techniques with detailed illustrations and photographs. An extensive gallery showcases tessellations folded by the world's leading origami fine artists—-inspiring you to experiment, innovate, and eventually create your own unique designs.

Eric Gjerde demonstrates 25 of his favorite tessellations and turns them into projects for newcomers as well as experienced origamists. With step-by-step instructions, illustrated crease patterns, and how-to photos, you'll learn to create these wonderful designs yourself. Eric's first book covers the fundamentals of origami tessellations, provides history, and describes simple beginning techniques with detailed illustrations and photographs. An extensive gallery showcases tessellations folded by the world's leading origami fine artists—-inspiring you to experiment, innovate, and eventually create your own unique designs.

Constance Ashmore Fairchild - Library Journal

Tessellations are geometric patterns that repeat indefinitely. Gjerde's graded-by-difficulty projects are inspired by historic Islamic and European tile designs translated into intricate folds on a single sheet of paper. Mukerji (Marvelous Modular Origami) builds elaborate spheres and stars from many folded components joined together. Both books provide new challenges to origami enthusiasts who have moved beyond the beginner stage.

When asked by his parents what he wanted to be when he grew up, five-year-old Eric Gjerde replied, "a paperologist." Throughout his childhood and adolescence he enjoyed paper crafts and origami. After preparing for a technology career, Eric kept looking for an artistic outlet to balance his creative side with his professional life. He returned to his childhood love of paper and discovered a deeper appreciation for the beauty of origami by exploring and researching new areas of folding—including the geometric art of origami tessellations. He currently balances dual careers as a technology professional and as an artist in Minneapolis.