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Robinson spent several years as a professional origami [[teacher]], travelling round schools, libraries, youth clubs, hospitals and [[art gallery|art galleries]], teaching origami and paper artwork. He ran sessions with people of all ages and physical abilities. He also has more conventional employment as an IT lecturer, web designer and author. |
Robinson spent several years as a professional origami [[teacher]], travelling round schools, libraries, youth clubs, hospitals and [[art gallery|art galleries]], teaching origami and paper artwork. He ran sessions with people of all ages and physical abilities. He also has more conventional employment as an IT lecturer, web designer and author. |
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He has written and illustrated over twenty origami [[book]]s, with total world-wide sales exceeding one million. Robinson is 50 and lives in [[Sheffield]], [[England]]. |
He has written and illustrated over twenty origami [[book]]s, with total world-wide sales exceeding one million. Robinson is 50 and lives in [[Sheffield]], [[England]]. A former professional [[musician]], he played with an early version of [[Living In A Box]] and with the [[Comsat Angels]] . He also played in an electronic jazz/rock group called [[Zyklus]], led by the late [[Neil Ardley]], until the untimely death of the latter. He still performs solo [[improvisation|improvised]] [[ambient]] [[guitar]] concerts and recordings. |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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Revision as of 15:21, 21 February 2007
Nick Robinson is a practitioner of origami who has been folding paper since the early 1980s and has been a member of the British Origami Society for nearly 20 years. He has contributed articles and designs for the magazine in almost every issue since 1987 and has served on their council for 15 years. He edited their bimonthly magazine for 5 years and maintains their web site. In 2004 he was awarded the “Sidney French medal” – the highest award the society can offer, in recognition of his contributions to origami. A prolific creator, his designs are usually simple and elegant, like those of his origami inspiration, Master Kunihiko Kasahara. He has had over 200 designs independantly published in origami magazines and newspapers around the world.
Robinson spent several years as a professional origami teacher, travelling round schools, libraries, youth clubs, hospitals and art galleries, teaching origami and paper artwork. He ran sessions with people of all ages and physical abilities. He also has more conventional employment as an IT lecturer, web designer and author.
He has written and illustrated over twenty origami books, with total world-wide sales exceeding one million. Robinson is 50 and lives in Sheffield, England. A former professional musician, he played with an early version of Living In A Box and with the Comsat Angels . He also played in an electronic jazz/rock group called Zyklus, led by the late Neil Ardley, until the untimely death of the latter. He still performs solo improvised ambient guitar concerts and recordings.
Further reading
The Origami Giftbox Firefly Books 2006. ISBN 978-1-55407-198-2
A Beginners Guide to Origami Parragon Books, 2006. ISBN 1-40545-048-7
Encyclopedia of Origami Quarto Publishing 2005. ISBN 1-84448-025-9
Pub Origami New Holland Publishers 2005. ISBN 1-84330-935-1
Adult Origami New Holland Publishers 2004. ISBN 1-84330-744-8
The Origami Bible Collins & Brown 2004. ISBN 1-84340-105-3
Paper Planes that Really Fly Quintet Publishing 1992. ISBN 1-85076-325-9
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