See the new Smithsonian?

JeossMayhem · Post by **JeossMayhem** » May 22nd, 2007, 3:12 am

Did anybody catch the article on Robert J. Lang in the recent edition of Smithsonian magazine? It didn't include anything I'd consider new but overall it's nice to see him get more recognition. However, I wasn't aware of a new book, now a work in progress.

Does anybody know anything about it?

Rdude · Post by **Rdude** » May 22nd, 2007, 3:55 am

Sweeet! A new book? I kinda had a hopeful feeling that he was working on a book becaues he hasn't updated his website in a while, so I figured he was busy on some kind of big project. I'm so exited

I'm just finishing folding the last couple models in Design Secrets, and am thinking about trying to pick up origami insects 2. this is really cool.

Rdude

Joe the white · Post by **Joe the white** » May 22nd, 2007, 4:26 am

I still need to fold the BFCC, but I've been lazy about making a 10x1 rectangle and adding in those reference points...

JeossMayhem · Post by **JeossMayhem** » May 22nd, 2007, 6:15 am

Hah I know what you mean Joe. There was a photo of his clock in the article and I was inspired to fold one too but I've been lazy about that too.... and aside from trying to finish another 180 cranes...

Were the diagrams in Design Secrets unreleased or nonexistent before the book was published? Because I'm really looking forward to folding some fresh models by him.

Joe the white · Post by **Joe the white** » May 22nd, 2007, 2:18 pm

Everything in ODS besides maybe the Baby, Alamo Stallion, and Turtle were unpublished previously. Those three coming from and OUSA Annual Collection, The Russian Origami Society Web Site, and Origami Zoo respectively I believe. They're very nice models, and those found in here and Origami insects II are different from most of his other published work.

Cupcake · Post by **Cupcake** » May 22nd, 2007, 2:23 pm

JeossMayhem wrote:Were the diagrams in Design Secrets unreleased or nonexistent before the book was published?

As far as I can recall, some of his models (Like the bull moose) Were already published. However, I may be wrong. I don't know the date that Design Secrets was released as compared to the tanteidan magazine with the bull moose.

GreyGeese · Post by **GreyGeese** » July 19th, 2007, 7:27 pm

That article is the reason I am on this forum. I had not done or thought about origami since I was a kid. When I saw Lang's creations, I became determined to learn how to fold them. It will take a long time to get that good, as I am starting from scratch. Even farther down the road, I hope to design.

Jonnycakes · Post by **Jonnycakes** » July 19th, 2007, 11:12 pm

Oh man I heard about the new book and I am really looking forward to it. ODS is like the origami bible for designing. Cant wait!

origamimasterjared · Post by **origamimasterjared** » July 19th, 2007, 11:53 pm

Jonnycakes wrote:Oh man I heard about the new book and I am really looking forward to it. ODS is like the origami bible for designing. Cant wait!

NEW BOOK????? What new book??

Jonnycakes · Post by **Jonnycakes** » July 20th, 2007, 4:31 am

He said he was going to make a sort of sequel to ODS in some article-I forget exactly where I saw it.

JeossMayhem · Post by **JeossMayhem** » July 20th, 2007, 7:57 am

I wish I could tell you which Smithsonian magazine issue it was but I'd have to dig around for it. Maybe it's online somewhere...? It'll probably be at least a few months before he says anything else about it, but for sure, he's working on one.

Post by **Daydreamer** » July 20th, 2007, 9:01 am

On Robert Lang's page there is a link to this article:

http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issu ... rigami.php

JeossMayhem · Post by **JeossMayhem** » March 22nd, 2008, 10:04 pm

I just got a new subscription to Nature Magazine and lo and behold, origami comes up once again.
It's brief but nonetheless origami related.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v4 ... 2156a.html

bethnor · Post by **bethnor** » March 24th, 2008, 7:42 am

a new book soon wouldn't be that hard to imagine from lang, much like hideo komatsu. the fact of the matter is is that both authors have multiple diagrams in different places--and if they consolidated them, there is definitely enough material for a book. how much previously unpublished material is in it is the real question, imho.