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FULL COLOUR BOOK
After more than a decade into the art form, Nikhil Suryanarayana brings you his first book in origami- one that presents the possibility of folding more than 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Modular Origami Nakshatras!
“Stellar Origami Nakshatras” is a saga of simple modular origami stars designed by Nikhil. The designs chosen in Volume-1 are aimed at beginners and intermediate level. The book has instructions to more than 25 origami nakshatras and provides an exclusive set of #NiksOrigamiTips to hone your skills. He further encourages to explore the depths of these designs by creating new nakshatras, using the secrets revealed in the theory.
The book introduces you to an intriguing set of more than 20,000 variations of the modules, in the form of 30 fun challenges including 20+ crease patterns. It provides an illustrative guide on solving simple crease patterns. An informative list of paper suppliers in India is also included.
Some Nakshatras in the book are:
Janani, Vaayu, Pallava, Chakri, Surya, Uttara, Disha, Skandha, Aatma, Mitra, Garuda, Panchanga, and so on.
"Nikhil has taken just one idea for a modular origami star and developed it into an understanding of and process for creating more new models than one can imagine. To reveal new possibilities is a wonder, but his stimulating guidance for creativity by the readers is a remarkable gift for our paper folding community. Nikhil’s book is spectacular. Enjoy it."
-Robert E. Neale
Nikhil S ( Niksorigami )
Nikhil Suryanarayana is an origami artist from India. He has been into origami and kirigami for more than 13 years. At the time of publishing this book, he is pursuing his Master's in Lifestyle Accessory Design from the prestigious National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar (Gujarat, India)- a premier design school in the world. He finds joy in sharing his knowledge and learnings. His works span from self-initiated miniature origami projects to large-scale commercial projects, and fun workshops with young minds to corporate team-building sessions.
His parents Suryanarayana S and Veena S played a major role in introducing him to the art form at an early age. Over the years, his passion for tackling complex challenges through origami only grew. Nikhil's experiments range from single sheet complex origami, modular origami to elaborate paper cutting in 2D and 3D. He appreciates how origami perfectly infuses design, art, mathematics, and many more concepts into a beautiful concoction.
While the art form looks beautiful, he appreciates how it also improves the artist's imagination skills, spatial awareness, logical reasoning, attention, patience, mental health, and more. He finds origami meditative and can easily spend hours folding away.
He posts his work regularly on his website and social media handles (@Niksorigami on all major platforms). To know more about the author, his achievements, features and collaborations, visit www.niksorigami.com
