Breathing Origami— Paper and Technology
Mihoncho Honten
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Origami is an amusement familiar to all Japanese children, but has ties to skills widely used in mathematics, engineering, and medicine. This exhibition introduces ten types of origami and the cutting-edge research in a variety of fields it has produced. Come rediscover the lightness, beauty, and uniqueness of paper and consider its multifaceted potential.
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Special Talks (in Japanese)
Talk 1 “Creases— From Torahiko Terada to the Miura Fold”
Talk 2 “Paper and the Front Lines of Mathematics, Architecture, Engineering, and Medicine”
Speakers: Torahiko Terada (Tokyo University Professor Emeritus), Kaori Shigetomi, Tomohiro Tachi, Eiji Iwase
Date: Sep. 10 (Wed) 18:30–20:00
Venue: Mihoncho Honten 2F
Workshops
Held throughout the exhibition period.
Please see the venue’s website for details and reservations.
Media
Schedule
from August 08, 2014 to September 26, 2014
Closes at 17:00 on Aug. 8 (Fri). Closes at 13:00 on Sep. 10 (Wed).
Opening Reception on 2014-08-08 from 18:30 to 20:00