Satoshi Kamiya
Satoshi Kamiya (神谷 哲史 Kamiya Satoshi, born June 6, 1981, in Nagoya, Japan) is among the most advanced origami masters in the world. He began the art at age two, and began seriously designing more advanced models in 1995, and has since made hundreds of origami models.[1] Perhaps his most famous design is Ryujin 3.5, an elaborate dragon covered with scales and having feelers, claws, and horns. The work can take up to one month to fold properly.[2] Satoshi has drawn inspiration for his designs from Manga, nature, and both eastern and western mythologies.
Many of Satoshi's origami designs are exceptionally complex; the dragons require around 275 steps each and need to be made from at least 20" squares of thin paper or foil. Another of his more notable models is a feathered, long-tailed phoenix. The dragon model is unique, however, in that the crease pattern is asymmetrical yet produces a symmetrical model. Kamiya has written two books, the most famous of which includes diagrams of nineteen models of intermediate through complex difficulty.
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Works of Satoshi Kamiya, 1995-2003 Origami House, 2005. ISBN 0000041944
World of Super-Complex Origami Soshimu, 2010. ISBN: 9784883377107 (in cooperation with other origamists, like Komatsu Hideo and Takashi Hojyo)
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