Origami - Art Library

Nick Robinson 


Nick Robinson is a practitioner of origami. He has been involved in the art since since the early 1980s and a member of the British Origami Society for nearly 25 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 independently 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 has been invited to teach and display his work in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, France and Japan. He has fulfilled numerous origami-based commissions for both national and international companies and 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 was in a band with singer Harriet Roberts. 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 loopnig guitar concerts and recordings. He has co-ordinated several CD releases for the Chain Tape Collective group, including music made from the sound of paper and music made using bird song.

The 2007 short film "I Am Nick Robinson," about the meeting of two characters who share the same name, contains a reference to Robinson's artwork. The movie was featured in the short film competition at the 2007 SXSW Film Festival.




Further reading

Origami For Dummies Wiley & Co 2008 ISBN 978-0-470-75857-1

Picture Perfect Origami St. Martin's Griffin 2008 ISBN 978-0312375966

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