The Tuttle Story
“Books to Span the East and West”
Most people are surprised to learn that the world’s largest publisher of books on Asia had its humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles
E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing. And his first love was naturally books—especially old and rare editions.
Immediately after WW II, serving in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur, Tuttle was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers.
Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.
With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past—inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Copyright © 2011 Michael LaFosse, Richard Alexander, Origamido, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the authors. The models in this book may not be used for commercial purposes without the express written permission of the authors.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
ISBN 978-4-8053-1150-9
LaFosse, Michael G.
Geometric origami kit : the art of modular paper sculpture /
Michael LaFosse, Richard Alexander.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-4-8053-1150-9
ISBN 978-1-4629-1578-1 (ebook)
1. Origami. 2. Paper sculpture. 3. Geometry in art. I. Alexander, Richard L., 1953- II. Title.
TT870.L2336 2011
736’.982--dc23
2011019343
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The Compass Star
The Aster
The Mette Unit Ring One
The I-Ching Wheel
The Lightning Bolt Octahedron
The Alexander Modular Dish
The Butterfly Ball
The Borloz Ball 1 & 2
The Picture Cube
The WXYZ
The Modular Crane
The HOU-SAN-CHUU (Radiolaria)
The Sonobe Module and Cube
The Magic Rose Cube
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Introduction
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