6.03.2008

Form of Paper
紙のフォルム by 尾川宏 Tanikawa Ogawa

The used book I bought in tortoise.
When I found this book I felt that I'm so so lucky!

















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so I've made several of them. I made it into a lamp. I'm still trying to figure out which paper works best for this. Will keep making and share more later.




Some more details about this book.
The book I got is published in 1967 and there is no ISBN NO.

But I found this book in the japanese yahoo and this one is published in 1989. I think this is the newer version.
ISBN 978-4-7630-8903-8 (4-7630-8903-X)

*( I just found that most of big universities libraries own this book in Taiwan and it's already translated into Chinese!! You are lucky if you are living in Taiwan. I think I'm going to look for this book and some other Taniwaka books when I go back to Taiwan next time.)

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18 comments:

marie said...

oh wow!
cant wait to see more :)

shim + sons said...

Yu I! WOW! This book + your paper lamp [?] is AMAZING!!!

Laura said...

Everything you make is so amazing. You are so talented at all you try. But this just blows me away!!!

Joanna Goddard said...

so pretty!

Anonymous said...

oh.
you ARE lucky!
[what wonderful images and ideas.]

erica lorraine scheidt said...

Yes, oh! You are lucky (I love the African disk beads too).

Anonymous said...

I'll love this book too, so yes I confirm that you're lucky!
nice first try!

Anonymous said...

is it possible to post the title (translated) and/or ISBN number of this book? i would like to search for a copy in english. thanks so much.

ah-yi said...

HI there,
I just add some information about the book. The book I got is publised in 1976 and it doesn't have ISBN no.
But I just found a book is selling in Japanese yahoo. I think this is the newer version.
The ISBN no. is adding to the post now.

Good luck!
This is really a nice book!!

baroness said...

Oh!
This book is so beautiful - what a lucky find!
Just magic -
I'd like to post a link from my blog: banquet.typepad.com.
Hope this is okay!
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Unknown said...

So beautiful! I think I saw it in a seconds bookshop once...
Lies

Cheryl Cambras said...

oh, such beautiful images! lucky you. i love your lamp.

melindatrees said...

great find! did you know there is Paper's Form 2!

Anonymous said...

I cannot find the Chinese version. Would you please be so kind to tell me the book's title in Chinese? Then I will really be the lucky one who lives in Taipei. Thanks!

ah-yi said...

hey, it's called "紙的造形"

this is one the library in Taiwan you can get the book,
http://www.lib.ntnu.edu.tw/

yasu said...

this seems like a really good book! id never seen it in japan before..i should check it out..your lamp is amazing!

yihsin said...

wow ! wow !
it's really good book!!
you are so lucky!!
just found one used at Amazon.jp
pricey, it's cost 20,000 yen !!!
what a luck found !!

Fine Little Day said...

Oh, paper art. Love your lamp!