Folding Frank

John Hill
14. junho 2017
Photo: Laurence King Publishing

Marc Hagan-Guirey, a kirigami paper artist, has collected fourteen Wright buildings in Frank Lloyd Wright Paper Models, published next month by Laurence King. Unlike origami, which is limited to folding, kirigami also includes cuts to the sheet of paper. The book comes with instructions on the technique, some background on each building, and drawings of them on 135 lb (200 gsm) stock, just the right weight for cutting and folding. The sheets come with some cuts, such as windows, already done, but there are lots of cuts and folds to be done. In other words, this is not a book with readymade models; it requires a good deal of work – and patience – on the part of the reader/model maker.

Front Cover (Photo: Laurence King Publishing)

The fourteen projects, in order of the book:

  1. Unity Temple
  2. Frederick C. Robie House
  3. Imperial Hotel
  4. Aline Barnsdall "Hollyhock" House
  5. Millard House (La Miniatura)
  6. John Storer House
  7. Freeman House
  8. Charles Ennis House
  9. National Life Insurance Building
  10. Taliesin West
  11. Herbert and Katherine Jacobs I House
  12. Edgar J. Kaufmann House "Fallingwater"
  13. Johnson Wax Administration Building
  14. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Back Cover (Photo: Laurence King Publishing)

Upon receiving an advance copy of the book, I couldn't help but try out the kirigami technique with what appears to be the easiest model, the Jacobs House.

Herbert and Katherine Jacobs I House (Photo: John Hill/World-Architects)

One down, thirteen to go.

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