Marine Origami

Artist Joseph Hwang has harbored a deep fascination with marine biodiversity since he was a child. Alongside this passion was an interest in folding origami that transitioned from folding traditional models into a singular focus on creating his own designs. Inevitably, these two passions collided in his first series of figurative sea life designs, which comprise this book.

From innovative locking techniques to refined shaping methods, Marine Origami presents, through photography, essays, and step-by-step diagrams, twenty-six original models inspired by the diversity of coastal marine life. Ranging from minimalistic squid to lifelike dungeness crab, this carefully selected collection of models elevates the standard of figurative origami design.