(C) - Hulme, Max (UK) - Three animals in a cigarette box
Entry/Object ID
2013.5.2
Description
Discovered in one of the boxes from the Gershon Legman archive in Valbonne, southern France, these pieces folded by Max Hulme were found tucked inside a cigarette box. The paper is Japanese kami. The label mentions a double frog base, a fox and a deer, all of which appear to be in the cigarette box (plus another animal shape). It is dated "circa 1980".
Artwork Details
Medium
kami paper
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Hulme, Max
Role
Designer and folder
Date made
circa 1980
Notes
About the artist:
Max Hulme, from England, emerged as a creative force in the origami world in the mid-1970s, astonishing folders with his lifelike 3D models and remarkable technical ingenuity. Iconic designs like his Jack-in-the-Box, Sports Car, and London Omnibus showcased not only his imagination but also his ability to engineer complex forms with elegance and precision.
While his early diagrams were hand-drawn and often minimal, ellow members of the British Origami Society helped make his work more accessible to a wider audience. In later years, he undertook the monumental task of producing computer-drawn diagrams of nearly his entire body of work.
He died in England in June, 2020.
