Nick Robinson (origami)

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Nick Robinson is a practitioner of origami who has been folding paper since the early 1980s and has been a member of the British Origami Society for nearly 20 years. He has contributed articles and designs for the magazine in almost every issue since 1987 and has served on their council. He currently edits their bimonthly magazine and maintains their web site. In 2004 he was awarded the “Sidney French medal” – the highest award the society can offer, in recognition of his contributions to origami.

Robinson spent several years as a professional origami teacher, travelling round schools, libraries, youth clubs, hospitals and art galleries, teaching origami and paper artwork. He ran sessions with people of all ages and physical abilities. He also has more conventional employment as an IT lecturer, web designer and author.

He has written and illustrated over a dozen origami books, with total world-wide sales approaching half a million. Robinson is in his late 40s and lives in Sheffield, England. As a former professional musician he still performs live, mostly solo improvised ambient guitar. He played in an electronic jazz/rock group called Zyklus, led by the late Neil Ardley, until the untimely death of the latter.