It’s all about the basics, he says. Each of Duy Nguyen’s 18 books begins with diagrams of traditional origami folds — carrying descriptive names such as “kite fold,” “pleat fold” and “squash fold” — ...
He was 10 years old, nimbly crafting a three-dimensional deer in his Saigon classroom by folding a sheet of paper, when an angry teacher grabbed him by the ear and tried to snuff his artistic impulses ...