Ben is an origami expert who has been folding since the age of 5, when his mother gave him a dinosaur origami book. Today, with over 25 years of teaching experience, Ben has instructed everyone from infants to grandparents in the art of origami.
Ben specializes in handmade, supercomplex tissue foil models, tessellations, and modulars. His work has appeared in The New York Times, on Vogue.com and in Creased magazine. After running his own Origami company for a few years, in 2011 Ben joined Taro’s Origami Studio as a teacher and helped refine Taro’s Origami Teaching Method. In late 2013 he moved to the Bay Area in California to open and be the head teacher and manager of Taro’s Origami Studio’s new Oakland location. Recently though he moved back to the East Coast to run the corporate projects division of Taro’s Origami Studio.
Contact
- Email: ben@tarosorigami.com
Availability
- Lancaster, PA (GMT-4)
- Online remote teaching
Teaching
- All Student Levels
- Taro’s Kyu Method
- All Taro’s Origami Textbooks
Ben currently teaches:
- Private Lessons
- Basic Artist Certification
- Kids Introduction Class
Ben’s Works
Ancient Dragon: Satoshi Kamiya, Collected Works of Satoshi Kamiya Vol 1
Barosaurus: Satoshi Kamiya, Collected Works of Satoshi Kamiya Vol 1
Crane: Roman Diaz, Origami for interpreters
Dinos
Green Dragon: Satoshi Kamiya, Collected Works of Satoshi Kamiya Vol 1
Owl: Katsuta Kyohei, Origami Tanteidan 17th Convention Book
Tessellations: Erig Gjerde, Origami Tessellations Book
Tessellations: Erig Gjerde, Origami Tessellations Book
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日本国東京在住。私は、医療の国家資格を持つ気功マスターです。 心身の健康と未病のための気功法を伝授しています。 またレゴエデュケーションインストラクターとして、子供の教育に10年以上携わりました。 ロボットサッカー全国大会やWRO全国大会に生徒チームが出場し入賞経験も沢山あります。 子どもの目標達成にチャレンジしていく能力を養うための指導経験も豊富です。 Taro’s Origami Studio JAPANでは、Taro’s Origami methodの基本をしっかり学び、子供の想像性や集中力、考える力、創造力を養います。 子供達は自然にコミュニケーション能力が高まり、自分を大切にする力と自信が備わります。 [...]