He is a stage illusionist and collected and developed origami designs. He published a book titled Paper Magic in 1956. Since then, tens of thousands of designs have appeared from many artists in many books. Origami is only now achieving western respect as a medium in art. It has provided a deeper awareness for eastern culture where paper arts are held in high esteem.
Origami takes shape in pop-up books, greeting cards and traditional crafts.
It generally adheres to strict rules of form. Most people generally prefer no cutting or tearing of the paper, no gluing or decorating, use a single piece of paper for each model and most of the paper is a perfect square. The print represents the eastern philosophy and attitude towards origami as well as its consideration as art. There is more to origami than just the art of folding paper. There is a philosophy which surrounds origami.