Didier Boursin

Didier Boursin is a French origamist , author of books devoted to origami .

## Biography

Having trained as an architect 1 , he is also a professor of plastic arts , architecture and design . In 1991 , he was editor-in-chief of *Pli* , the journal published by the French movement of paper pliers .

Unlike other origami practitioners, he does not refrain from cutting paper 1 . Several of his works also go in the direction of a rapprochement between origami and mathematics .

He also participated in many campaigns , including in 2008 the Origami, the new range of packages mobile phone to Orange 2 .

## Bibliography

### Author:

* 1990:  (out of print, republished in 1997 ( ISBN  2-04-021802-5 ) ), Paris, Dessain and Tolra,1990, 80  p. ( ISBN  978-2-249-27816-7 and 2-249-27816-4 )
* 1991: photo styling Kayoko Weiss, photo Fabrice Besse (out of print, republished in 1993 ( ISBN  2-249-27961-6 ) , 1999 ( ISBN  2-04-021854-8 ) , 2004 revised and corrected ( ISBN  2-7028-9969 -2 ) ( ISBN  2047201012 ) ),  , Paris, Dessain and Tolra, 95  p. ( ISBN  978-2-249-27843-3 and 2-249-27843-1 )
* 1992:  (out of print, republished in 1996 ( ISBN  2-04-021775-4 ) ), Paris, Dessain and Tolra,1992, 80  p. ( ISBN  978-2-249-27883-9 and 2-249-27883-0 )
* 1994: photo Jeanbor (reissued in 2002 ( ISBN  2-04-720059-8 ) and 2004 ( ISBN  2-04-720170-5 ) ),  , Paris, Dessain et Tolra, coll.  “First steps”, 48  p. ( ISBN  978-2-249-27963-8 and 2-249-27963-2 )
* 1995:  (out of print, republished in 1996 ( ISBN  2-04-021776-2 ) ), Paris, Dessain and Tolra,1995, 79  p. ( ISBN  978-2-249-27959-1 and 2-249-27959-4 )
* 1997: photo Cactus studio (reissued in 2004 ( ISBN  2047201500 ) ),  , Paris, Dessain et Tolra, 28  p. ( ISBN  978-2-04-021783-9 and 2-04-021783-5 )
* 1997: with Valérie Larose,  , Paris, ACL- Kangourou , coll.  "Maths for all",2000, 63  p. ( ISBN  978-2-87694-022-2 and 2-87694-022-1 )
* 1999:  (reissued in 2004 ( ISBN  2047201349 ) ), Paris, Dessain and Tolra,1999, 64  p. ( ISBN  978-2-04-021836-2 and 2-04-021836-X )
* 2000: *planes* (selection of *Folding in freedom* , reissued in 2004 ( ISBN  204720142X ) ), Paris, Dessain and Tolra,2000, 64  p. ( ISBN  978-2-04-721892-1 and 2-04-721892-6 )
* 2000: with Valérie Larose,  , Paris, ACL- Kangourou ,2000, 48  p. ( ISBN  978-2-87694-062-8 and 2-87694-062-0 )
* 2000: photo Cactus Studio,  , Paris, Dessain and Tolra,2000, 144  p. ( ISBN  978-2-04-721871-6 and 2-04-721871-3 ) ( ISBN  2-7441-3935-1 ) compilation of *Folding in motion* , *Folding useful* , *Folding in freedom* and *Paper animals* , reissued in 2006 ( ISBN  2295001641 )
* 2002:  (reissued in 2004 ( ISBN  2047201489 ) ), Dessain and Tolra,2002, 64  p. ( ISBN  978-2-04-720064-3 and 2-04-720064-4 )
* 2003:  , Tournai / Paris, Casterman , coll.  "Fastoche",2003, 29  p. ( ISBN  978-2-203-14458-3 and 2-203-14458-0 )
* 2004:  , Paris, Dessain and Tolra , coll.  "The initiations",2004, 63  p. ( ISBN  978-2-04-720160-2 and 2-04-720160-8 )
* 2006:  , Paris, Dessain and Tolra , coll.  “I don't know what to do”, 63  p. ( ISBN  978-2-295-00082-8 and 2-295-00082-3 )
* 2009:  , Paris, Dessain and Tolra , coll.  “Ready to fold”, 344  p. ( ISBN  978-2-295-00225-9 )
* 2010:  , Paris, Dessain and Tolraa , coll.  “Ready to fold”, 119  p. ( ISBN  978-2-03-585400-1 )
* 2011:  , Paris, Larousse , coll.  “Les Minis Larousse”, 61  p. ( ISBN  978-2-03-585774-3 )
* 2011:  , Paris, Larousse , coll.  “Les Minis Larousse”, 60  p. ( ISBN  978-2-03-585778-1 )
* 2011:  , Dessain and Tolra , coll.  “Ready to fold”, 120  p. ( ISBN  978-2-295-00335-5 )
* 2011:  , Dessain and Tolra , coll.  "Ready to fold",2011, 119  p. ( ISBN  978-2-295-00343-0 )
* 2011:  , Larousse , coll.  “The workshop”, 60  p. ( ISBN  978-2-03-587086-5 )
* 2013:  , Dessain and Tolra , coll.  “Ready to fold”, 71  p. ( ISBN  978-2-295-00423-9 )

## Participations

* 1988: Dominique Buisson,  , ARTED, 159  p. ( ISBN  978-2-85067-081-7 and 2-85067-081-2 )
* 1989: Dominique Buisson,  , I read, 141  p. ( ISBN  978-2-277-38003-0 )
* 1999:  , Larousse , 894  p. ( ISBN  978-2-03-340501-4 )
* 2000: Fabienne Pavia and photo Olivier Placet,  , Paris, Seuil , 191  p. ( ISBN  978-2-02-040429-7 and 2-02-040429-X )
* 2002: Nadine Vasseur,  , Paris, Seuil,2002, 156  p. ( ISBN  978-2-02-049938-5 and 2-02-049938-X )
* 2006: Martine Paulais,  , Paris, Dessain and Tolra , coll.  “Decoration”, 143  p. ( ISBN  978-2-295-00046-0 and 2-295-00046-7 )
* 2011: Jane Sullivan,  , Dessain and Tolra ,2011, 120  p. ( ISBN  978-2-295-00334-8 )

## Campaigns

Some works of Didier Boursin:

* Visuals for Cartier catalogs
* Boucheron showcase
* Greeting card for Hermes
* Packaging Veuve Clicquot
* Campaign for ArjoWiggins ' Opal Papers
* Campaign for Thalys
* Visuals for the Maty catalog
* Video clip by Wim Wenders for Antalis
* Orange "Origami style" packages
* Poster for WWF