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Press

Selected Press/Media Appearances

Maya Wei-Haas, “We need better face masks—and origami might help,” National Geographic, January 20, 2021

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Stephen Robinson, “How to make an origami boat, “ How to Learn Everything, September 2020.

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Tara Parker-Pope, “A User’s Guide to Face Masks,” The New York Times, April 10, 2020.

“A Designer’s DIY No-Sew Origami Mask + The Best Materials to Use Update,” improvisedlife.com, April 2020.

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Tara Parker-Pope, “What’s the Best Material for a Mask?” The New York Times, April 20, 2020.

Sarah Bahr, “You can make this no-sew origami mask in under two minutes,” Indianapolis Monthly, April 13, 2020.

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Jenny Porter Tilley, “Origami artist hopes her masks will slow spread of COVID-19,” Herald Times, April 7, 2020

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"Origami artist turns to folding face masks amid pandemic need," IU Research Impact, April 2, 2020

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Andy Kozlowski & Tiffany Esshaki, “Art exhibit to showcase versatility of paper,” C & G Newspapper, October 18, 2019.

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Elliott Bill, “Paper Architect,” Pride of IU. Artistic Endeavors, Arts & Culture, May 23,   2019.

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Elliott Bill, “Original,” Indiana University Alumni Magazine, Spring 2019, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

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Exhibit showcases elaborate, larger-than-life origami creations,” Fox 13 Tampa Bay, June 25, 2019.

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Jennifer Ring, “A traveling exhibit brings origami’s best to St. Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Arts,” Creative Loafing Tempa, June 25, 2019.

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“Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami,” On Maui!, September-October 2018.

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Pau Hana, “Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami Exhibit takes look at advances of origami,” The Maui News, August 26, 2018.

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Lisa Powell, “Last Chance to See It: Origami art reaches a whole new level in this Dayton exhibition,” mydaytondailynews.com, April 10th, 2018.

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“CODA Paper Art 2017,” Villa d’Arte. The Netherlands, February 22, 2018.

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Amy Dallis, “Above the Fold: A Cut Above,” daytonlocal.com, February 20, 2018.

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Meredith Moss, “Paper magic! Origami from around the world at DAI,” Dayton Daily News, February 17, 2018.

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Rachel Aragon, “Explore DAI’s new origami exhibit: Above the fold,” fox45now.com, February 16th, 2018.

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Sarah Green, “Art Trip: Columbus, Indiana,” The Art Assignment, PBS Digital Studios, October 5, 2017. 

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Deel Deze Pagina, “Papier verwondert en inspireert,” Ontdekcultuur, The Netherlands, June 2017.

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Lou Harry, “Lou’s Views: Art exhibit accentuates architecture,” Indianapolis Business Journal, August 25, 2017.

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“Randall Forte: Federal arts funding beneficial to Lehigh Valley,” The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, May 8, 2017.

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Andrew Doerfler, “Must-see origami show in Allentown takes paper folding to the next level,” Lehigh Valley Live, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, March 7th, 2017.

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Tim Higgins, “Allentown Art Museum exhibit: Origami, elevated to art,” The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, March 21, 2017.

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Solvej Schou, Exhibit unfolds origami’s beauty as large-scale art,” Associated Press News, June 29, 2016 (review also appeared in San Diego Union Tribute and The Columbian) .

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Gemma Zoe Price, “A First Look at Single Thread, Sonoma County’s New Restaurant, Inn and Farm,” Wall Street Journal Magazine, June 15, 2016.

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Adrienne Alpert, “Above the Fold Breaks Tradition at Japanese American National Museum,” ABC Eyewitness News, Los Angeles, CA, June 14, 2016

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Avishay Artsy, “L.A. Exhibit Showcases the Global Reach of Origami,” KCRW, Santa Monica, CA, May 25, 2016.

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Chelsea Abdullah, “Longmont origami exhibit is ‘Above the Fold’,” Boulder Weekly, Boulder, Colorado, March 31, 2016.

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Brett Callwood, “Longmont Museum origami exhibit unfolds Friday,” Times-Call, Longmont, Colorado, February 11, 2016.

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“The Longmont Museum’s Above the Fold Origami Exhibit,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmfVFTTBaw4, City of Longmont, Colorado, February 11, 2016.

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Ray Mark Rinaldi, “Visual Art: The fine art of origami in Longmont,” The Denver Post, Denver, Colorado, February 11, 2016.

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“Celebration in Art,” WTIU (Local Public Television), Premiered November 27, 2016 at 6:30 pm, Bloomington, Indiana.

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Mary Keck, “Professor Jiangmei Wu uses the science of paper folding to create artistic designs,” Inside IU, November 16, 2016, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

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Laura Goldstein, “Vancouver’s Lighting Architecture Movement Project shines a light on the best in contemporary lighting,” The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada, November 4, 2015.

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Kenny Kemp, “Above the Fold, Origami Exhibit Shows Power of Paper,” Gazette-Mail, September 2015.

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“Toyota City International Art Festival,” Toyota City Cultural Promotion Foundation TV Interview, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Satoru Kato, “Origami: Jiangmei Wu’s Folded Light Art and Design,”

Nihon Josei Shimbun, Tokyo, Japan, September 15, 2015.

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桥诘Miyuki, “Complex Paper Folded Design,” Chunichi Shimbun, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, July 2015.

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Satoru Kato, “International Art Festival Feature Artist Jiangmei Wu,” Yahagi Shinpo, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, June 2015.

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Betsy Di Julio, “Origami Exhibit is Above the Fold,” Veer Magazine, Norfolk, Virginia, June 2015.

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Don Stewart, “Origami: It’s not just for cranes anymore,” The Recorder, Greenfield, Massachusetts, April 2015.

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Susan Dunne, “Above the Fold’ Origami Show in Springfield,” Hartford Courant, February 16, 2015.

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Kathryn Roy,“Springfield Museums welcomes unique origami exhibit,” The Republican, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 2015.

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Carmen Siering, “Jiangmei Wu: Blurring the Bounds of Art and Design,” Bloom, September 2015, Bloomington, Indiana.

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Kathy Jonas, “What Is that Arty, Wordy Thing at South Walnut and 2nd Street,” Bloom, January 2015, Bloomington, Indiana (with Jon Racek).

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“The Weekly Special: Expressions,” WTIU (Local Public Television), Premiered April 10, 2014 at 6:30 pm, Bloomington, Indiana.

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Christian Kemp, “BEAD plans for symbolic art sculpture,” Indiana Daily Students, Bloomington, Indiana.

Selected Creative Publications/Exhibition Reviews

Bon Ku and Ellen Lupton, “Health Design Thinking: Creating Products and Services for Better Health” 2nd Edition, MIT Press. March 3, 2021.

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Ioana Paunescu, “Synergia: A Self-supporting Pavilion of Recycled and Recyclable Plastic,” Igloo, Burcharest, Romania, Issue 186, November, 2018.

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“Origami-inspired installation made from recycled plastic lights up Columbus, Indiana,” www.buildingcentre.co.uk, January 11, 2018. (work featured in online magazine).

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Lidija Grozdanic, “Spectacular origami pavilion made of recycled plastic pops up in Columbus, Indiana,” Inhabitat.com, October, 18, 2017. (work featured in online magazine).

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“Synergia,” CODAmagazine: The Magic of Color IV , October 2017.

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Sarah Rose Sharp, “In an Indiana Town, a Treasure Trove of Modernist Design,” Hyperallergic.com, November 9, 2017.

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Enrique Ramirez, “Exhibit Columbus Brings a New Perspective to Modern Icons,” Metropolis, September 11, 2017.  

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Murrye Bernard, “Celebrating the Architectural Legacy of Columbus, Indiana,” Contract Magazine, TalkContract, September 12, 2017.

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Patrick Sisson, “Exhibit Columbus: A Midwest town reasserts its modern architectural heritage,” Curbed.com, September 1, 2017.

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“CODA Paper Art 2017,” Villa d’Arte, The Netherlands, Edition 3, June 30, 2017.

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Nicholas Kordy, “At Exhibit Columbus, S­­tudents Get a Chance to Test Their Ideas in the Real World,” Archinect.com, June 15, 2017.

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Meher McArthur, New Expressions in Origami Art: Masterworks from 25 Leading Paper Artists, Tuttle Publishing, Vermont, March 2017.

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Joseph Fraioli, “Bringing Math into the Fold: Art exhibit shows the results of regular polygons in crease patterns,” Scholastic MATH Magazine, December 5, 2016.

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“(C)olumn,” CODAmagazine: The Written Words III, October 2016. (with Jon Racek).

“2016 Niche Award Finalists,” Niche Magazine, Winter 2016.

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Meher McArthur, “New Expressions in Origami,” The Paper: The Magazine of OrigamiUSA, Winter 2015, Issue 118.

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Marquerite Serkin, “New Expressions in Origami,” Artscope, March/April 2015.

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“Anemoi Light by Jiangmei Wu,” www.sohomod.com, July 2015. (work featured in online magazine).

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Ana Cosma, “Ruga Swan/Jiangmei Wu,” www.arch2o.com, May 2015. (work featured in online magazine).

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“Ruga Swan/Jiangmei Wu,” www.formakers.eu, January 2015. (work featured in online magazine). 

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Denise Bosler, “Folded Light Art + Design Branding,” Creative Anarchy: How to Break the Rules of Graphic Design for Creative Success, F & W Media Inc, New York, January 2015. (With You Zhang).

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Marc Almagro, “Show Stoppers,” Form, Singapore, December 2014.

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Harisadhi Leelayuwapan, “Asian Blood,” Wallpaper* (Thai Edition), December 2014.

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Itsaya Ngowsawat, “Truly Talented,” Elle Decoration Thailand, November 2014.

Eli Blevis, “Maker Paper,” Interactions, July/August 2014.

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Anna Palige, “Folded Light Art by Jiangmei Wu,” www.designandpaper.com, January 2014. (work featured in online magazine).

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“Folded Light Art + Design,” Good Idea 3, Guangzhou: Hightone Design book Cor.,Ltd, December 2013. (with You Zhang).

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Ted Savage, “Sunflower lamp by Jiangmei Wu,” www.mocoloco.com, December 2013. (work featured in online magazine).

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Jordan Kushins, “Beautiful Light Fixtures Folded from Single Sheet of Tyvek,” www.gizmodo.com, December 2013. (work featured in online magazine).

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Leonora Sartori, “Beams of Light,” DAMn, Belgium, May/June 2013.

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Jun Li, “Thirteen Young Chinese Designers Shine in the Overseas,” Elle Decoration China, Shanghai, China, May 2013.

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Priscilla Balmer and Magali Prugnard, “L’Origami En Grande Forme,” Espaces Contemporains, Switzerland, May 2013.

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Estela Ataide, “Folded Origami,” House Trends, Portugal: PM Media Comunicacao S.A., Spring 2013.

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Brühlmann Erik, “Erstklassig beleuchten,” SonntagsZeitung, Switzerland, April 2013.

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Luca Curci, “Folded Light Art and Design – Cotton Paper Lights,” www.itsliquid.com, March 2013. (work featured in online magazine).

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Ted Savage, “Torus Folded Lamp by Jiangmei Wu,” www.mocoloco.com, February 2013. (work featured in online magazine).

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“Folded Light Art by Jiangmei Wu,” www.luxury-insider.com, January 2013. (work featured in online magazine).

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Elise Ying-hei Ho, “Jiangmei Wu's Origami Light Fixtures Burst with Luminescent Rays,” www.trendhunter.com, December 2012. (work featured in online magazine).

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Camille Caruana, “Luminaires en origami,” www.journal-du-design.fr, December 2012. (work featured in online magazine).

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Jon Dioffa, “Jiangmei Wu Creates Beautiful Origami-Inspired Pendant Lamps with Sustainable Materials,” www.inhabitat.com, December 2012. (work featured in online magazine).

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“Sustainable Origami Light,” www.yankodesign.com, December 2012. (work featured in online magazine).

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“Jiangmei Wu’s Origami Light Fixtures Burst with Luminescent Rays,” www.trendhunter.com, December 2012. (work featured in online magazine).

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