Satoshi Kamiya

Satoshi Kamiya (神谷 哲史, Kamiya Satoshi, born June 6, 1981 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese origami artist. Known internationally to be a master of the craft, he began folding at age two. Kamiya began designing origami models in 1995, and has since published hundreds of his creations. Perhaps his most famous design is Ryu-Zin 3.5, an elaborate dragon covered with scales and having feelers, claws, and horns. The work can take up to one month to fold properly. Kamiya has drawn inspiration for his designs from Manga, nature, and both eastern and western mythologies.

Many of Kamiya's origami designs are exceptionally complex; his Divine Dragon and Ancient Dragon models require around 275 steps each and need to be made from at least 50cm squares of thin paper or foil. The Ryu-Zin 3.5 is unique, however, in that the crease pattern is asymmetrical yet produces a symmetrical model. Kamiya has written three books, the most famous of which, Works of Satoshi Kamiya, 1995-2003 includes diagrams of nineteen models of intermediate through complex difficulty. Kamiya's third book, Works of Satoshi Kamiya 2, 2002-2009, released in 2012, includes 16 models and is a follow-up to his debut. Although most of these were previously published in convention books and magazines, it also includes new, previously unpublished diagrams for the famous feathered, long-tailed phoenix.

In June 2019, Kamiya released a third volume of his designs. This book, Works of Satoshi Kamiya 3, contains models previously published in magazines and convention books, as well as models taught in origami classes, like his Tiger and Zero Fighter.

Publications
Works of Satoshi Kamiya, 1995-2003 Origami House, 2005. OCLC 786062104, OCLC 875930368 (in Japanese)

World of Super-Complex Origami Soshimu, 2010. ISBN 978-4-88337-710-7 (in cooperation with other origamists, like Komatsu Hideo and Takashi Hojyo)

Works of Satoshi Kamiya 2, 2002-2009 Origami House, 2012 (out November 15)

Works of Satoshi Kamiya 3, Origami House, 2019 (out June 15)