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.

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