Professor Masahiro Chatani
Born in 1934 in Hiroshima (Japan), Masahiro Chatani was a Certified First Class Architect widely credited with inventing the style of paper art known as origamic architecture. He grew up in Tokyo, graduating from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1956. He later became a professor there, advancing to full professor in 1980. This is approximately when he began designing origamic architecture style pop ups.
Professor Chatani passed away in 2008, at the age of 74.
His legacy includes a large collection of original pop up card designs, over a dozen pattern books and, myriad students and enthusiasts who honor and continue the style he defined.
We are happy to be able to make some of his designs available as commercially die-cut cards, produced under the supervision of his daughter, Aya Chatani (a talented origamic architect in her own right).
- Origamic Architecture
Capitol Hill Pop Up Card
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Neo-Modern
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Note: These cards are no longer being made. What stock we have is all there are.
- Out of StockOrigamic Architecture
White Stage Pop Up Card
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Wedding Cake
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Taj Mahal
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Statue of Liberty
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Ponte di Rialto
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Organ Church
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Neo-Modern
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Lloyd’s of London Pop Up Card
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Jungle Gym Pop Up Card
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Ishitani’s Residence
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Infinity Pop Up Card
$8.75 – $78.30 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page - Origamic Architecture
Golden Gate Bridge Pop Up Card
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Empire State Building Pop Up Card
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Dream Stairs Pop Up Card
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Cathedral Pop Up Card
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Casablanca Pop Up Card
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Capitol Hill Pop Up Card
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Blocks
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Arc de Triomphe
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Angel Steps
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Amsterdam Houses
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