Limited Edition of 3
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Up to One Year to Produce
Flying Folds began as one of the most complicated origami cranes ever folded from a single uncut square of paper. The original model by renowned origami artist Robert J. Lang required hundreds of intricate folds. It captures many lifelike details, including feathers and toes, not typically seen in origami cranes.
Several species of cranes around the world are migratory. As winter approaches they take flight, traveling thousands of miles to a warmer climate. In the case of the demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) of central Eurasia, large flocks follow one of the most difficult migratory routes on earth. Reaching altitudes as high as 26,000 feet, they fly south from northeastern China, over the Himalayan mountains to wintering grounds in northern India, where they are often joined by as many as 20,000 others.
All cranes fly with the neck straight out and feet straight behind. Lang depicted this gesture in his origami model, which Box had cast in limited editions in stainless steel and in aluminum. He and his foundry teams employ a casting process Box developed for translating paper sculpture into museum quality metals using a complex lost wax casting technique. Box pioneered the process over several years while working in foundries. Like musicians merging their distinctive talents, he and Lang collaborated to create this spectacular work of art.
