Hiromi Takeda

 

Firstly, this was my second visit to America.

(I had lived in NY when I was baby for only 7 months! Unfortunately, no memories! )

But my nervousness was huge by some reasons.

 

Anyway, the conference was great than I had imagined.

So many wonderful paper-engineers, artists, designers,

collecters were all together... what a exciting place it was!

What's more, people were all very kind for me,

so I enjoyed and studied a lot.

 

My biggest surpirize at this conference is

I can realized "Pop-up can do much much more than I think!"

Because pop-up can be useful in scientific world and other world!

 

And I got a passion towards changing Japanese recognition

such as "Pop-up is only for Children's book."

and establishing what is the Japanese pop-up beauty.

 

Thank you for all I met at the conference.

I do appreciate with your kindness and this opportunity.

 

Hope I can see , talk to you all again and show and see my/your new works in the future.

 

ありがとうございました。

 

Hiromi Takeda

 

 

Firstly, this is my first time to making book copies.

I have made lots of pop-up greeting cards, but book.

 

So it was not easy to find the best way

to get it done beautifully as its original.

 

Look at these are parts.

While I assembling, I noticed that I lost one smallest part!

 

 

And now I finished assembling.

Booking is also finished!

 

Hope people at the conference enjoy this!

 

Hiromi Takeda

 

Firstly, Meggendorfer Artist Book Prize is held

by The Movable Book Society.

 

And my pop-up artist books named "Sensible Flowers" and "Clematis" have been selected to be that prize 10 finalists.

 

Here are some of pics from them.

 

 

 

Sensible Flowers

 

 

 

 

Clematis

 

 

 

 

The top winner will be announced in a conference which will be held in Boston on 17th of September.

And I'm planing to attend there.

Looking forward to seeing many pop-ups and meeting pop-up lovers so much.

 

Oh, I wish my English made surprizingly rapid progress...!!!!

 

Hiromi Takeda