PRINCETON, NJ Restaurant Dining Guide Announcement

New Exhibition at Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery: ORIGAMI January 13 to January 30, 2014

"Chair"

Princeton—Princeton Day School is pleased to announce Origami, an exhibition opening at the Anne Reid '72 Art Gallery on Monday, January 13 and running through Thursday, January 30. There will be an Origami Workshop lead by Georgia Wong PDS ’14 on Thursday, January 23, from 10:55 - 11:45 a.m. followed by an opening reception from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.  Both of these events are open to the public.

While evidence of origami goes back to the Sung Dynasty in 1000 CE, contemporary interpretations of ori “folding” gami “paper” are made on every continent in the world.  The exhibit in the Anne Reid '72 Art Gallery will include the Origami USA 2012 traveling exhibit of Origami by Children projects from children around the world, including a work by PDS student Krishna Sivakumar ’18; a folded paper installation by Georgia Wong and Natalie Szuter, both in the Princeton Day School class of 2014; works by Zach Rothholz, the designer and manufacturer of Chairigami, sustainable, cardboard furniture; works by Chris Maher, PDS woodworking instructor; and mathematical folded paper projects from the Princeton Day School sixth grade class of Middle School teacher Arlene Cohen.

Founded in 1978, Origami By Children provides inspiration for children of all ages to explore their own creative potential as well as enjoy the creativity of other children from around the world. Every year at Origami USA, children are invited to submit their best folded models. The finest of these are selected to become the Origami By Children exhibit for that year.  Winners of the competition are included in the exhibit which travels to communities across the country.

Zach Rothholz, founder and CEO of Chairigami, based in New Haven, is an innovative designer and manufacturer of cardboard furniture. He provides lightweight, flatpacking, sustainable, and inexpensive products to fill the need for temporary yet durable furniture. Mr. Rothholz noted, “I was a cardboard apprentice at Adaptive Design and designed equipment for disabled children. This evolved into a senior project at Yale, in mechanical engineering, and then into a pop-up storefront in New Haven, Connecticut creating sustainable furniture.”

This exhibition is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday when school is in session, and by appointment on weekends. For an appointment or more information about the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery, please call Jody Erdman, Art Gallery Director, at (609) 924-6700 x1772, or visit www.pds.org.