Index Page

x

Introduction

**********

Chronology

1931

Philip Shen was born in 1931 in Manila in the Phillipines (see entry for 1965 below)

**********

1961

Philip Shen is featured in an article published in the Chicago Daily Tribune of 25th June 1961, which pictures one of his geometric creations and describes him as a 'University of Chicago divinity student'.

.

**********

Volume 2 Issue 2 of 'The Origamian' for Autumn 1961 contains mention in a letter from Philip Shen of how a twisted version of the Love Knot Letterfold had been used as a pen or brush cap during his childhood.

**********

1963

'The Best of Origami' by Samuel Randlett, which was published by E P Dutton in New York in 1963 and by Faber and Faber Ltd in London in 1964, contained the following biographical details:

And diagrams for one of Shen's original designs:

Flower

**********

1965

Vol 5: Issue 2 of 'The Origamian' for Summer 1965 carried a profile of Philip Shen, written by Alice Gray.

***

The same issue also carried an article 'Paper Folding as a Folk and Creative Art', written by Philip Shen.

***

The same issue also included standard diagrams for one of his tables:

And photo diagrams for his 'star basic form' and 4 designs derived from it:

***

A Star Disk

***

Flower no 1

***

A Propellor

***

Flower no 2

**********

1966

Volume 6, Issue 3 of 'The Origamian' for Autumn 1966 contains a letter from Philip Shen saying he is too busy with his university duties in Hong Kong to have much time for paperfolding.

**********

1976

Philip Shen's 'Omega Star' (6-part modular) appeared in Issue 25 of the'Flapping Bird'. This design was developed from XYZ by E D Sullivan.

**********