After 25 years of military service, Ilan Garibi retired at the rank of lieutenant colonel and decided to change his life's course. Today, he is a full-time origami artist and instructor, specializing in origami tessellations, with around 200 original models. Garibi is one of the very few people who can fold metal into a tessellation as well as wood, fabric, glass and much more.

Garibi has been teaching origami for industrial designers at the Holon Institute of Technology for the last five years. He is also the founder and CEO (volunteering) of OrigamIsrael, the promoter and manager of the first-ever international convention for origami creators - CfC (July 2016, Lyon), co-editor of the Origami USA online magazine and the author of "Origami Tessellations for Everyone," presenting instructions for 30 of his original models. 

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Ilan Garibi: Always folding - how origami changed my life | Ilan Garibi | TEDxPaloAltoSalon

Always folding - how origami changed my life | Ilan Garibi | TEDxPaloAltoSalon

Origami transforms a lieutenant colonel into an artist, proving creativity has no bounds and can emerge from unexpected places.

Embracing the 'and' concept, one transitions from military to origami artist and designer, showcasing the multifaceted nature of identity.

Embracing origami post-military career, a journey from novice folds to complex metal tessellations inspires profound life changes.