Andrew Dewar was born in Toronto, Ontario, and graduated
from Ryerson Polytechnic Institute (B.A. Journalism) and University
of Toronto (M.A. Japanese Studies, Library and Information Science)
before moving to Japan in 1988. After completing his doctoral
studies in library science at Keio University, he joined the
faculty of a junior college in Japan. Soon after arriving in Japan
he rediscovered his childhood love of designing and flying paper
airplanes, after renewing contact with Yasuaki Ninomiya (creator of
WhiteWings), with whom he had corresponded as a child. His passion
for paper airplanes led him to become president of the Fukushima
Paper Airplane Club. Dewar's first book was published in 1998, in
Japanese. To date, he has published almost 30 books, half in
Japanese and half in English, including Simple Origami Airplanes
Kit, High-Performance Paper Airplanes Kit, One Minute Paper
Airplanes Kit, Ultimate Paper Airplanes for Kids and many other
paper crafting books and kits. His interests have expanded beyond
paper airplanes to other forms of paper engineering including
origami, karakuri toys that move in interesting ways, a
planetarium, working astronomical instruments, dinosaurs, and much
more. He also teaches paper airplane workshops and does seminars at
schools, libraries, community centers, and museums, for people of
all ages: children, families, and seniors. He lived and taught
library science in Fukushima, Japan, until the giant earthquake and
nuclear accident in March 2011, when the city became unsafe. After
a brief stay in Canada, he's returned with his family to Gifu,
Japan.
Kostya Vints was born and raised in Minsk, Belarus. In 1995
He received his Master degree in Product Design at Belorussian
Polytechnic Academy (Minsk, Belarus). After moving to Los Angeles
in 1997, he continued to pursue his career as a graphic artist and
in 2002 Kostya graduated from Westwood College of Technology with
an Associate degree in Graphic Design and Multimedia. He has been
creating digital art for over 13 years. Kostya has produced
illustrations and conceptual art for a diverse array of companies
and publications worldwide.
"You simply read the general directions at the beginning of the book, choose the plane you'd like to make, punch it out and put it together." --CastleViewAcademy.com
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