About

• 1948     Born Bramhall, Cheshire, UK
• 1954     First learned origami (flapping bird) from Rupert Bear annual

David Brill (age 2) and John Brill (age 15) in 1950

The Rupert Book 1946

From The Rupert Book 1946

Origami 1 Robert Harbin

• 1971     Acquired first origami book (Origami 1 by Robert Harbin)
• 1973     Corresponded with folders in Japan
• 1974     Joined British Origami Society (BOS)
• 1975     Elected to BOS council
• 1976     Exhibited at NOA First World Origami Fair: Kyoto, Tokyo
• 1976     Organised BOS convention in Birmingham
• 1977     Visited folders in Florence, Italy (first origami visit overseas)
• 1977     First work published in Origami 4 by Robert Harbin
• 1978     Worked as supplies officer for BOS

First World Origami Fair 1976

• 1980     Travelled to Japan to meet contacts and other creators
• 1985     Elected BOS General Secretary
• 1987     Organiser BOS 20th Anniversary convention in London
• 1992     Awarded BOS first Sidney French medal
• 1992     Elected honorary member, Friends of Origami Center of America
• 1994     Lectured at Origami Science and Art meeting, Ohtsu, Japan
• 1995     Elected BOS Chairman
• 1996     Brilliant Origami published
• 1997     Guest at AEP convention, Zaragossa, Spain
• 1997     Organiser BOS 30th Anniversary convention, York
• 1998     Guest at Origami USA convention, New York
• 1999     Judge of Origami Ceramic exhibition in Fukuoka, Japan
• 1999     Exhibitor and guest Akira Yoshizawa 88th birthday exhibition, Tokyo
• 2000     Guest at 1st Swiss convention, Berne
• 2000     Exhibited and took master classes at Darwin Museum, Moscow
• 2001     Organiser various origami events in UK for Japan 2001 Festivals
• 2002     Special guest South East Origami Festival Charlotte
• 2003     Organised longest origami train at National Railway Museum York
• 2003/4  Exhibitor Origami Masterworks Exhibition San Diego USA
• 2004     Guest at JOAS 10^th convention Tokyo
• 2004     Retired as BOS Chairman, elected BOS Vice President
• 2004     Attended and assisted Tomoko Fuse Bauhaus exhibition
• 2005     Geometric Transformations exhibition at Constant Gallery Tel Aviv
• 2005     Guest Israel Origami Center convention En Gev
• 2005     Publication of Selected Models 1997-2004 booklet by Israel OC
• 2005     Exhibitor Masters of Origami exhibition Hangar 7 Salzburg
• 2005     Designer of Balrog figure for Lord of the Rings musical Toronto
• 2006     Guest at Hungarian Origami Society Convention, Kecskemet
• 2006     Guest at NOA Convention Kyushu branch, Sasebo Japan
• 2007     Guest at OSN Convention Mennorode, Netherlands
• 2007     Guest at MFPP Rencontres de Mai, Paris
• 2007     Exhibitor Origami Now! Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Ma USA
• 2007     Exhibitor Origami Masterworks, Hamburg
• 2007     Guest at JOAS Nagoya convention
• 2008     Attended 1^st International Origami Copyright Meeting, Tokyo
• 2009     Married Assia Shagiakhmetova, origami teacher from Kazan Russia
• 2010     Confluence exhibition in Freising +
• 2010      Guest Polish Origami Association Kazimiersk-Dolny
• 2010      Guests, First Centerfold Convention, Columbus Ohio +
• 2011      Guests, AEP convention El Escorial, Spain +
• 2012      Attended JOAS convention Tokyo and Origami Caravan to Miyagi for Tsunami victims
• 2012      Guests Korean Origami Association, Seoul +
• 2013      Exhibition at Gerduberg Cultural Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland +
• 2014      Lecture Unfolding Origami Sainsbury Institute, Norwich
• 2014      Exhibitor Surface to Structure New York
• 2014      Guests, Fifth Centerfold Convention, Columbus Ohio
• 2015      Guest Origami Bogota convention, Colombia
• 2016      Guest Origami Tanteidan Kansai Convention , Takatsuki, Japan
• 2016      Exhibitor Origami Universe Chimei Museum Taiwan
• 2017      Elected BOS President at BOS 50th anniversary convention, Stratford upon Avon
• 2018.     Guests + MFPP Rencontres de Mai, Aix Les Bains 
• 2018      Guest COS convention 
• 2019      Guest  CDO Convention Tirrenia Italy. Awarded CDO Honorary Life membership
• 2021.     Lecture Brillustrator at CFC2 Zaragoza
• 2020.     Meet Dave Brill at Home Origami Talk with Ali Bahmani
• 2021.     Introduction and contributor to The Origami Diagram Book
• 2023     Guest British Origami Society Autumn Convention, Hull UK, with Assia and Shoko Aoyagi 

+ with Assia

© David Brill 1975-2024