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A self-interwoven Dodecahedron
Designed and folded by me out of tant paper. 120 Units
I've seen many variations out there by multiple people, but I haven't seen this exact design made yet. This version is borderline too tight.
Another shot from the 2019 Bike Shed show in London. It was quite dark, and so I shot wide open, but up close to all the bikes it means most of the pictures are just a blurry mess. This would could have done with a smidge more DoF on the bike, but I like how the punters are there giving the bike context without being a distraction in detail.
“The Great Pyramid” 162 units
In my hand.
Several years ago I actually started a tetrahedral-symmetry equivalent of my model, “Incomprehensible”, but abandoned for no reason other than a lack of enthusiasm at the time. I left a half completed model sitting on my table and finally decided to renew the concept recently. I had to restart the project, as the paper did not age well, but that just gave me an opportunity to expand the original design’s complexity and improve the visual appearance. Someday I might consider a dodecahedral equivalent of this, but honestly, making these Self-similar Edge Expansion compounds visually distinct from each other is difficult, and I fear that such a construction would end up looking like “Supernova”. I’m looking for something more visually distinct.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper. (7 different proportions)
12 Interlocking Wrinkled Pentagonally Distorted Dipoles 60 units 5-fold view.
Back in May of 2017, I used some leftover paper to make a model I referred to as "4 Interlocking Wrinkled Diminished Tetragonal Dipoles." This is the dodecahedral equivalent of that model. The weaving pattern is extremely simple, and I imagine that the series can be expanded to include not only the remaining Platonic solids, but most other solids as well, including Archimedian and possibly Johnson Solids. The assembly can be slightly challenging, depending upon the paper used. "Diminished" for me now connotes the implication of edge removal rather than edge transformation, and consequently, I have stricken this word from the naming of this model, as opposed to the original. The frames are a little bit loose, so I may refold this with superior quality paper in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.
12 Interlocking Elongated Pentagonally Distorted Dipoles 180 units 2-fold view.
This design is based off of a primatic abstraction of a pentagonal icositetrahedron, which I sketched out as an idea awhile back. This version was modified from what I initially envisioned, because the symmmetry avoids modelled four-fold intersections. This is the type of design which might have been considerably easier to visualize using POV-ray, but I did not use any such program here. I imagine that a comparative model based on a pentagonal hexecontahedron should be possible as well, and I intend to look into it. This symmetry set can also probably be generalized to dipoles with other numbers of sides. I also think that the pentagonal intersections could be converted into irregular pentagonal faces.
This design utilizes 6 different paper proportions.
Designed by me. Folded out of copy paper.
"Viaducts" 20 Interlocking Triangles + Self-Interlocking Icosidodecahedron 210 units
5-fold view.
It has been a bit since I posted anything new, not because I have not done anything new (quite to the contrary), but rather because most of my new work has been confined to my second book, on decorative modular kusudama origami, which is now finished its first draft.
This structure is (as far as I am aware), the first ever combination of a woven solid (the "self-interlocking icosidodecahedron") and a compound (the "20 twenty triangles") in a single composition. I have previously disliked compositions of multiple compounds together, on account of their non-homogeneity, but here they are visually integrated rather well. In many ways, this is visually similar to "Inconceivable," but this model is considerably more airy and open, in spite of its complexity. This was not my first plan for this weave, but I think it turned out well enough. The names refers to the crimped 2-fold axis units which form bridge like shapes that remind me of viaducts.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.
Quick idea for the Order Of Magnitude homepage sketched out on my custom wireframe template.
You can download the pdf template and read more about it on my blog
Early sketch to spec out the campaign site's page elements and creative direction: a retro grunge styled scrapbook, brought to life by Sean Martell.
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12 Interlocking Elongated Pentagonally Distorted Dipoles 180 units 4-fold view.
This design is based off of a primatic abstraction of a pentagonal icositetrahedron, which I sketched out as an idea awhile back. This version was modified from what I initially envisioned, because the symmmetry avoids modelled four-fold intersections. This is the type of design which might have been considerably easier to visualize using POV-ray, but I did not use any such program here. I imagine that a comparative model based on a pentagonal hexecontahedron should be possible as well, and I intend to look into it. This symmetry set can also probably be generalized to dipoles with other numbers of sides. I also think that the pentagonal intersections could be converted into irregular pentagonal faces.
This design utilizes 6 different paper proportions.
Designed by me. Folded out of copy paper.
12 Interlocking Wrinkled Pentagonally Distorted Dipoles 60 units 3-fold view.
Back in May of 2017, I used some leftover paper to make a model I referred to as "4 Interlocking Wrinkled Diminished Tetragonal Dipoles." This is the dodecahedral equivalent of that model. The weaving pattern is extremely simple, and I imagine that the series can be expanded to include not only the remaining Platonic solids, but most other solids as well, including Archimedian and possibly Johnson Solids. The assembly can be slightly challenging, depending upon the paper used. "Diminished" for me now connotes the implication of edge removal rather than edge transformation, and consequently, I have stricken this word from the naming of this model, as opposed to the original. The frames are a little bit loose, so I may refold this with superior quality paper in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.
"Lanterns" Six Interlocking Irregular Monotruncated Octahedra
Desgner: Byriah Loper
Units: 96
Paper Ratio: Four ratios (see cheatsheet)
Connection: No Glue
Paper: Astrobrights Copy Paper
Notes: Special thanks to Byriah for reuploading the cheatsheet at my request. This model turned out perfect, and I love the uniqueness of the frames.
Diagram: www.flickr.com/photos/byriahloper/50624839752/in/feed-584...
miniature mythological wire and paper sculpture by Polly Verity www.polyscene.com
Psyche
The Greek name for a butterfly is Psyche, and the same word means the
soul. In Greek mythology Psyche was the human bride of Eros, the god
of love. Before she is allowed to marry Eros she is forced to undergo
many difficult ordeals. Apuleius tells the story of Eros and Psyche in
his Metamorphoses. Eros' mother, Aphrodite, was jealous of the beauty
of Psyche. She asked Eros to use his golden arrows to cause Psyche to
fall in love with the ugliest man on earth.
Materials
Pure Silver wire, 9ct gold wire, acid-free paper.
Technique:
Small pliers are used to manipulate the fine wire, wire is wrapped around wire at every join. Eventually this process creates a wireframe Psyche, the wire describing the contours and the outline. Finally, fine paper is applied sized and wet. As it dries it becomes taut like a drum and forms the translucent skin.
Psyche sits on a paper flower is created using a ancient Chinese modular money folding technique. Hundreds of the same miniature origami pattern are folded up and these are slotted together to make the paper flower. No glue holds the flower together.
photo: CS Stevens
I designed and folded this and then decided to do some internet searching - lo and behold Byriah had folded this years earlier (not too surprised about that). The dimensions for this rendition are perfect - the units are snug and there is no buckling. Folded from Elephant Hide.
12 Interlocking Wrinkled Pentagonally Distorted Dipoles 60 units 2-fold view.
Back in May of 2017, I used some leftover paper to make a model I referred to as "4 Interlocking Wrinkled Diminished Tetragonal Dipoles." This is the dodecahedral equivalent of that model. The weaving pattern is extremely simple, and I imagine that the series can be expanded to include not only the remaining Platonic solids, but most other solids as well, including Archimedian and possibly Johnson Solids. The assembly can be slightly challenging, depending upon the paper used. "Diminished" for me now connotes the implication of edge removal rather than edge transformation, and consequently, I have stricken this word from the naming of this model, as opposed to the original. The frames are a little bit loose, so I may refold this with superior quality paper in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.
"Lanterns" Six Interlocking Irregular Monotruncated Octahedra
Desgner: Byriah Loper
Units: 96
Paper Ratio: Four ratios (see cheatsheet)
Connection: No Glue
Paper: Astrobrights Copy Paper
Notes: Special thanks to Byriah for reuploading the cheatsheet at my request. This model turned out perfect, and I love the uniqueness of the frames.
Diagram: www.flickr.com/photos/byriahloper/50624839752/in/feed-584...
Di-excavated Pentagonal Anitprism
Designer: Dirk Eisner
Units: 30
Paper Ratio: 1:5.5
Connection: No Glue
Paper: Astrobrights Copy Paper
Diagram: None
“Radiance” 30 Interlocking Icosakainonagonal Stars 870 units
3-fold view.
Lest anyone should mistake my online inactivity for any cessation from origami, this is the “slow cook” project I mentioned before on Instagram. This is the new “World’s Largest Wireframe” (by unit count), edging past “Supernova,” which was 840 units with the scaffold. Each star polygon here has 29 sides, and contributes one edge to four different 5-fold axes. The 10 sided whorls really accent this model well, and help in visualizing the dodecahedral symmetry. This is about 14” in diameter, which makes it the largest stellated “planar-esque” construction (I am unsure as to whether the polygons here could be planar in theory, but they are certainly hyperboloidal in reality. I was somewhat concerned that larger assemblies like this might not be able to support their own weight, but it is surprisingly rigid. The colors for each frame are not all distinct or uniform, but I don’t think that should matter for someone who wanted to reproduce this. The proportions are the standard which I have used for the planar series: 1.4375”x 3.375” (1:2.34783). The units have standard 60 degree non-con pockets and the crimped units have interior angles that are precisely 72.41379 degrees (75 degrees works just fine).
Designed by me.
Folded out of memo and copy paper.
These two drones were built to be assassins. They are very flexible and can be easily customizable. The one on the left reminds me of a pit droid from Star Wars.
Thirty Interlocking Triangles 90 units
In my hand.
This model is the first compound of thirty triangles rendered anywhere, as far as I can tell. It is similar to what would be an icosahedral assembly of the 12 Interlocking Triangles, though not exactly, as the "inner" point at each 3 point macro vertex is not under the edge of the respective "outer" triangle of its' dual macro triangle (if that makes any sense). The result is slightly more "regular" looking than I would prefer- in fact, it is very easy assume at a passing glance that this is in fact one of the unfolded models from Robert Lang's polypolyhedra set. I did the "trivial" 30 triangles compound on the way to this (one where the weaving resembles Annapurna), and once again, like the 12 triangles, it was beautiful, but not very exciting. This weaving is far superior. The model is still slightly loose here, but since this is the third version, I have had enough of it for now.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.
Six Intersecting Irregular Hyperboloidal Gabled Rhombohedra 144 units 3-fold view.
After completing the design of the 15-compound, I knew that there should be a corresponding 6-compound. This model turned out wonderful, and looks almost exactly like my render of the compound. As with most 6 frame compounds like this, each color polyhedron intersects with 3 other colors.
6 different units, 5 different paper proportions.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.