Brownian Motion Posted July 9, 2004 Report Posted July 9, 2004 (edited) Believe it or not, these two sculptures are folded from a single sheet of paper. They were created by Dr. David Huffman, a pioneer in the application of math to the art of origami. These photos originally appeared in the NYT; I've meaning to post the article, but can no longer do so without paying. Here's the first paragraph: On the mantel of a quiet suburban home here stands a curious object resembling a small set of organ pipes nestled into a neat, white case. At first glance it does not seem possible that such a complex, curving form could have been folded from a single sheet of paper, and yet it was. The construction is one of an astonishing collection of paper objects folded by Dr. David Huffman, a former professor of computer science at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a pioneer in computational origami, an emerging field with an improbable name but surprisingly practical applications. Edited July 9, 2004 by Brownian Motion Quote
Brownian Motion Posted July 9, 2004 Author Report Posted July 9, 2004 Here's the other one (I hope). Quote
wesbed Posted July 9, 2004 Report Posted July 9, 2004 The pictures make me wonder how big the piece of paper was that was used? A regulare piece of letter paper? A large piece of construction paper? Just wondering. Quote
RDK Posted July 9, 2004 Report Posted July 9, 2004 Would you believe a Bazooka Joe bubblegum wrapper? Quote
wesbed Posted July 9, 2004 Report Posted July 9, 2004 Would you believe a Bazooka Joe bubblegum wrapper? Feck. Quote
Free For All Posted July 9, 2004 Report Posted July 9, 2004 If they made a paper b-3, would that be called Origamissimo? Quote
1ngram Posted July 9, 2004 Report Posted July 9, 2004 Is there a website for this somewhere? where? I used to astound my friends (well, my grandma, anyway) with my sleeping twins madfe out of a hankie so I would love to find out how to make these beauties. Quote
rockefeller center Posted July 9, 2004 Report Posted July 9, 2004 (edited) http://www.sgi.com/grafica/huffman/ http://www.since1968.com/article/44/david-huffmans-origami http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/userblogs/b...ntry=3265394014 Edited July 9, 2004 by rockefeller center Quote
couw Posted July 9, 2004 Report Posted July 9, 2004 http://www.sgi.com/grafica/huffman/ http://www.since1968.com/article/44/david-huffmans-origami http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/userblogs/b...ntry=3265394014 pity, I couldn't find anything more substantial either... Quote
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