Looking for a neat, colourful use for a batch of poor quality origami paper I had, I stumbled across a modular dimpled sphere:
The paper cracked and spilt in ugly ways, so I had a good wrestle to actually construct this. Interestingly, when complete it became quite rigid and strong but prior to the last few modules were wrangled into place, it was floppy and kept unfolding inconveniently.
The result is spherical, with lovely pentagonal dimples, with modules centred in fives, meeting in threes – lovely application of maths.
I must look for modules that differ in the basic 32 module sphere, and also for one whose modules are more positively connected. This one is, however, randomly beautiful.
You can have a try of this yourself – go here for instructions
Hi Wonko,
Awesome model! I like the simplicity of it.
Do you have a diagram for this model?
Or know the name of a book this model is published in?
thanks,
Ronnie
This is David Brill’s “Fuse Ball” re-worked from a model by Tomoko Fuse – diagrams available here: http://vallebird.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/30-piece-ball.pdf
Hi, I would like to try this ball by myself, and I can’t open the website. So my question, where else can I find the instructions for this wonderful artwork?? I would love to do it!! Cheers, Nana http://www.wonko.info/365origami/wp-content/uploads/386dimpleball.jpg
Hi again,
* I can’t open the diagrams! Thanks! Nana
try this link: https://vallebird.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/30-piece-ball.pdf
worked for me