I seem fixated on modular origami at the moment (a branch I have not really done very much in). When I saw Francis Ow’s Double Cube, I asked him if I could have a go at folding it:
He generously shared some instructions with me (how amazing is the Internet – it can put you in actual touch with people you consider design legends) and I set about wrestling with the fold.
Ingenious use of a square, you cut it into 3 parts, for a triad that will form a vertex. Meticulous folding arrives at angles that will make the vertices meet with others, if you assemble it in the right order.
The result, made more lovely by folding half the modules in dark and the other light Daiso brand timber-print paper (a little flimsy but after an age being careful it all came together), is a pair of cubes getting their “geometry” on – when you see it your brain goes wow.
I made a cube stand (also designed by Frances Ow) and together it is quite a thing of beauty. I am sure any woodworker would be able to actually make one of these (from bits of timber) – possible?
Congratulations!!! Very well done. I am sure you’ll agree with me that the Daiso Wood Grain papers [Made in Thailand] is a bit soft. Nevertheless, it is a very well done.
Francis, agreed – something heavier would have helped in the construction – paper tension is your friend with this model
Beautiful! Where can I get instructions for this? Are they in a book? Thank you for your extraordinary and inspiring blog.
I followed him on Facebook where he occasionally gracefully shares his work