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Folds/S3 folded by Evan Zodl

S3 folded by Evan Zodl

EZUploaded by Evan ZodlAug 1, 2012
Folded from a 35cm x 35cm square sheet of tant. After collapsing along all of the creases, you end up with a very interesting 3-dimensional tessellation. By simply flattening and twisting the tessellation, you achieve something like this! This model can be completely flattened, and the spiral can even be reversed by spinning the stars in the opposite direction. The crease pattern can be found in BOS Magazine 352.

Difficulty

High Intermediate

Folded From

1 Square

Category

Other

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