Design Techniques for Origami Tessellations
Design Techniques for Origami Tessellations is a book dedicated to one of the most fascinating fields of geometric origami: tessellations.
Both a collection of models and a true design manual, this book explains how to create repetitive origami patterns from folds, grids, twist patterns, and geometric structures.
Written by Yohei Yamamoto and Jun Mitani, this book is aimed at curious folders who want to go beyond simple diagrams to understand how patterns are born. Here, the paper becomes a research surface: each fold builds a rhythm, each rotation opens up a new architecture.
The book begins by presenting the basics of origami tessellations: history, definitions, crease patterns, flat-folding geometry, and principles of connecting patterns. It then introduces an original design method, the “twist-based design method”, which allows the generation of new tessellations from patterns that can be folded by twisting.
Key Features:
• A clear approach to origami tessellations, combining art, geometry, and design.
• A progression from the basics to more advanced design methods.
• Numerous crease patterns and illustrations to visualize the structures.
• An original method based on twist patterns.
• Very few formulas and jargon: the focus is on visual and practical understanding.
Content Covered
• Origami and traditional tessellation patterns.
• Folding on a square grid.
• Folding on an equilateral triangular grid.
• Connecting triangular twist patterns.
• Combining different bases and crease patterns.
• Creating aesthetic tessellations.
• Folding accordion structures.
• Applications of the twist-based design method.
This book is recommended for intermediate and advanced folders, tessellation enthusiasts, applied geometry lovers, as well as creators wishing to develop their own patterns.
This is not a traditional origami book with only step-by-step diagrams of figurative models. Rather, it is a practical research guide, ideal for exploring the internal logic of patterns and enriching your own creative process.
Specifications
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 130 pages
Illustrations: 100 color illustrations and 229 black and white illustrations
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