Origami Heaven A paperfolding
paradise
The website of
writer and paperfolding designer David Mitchell
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Modular Designs from
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Polyhedra, Nolids and Planar
Forms, Action Modulars, Modular Sculptures and
Macromodular Sculptures |
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Polyhedra |
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Name: Lesser
Rhombic Tetrahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 2 modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2017.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: The Rhombic
Tetrahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 2 mirror-image modules
folded from silver rectangles. Several methods
possible.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1996.
Diagrams:
From dopuble bronze rectangle in Mathematical
Origami - Tarquin Publications - ISBN
1-899618-18-X.
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Name: The Square
Base Rhombic Pyramid Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 4 modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2017.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Rhombic
Pyramid Modules / Paper shape / Folding
geometry: 2 modules from silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2000.
Diagrams:
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Name: Hexahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 3 Nick Robinson rhombic
parallelogram modules from silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date:
Diagrams:
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Name: Rhombic
Octahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 4 Nick Robinson rhombic
parallelogram modules from silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date:
Diagrams:
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Name: Reoriented
Rhombic Octahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 4 Nick Robinson rhombic
parallelogram modules in 2 mirror image sets from
silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2014.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Rhombic
Hexahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 6 Nick Robinson rhombic
parallelogram modules in 2 mirror image sets from
silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2004.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Skew
Cube Modules / Paper shape / Folding
geometry: 6 Nick Robinson rhombic parallelogram
modules in 2 mirror image sets from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2004.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Hexakaidecahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 8 Nick Robinson rhombic
parallelogram modules in 2 mirror image sets from
silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2017.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Icosahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 10 Nick Robinson
rhombic parallelogram modules in 2 mirror image
sets from silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2017.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Twin
Deltahedral Dodecahedra - convertible
design. The design pictured is the inverse of the
nolid tetrahedron. Modules / Paper shape / Folding
geometry: 6 modules from silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1988 and 2017.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Dodecahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 12 modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Brill, 1980s.
Diagrams:
In Brilliant Origami - David Brill - Japan
Publications 1996 - ISBN 0870408968.
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Name: Rhombic
Dodecahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 12 Nick Robinson
rhombic parallelogram modules from silver
rectangles .
Designer /
Date: Nick Robinson, 1986.
Diagrams:
In Mathematical Origami - David Mitchell -
Tarquin 1997 - ISBN 189961818X.
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Name: Rhombic
Dodecahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 12 rhombic triangle
modules from silver rectangles .
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2004.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Kite
Pattern Rhombic Dodecahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 24 modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1990.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: Stellated
Rhombic Dodecahedron (6-part) Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 6 modules from silver
rectangles .
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1989.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: Six
Intersecting Rhombic Tetrahedra Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 36 modules of two
different kinds, all folded from silver
rectangles, 12 tubes and 24 joining pieces.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1999.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Nolids
and Planar Forms |
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Name: Nolid
Tetrahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 6 modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1988 / Ian Harrison.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Skeletal
Cube or Nolid Cube Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 12 modules from silver
rectangles .
Designer /
Date: David Brill, 1980s.
Diagrams:
In Mathematical Origami - David Mitchell -
Tarquin 1997 - ISBN 189961818X
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Name: Nolid
Cube with Two Nolid Tetrahedra Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: Made by adding 30
modules, of two kinds, all folded from silver
rectangles, to David Brill's Nolid Cube.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2002. Based on a previous
design by Ian Harrison.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Six
Interpenetrating Planes in a Cube Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: Made by adding 30
modules, of two kinds, all folded from silver
rectangles, to David Brill's Nolid Cube.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2002.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Action
Modulars |
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Name: Elite
Flexicube Modules / Paper shape / Folding
geometry: 24 modules from silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1992.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Colour-Change
Collapsible Cube - begins as a square
section tube which can be twisted and collapsed
to create an odd-looking cube. The cube will
squash flat sideways and can be manipulated in
the palm of the hand to cycle through all four
coloured faces in turn. Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 4 modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1993.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: Rotating
Ring of 8 Rhombic Tetrahedra Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 4 modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1995.
Diagrams:
In Mathematical Origami - David Mitchell -
Tarquin 1997 - ISBN 189961818X.
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Modular
Sculptures |
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Name: Thingamy Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 2 modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1990.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: Three-Way
Brick - can be linked into other similar
bricks in all three directions. A rhombic
dodecahedron from which twelve small rhombic
pyramids have been removed. Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 12 modules in two sets
of six from silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1996.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Decorative Rhombic
Dodecahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: Made by adding a 6-part
cladding to David Brill's Skeletal (or Nolid)
Cube, which is itself made from 12 modules. All
modules from silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1992.
Diagrams:
In Mathematical Origami - Tarquin Publications -
ISBN 1-899618-18-X
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Name: Artifact Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 6 modules from silver
rectangles .
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1990.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name:
Waterbombic Dodecahedron Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 3 modules from double
silver rectangle strips.
Designer /
Date: David Brill, late 1980's.
Diagrams:
In Brilliant Origami - David Brill - Japan
Publications 1996 - ISBN 0870408968.
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Name: Elite Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 24 modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1991.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: Elite
2 Modules / Paper shape / Folding
geometry: 24 modules from silver rectangles
applied as a cladding to ZYX. ZYX is made from 12
modules folded from silver rectangles using
standard folding geometry.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1993.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Darkstar Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: 6 modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 2002.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Macromodular
Sculptures |
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Name: Ring
of Elites - 5 Elites linked by joining
pieces. A ball of 20 Elites is also possible. Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: All modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1993.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Ring
of Elite 2s - 5 Elite 2s linked by
joining pieces. A ball of 20 Elite 2s is also
possible. Modules / Paper shape / Folding
geometry: All modules from silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1993.
Diagrams:
Not yet available.
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Name: Stargate
- 5 Artifacts linked by joining pieces. Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: All modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1995.
Diagrams:
In Complete Origami - Collins and Brown - David
Mitchell - ISBN 978-1-84340-397-5 // On-line
diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: Nexus -
20 Artifacts linked by joining pieces. Modules / Paper
shape / Folding geometry: All modules from silver
rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1995.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams are available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
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Name: The
Elite Hypercube - made by combining 20
Elite or Elite2 macro-modules using joining
pieces. Modules / Paper shape / Folding
geometry: All modules and joining pieces folded
from silver rectangles.
Designer /
Date: David Mitchell, 1991.
Diagrams:
On-line diagrams for the Elite version are
available on the Modular Designs page of this site.
Diagrams for the Elite 2 version are not yet
available.
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