G Konjevod

1193: Ammonite

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There are many legendary folders out there and, thanks to the Interwebs, it is possible to connect with many of them via socials (and rare cases in the real world – wherever that is):

I am obsessed with the intricate sculptural pleat work of Goran Konjevod (@foldsome), and love playing in the space of densely pleated paper.

This piece, inspired by a piece from Goran, started as a 12:1 rectangle. With regular mountain divisions (1/2, 1/4…) until the creases were just over 1cm apart. I then successfully guestimated a tight and completely circular SPIRAL by pleating each mountain on the same angle, creating a lovely rosette.

Next, using a padded surface, on the reverse I scribed an irregular spiral track from centre out to edge.

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1190: The 5-Sided Square

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We are all very familiar with planar geometry – we see, for instance, a square or rectangle is a plain shape with all 4 corners being right angles (90 degrees). Curved space gets a LOT weirder:

It is possible, for instance, to construct a shape on a curved surface that has 5 (or even 6) corners, each having a right angle. Origami typically deals with sheets that start flat – a non-flat sheet affords fascinating properties.

After a conversation with Goran Konjevod (@foldsome), I wanted to try a technique he pioneered involving radially pleating such a non-Euclidean square.

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