Mario Marín has made an incredible collection of models and sculptures based on polyhedra, often using everyday and readily available items. The site is in Spanish, but click on the links on the left and there are plenty of photographs, and more can be seen in Mario's blog.
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Modular Origami:
How to Make a Cube, Octahedron & Icosahedron from Sonobe Units
How To:
Create Parabolic Curves Using Straight Lines
News:
Sierpinski Christmas Tree
How To:
Welcome to Math Craft World! (Bonus: How to Make Your Own Paper Polyhedra)
How To:
Make a Hyperbolic Paraboloid Using Skewers
How To:
Create Concentric Circles, Ellipses, Cardioids & More Using Straight Lines & Circles
Holiday Project:
Origami Christmas Trees
How To:
Make 6-Sided Kirigami Snowflakes
How To:
Make the Platonic Solids Out of Playing Cards
How To:
Fold a Pentakis Dodecahedron
News:
Origami Sierpinski Tetrahedron Constructed with 250+ Modules
How To:
Make Icosahedral Planet Ornaments
News:
DIY Origami Christmas Tree
Modular Origami:
How to Make a Truncated Icosahedron, Pentakis Dodecahedron & More
News:
7 Templates for Slide-Together Geometric Paper Constructions
Math Craft Monday:
Community Submissions (Plus How to Make Mobius Strips)
News:
Math Craft Inspiration of the Week: The Curve-Crease Sculptures of Erik Demaine
Mathematical Holiday Ornaments:
Escher "Snow Flakes"
Math Craft Monday:
Community Submissions (Plus How to Make an Orderly Tangle of Triangles)
News:
Making Art with the Golden Ratio
Modular Origami:
How to Make a Cube, Octahedron & Icosahedron from Sonobe Units
How To:
Create Parabolic Curves Using Straight Lines
News:
Sierpinski Christmas Tree
How To:
Welcome to Math Craft World! (Bonus: How to Make Your Own Paper Polyhedra)
How To:
Make a Hyperbolic Paraboloid Using Skewers
How To:
Create Concentric Circles, Ellipses, Cardioids & More Using Straight Lines & Circles
Holiday Project:
Origami Christmas Trees
How To:
Make 6-Sided Kirigami Snowflakes
How To:
Make the Platonic Solids Out of Playing Cards
How To:
Fold a Pentakis Dodecahedron
News:
Origami Sierpinski Tetrahedron Constructed with 250+ Modules
How To:
Make Icosahedral Planet Ornaments
News:
DIY Origami Christmas Tree
Modular Origami:
How to Make a Truncated Icosahedron, Pentakis Dodecahedron & More
News:
7 Templates for Slide-Together Geometric Paper Constructions
Math Craft Monday:
Community Submissions (Plus How to Make Mobius Strips)
News:
Math Craft Inspiration of the Week: The Curve-Crease Sculptures of Erik Demaine
Mathematical Holiday Ornaments:
Escher "Snow Flakes"
Math Craft Monday:
Community Submissions (Plus How to Make an Orderly Tangle of Triangles)
News:
Making Art with the Golden Ratio
2 Comments
Very cool.
Yes, very. I can't believe how much he's done with everyday items. You can see his images directly on his Flickr photostream or on ipernity.
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