Ribbon 114027
Ribbon 114027 is an AI-assisted plastigami artwork that expands the boundaries of multi-modular origami and action origami through recycled materials, transformation-driven design, problem-solving, and a hybrid workflow that balances artificial intelligence with human intuition and creativity.
Constructed from discarded plastic book wrappers (approximately 37.5 × 25.5 cm × 3 pieces), the work transforms waste into origami art while forming a kinetic structure capable of shifting between a cube and a triangle using only three main bodies and nine connector units. The finished origami measures approximately 21 cm in height in its triangular form and 13 × 13 cm in its cubic form.
My workflow of Ribbon 114027 is divided into three stages. Generative AI supports the pre-folding stage through visual idea brainstorm, mood-board development, and design refinement. The folding stage is guided by a flow state, where material sensitivity and artistic judgment dominate. Paper prototyping, pressing, problem-solving methods, and structural adjustments ensure functional action origami in plastic. In the post-folding stage, AI tools and experimental AI-agent workflows are explored for visual refinement and crease-pattern generation, positioning the work as an ongoing effort to integrate AI tools into origami art practice.
While a diagram can help produce a single origami, a workflow cultivates the ability to fold beyond AI. I share the detailed workflow of Ribbon 114027 here in the hope that it will empower creators to fold more effectively with AI.
Constructed from discarded plastic book wrappers (approximately 37.5 × 25.5 cm × 3 pieces), the work transforms waste into origami art while forming a kinetic structure capable of shifting between a cube and a triangle using only three main bodies and nine connector units. The finished origami measures approximately 21 cm in height in its triangular form and 13 × 13 cm in its cubic form.
My workflow of Ribbon 114027 is divided into three stages. Generative AI supports the pre-folding stage through visual idea brainstorm, mood-board development, and design refinement. The folding stage is guided by a flow state, where material sensitivity and artistic judgment dominate. Paper prototyping, pressing, problem-solving methods, and structural adjustments ensure functional action origami in plastic. In the post-folding stage, AI tools and experimental AI-agent workflows are explored for visual refinement and crease-pattern generation, positioning the work as an ongoing effort to integrate AI tools into origami art practice.
While a diagram can help produce a single origami, a workflow cultivates the ability to fold beyond AI. I share the detailed workflow of Ribbon 114027 here in the hope that it will empower creators to fold more effectively with AI.
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