- Paper Used: 56.5 cm x 65.2 cm Kraft rectangle cut into an irregular hexagon
- Folding Time: 24 hours and 35 minutes, broken time
As compared to the few reverse-engineered versions, this interpretation pushed the limits of the author’s original single-molecule design by incorporating uncommon techniques such as spread sinks and pleats of hex pleating and the miura-ori fold (see attached crease pattern), enabling the said single-molecule to be duplicated and connected to each other to become a tessellation. Given such structures, a tessellation with seven complete molecules is also possible to fold. The purpose of tessellating the said molecule was inspired by how the author, Timur Menyalshchikov, later interpreted his original design. The tessellation resembles a small garden of flowers of which the appearance was aesthetically enhanced by the intricate wings of butterflies flying in the garden.
- Folding Time: 24 hours and 35 minutes, broken time
As compared to the few reverse-engineered versions, this interpretation pushed the limits of the author’s original single-molecule design by incorporating uncommon techniques such as spread sinks and pleats of hex pleating and the miura-ori fold (see attached crease pattern), enabling the said single-molecule to be duplicated and connected to each other to become a tessellation. Given such structures, a tessellation with seven complete molecules is also possible to fold. The purpose of tessellating the said molecule was inspired by how the author, Timur Menyalshchikov, later interpreted his original design. The tessellation resembles a small garden of flowers of which the appearance was aesthetically enhanced by the intricate wings of butterflies flying in the garden.
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