Technique - A Paradigm of Geometric Folding Turned Upside Down

Any geometric model must follow the rules of an exact mathematical construction, especially the construction of angles. Looks like absolute truth, isn’t it? And often leads to a complex folding process leaving unnecessary and unwanted creases.

I will talk about a completely different approach to geometric folding. Exactness is traded for simplicity. “Accurate Enough” is sufficient in the real world and leaves space for a simple folding process which is not possible when mathematical exactness of construction is required. The approach “simple is better than exact” resulted in more than 100 designs of easy rings covering the full range of rings from 5 to 18 modules. And every model is folded within 15 minutes (including all modules).

Another interesting outcome of my project is that a complex design process may result in a simple folding sequence.

--Wojtek Burczyk