I recently read the amazing book “New Expressions in Origami Art” by Meher McArthur, that I found at the shop Paper Tree in the Japan Town of San Fransisco (it’s one of my favorite shops; they always have stunning origami on display, some for sale, from many origamists featured in the book.)
Every page of the book is a delight, where a modern twists (abstraction, wet folding, tessellation) on origami always bring something very fresh.
One Crease, by Paul Jackson
While reading the book and learning about Goran Konjevod (who seems to be a colleague from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), I stumbled on the work of Amanda Ghassaei, who has created the Origami Simulator and many other cool simulation tools producing mesmerizing results.
Continue readingIt's fun to watch these vortex pairs glide around the screen, they kind of resemble little creatures.
When they collide they often trade partners and any unpaired vortices tend to get stuck.For reference, each vortex pair is basically a 2D cross section of a smoke ring đź’¨ pic.twitter.com/AhoHPP6ZBb— Amanda Ghassaei (@amandaghassaei) January 22, 2021
