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Mathematics of Modular Origami : Kusudama (Workshop presentation)

Conference Paper · November 2014

DOI: 10.13140/2.1.1944.8001

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 Mathematics of
Modular Origami :
Kusudama
Sansanee Termtanasombat
Chulalongkorn University
Activities Today
 Activities Today
• Slide Presentation (10 min)
 Activities Today
• Slide Presentation (10 min)

• Learn how to fold a Sonobe unit and fold (25 min)

 Activities Today
• Slide Presentation (10 min)

• Learn how to fold a Sonobe unit and fold (25 min)

• Learn how to assemble (5 min)

 Activities Today
• Slide Presentation (10 min)

• Learn how to fold a Sonobe unit and fold (25 min)

• Learn how to assemble (5 min)

• Assemble a Sonobe cube (15 min)

 Activities Today
• Slide Presentation (10 min)

• Learn how to fold a Sonobe unit and fold (25 min)

• Learn how to assemble (5 min)

• Assemble a Sonobe cube (15 min)

• Assemble a Sonobe stellated octahedron (20 min)

 Activities Today
• Slide Presentation (10 min)

• Learn how to fold a Sonobe unit and fold (25 min)

• Learn how to assemble (5 min)

• Assemble a Sonobe cube (15 min)

• Assemble a Sonobe stellated octahedron (20 min)

• Conclusion (5 min)
Build Something
2D
Build Something
2D
Build Something
2D
Build Something
2D 3D
Build Something
2D 3D No Glue
About Kusudama
About Kusudama
two Japanese words
kusuri, Medicine, and tama, Ball
About Kusudama
two Japanese words
kusuri, Medicine, and tama, Ball

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Application
Modular Origami
Modular Origami
Modular Origami
30 pieces
Modular Origami
30 pieces
Modular Origami
30 pieces
Modular Origami
30 pieces
Sonobe Unit
3 Units
 3 Units

3 units
 3 Units

3 units
 3 Units

3 units
 3 Units
Stellated
Triangle?

3 units
 3 Units
Stellated
Triangle?

3 units
 3 Units
Stellated
Triangle?

3 units

Hexahedron
 3 Units
Stellated
Triangle?

3 units

Hexahedron
mean
six-face
 3 Units
Stellated
Triangle?

3 units

Hexahedron
mean
six-face
 3 Units
Stellated
Triangle?

3 units
3 Vertices
Hexahedron 3 Edges
mean
six-face
2 Faces
 3 Units
Stellated
Triangle?

3 units
3 Vertices
the number of
Hexahedron 3 Edges
Sonobe units
mean
six-face
2 Faces
6 Units
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron
Tetrahedron
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron
Tetrahedron
mean
four-face
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron
Tetrahedron
mean
four-face
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron
Tetrahedron
mean
four-face
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 4 Vertices
Tetrahedron 6 Edges
mean
four-face 4 Faces
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 4 Vertices
the number of
Tetrahedron 6 Edges
Sonobe units
mean
four-face 4 Faces
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 4 Vertices
the number of
Tetrahedron 6 Edges
Sonobe units
mean
four-face 4 Faces
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 4 Vertices
the number of
Tetrahedron 6 Edges
Sonobe units
mean
four-face 4 Faces
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 4 Vertices
the number of
Tetrahedron 6 Edges
Sonobe units
mean
four-face 4 Faces
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 4 Vertices
the number of
Tetrahedron 6 Edges
Sonobe units
mean
four-face 4 Faces
Stellated
Tetrahedron
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 4 Vertices
the number of
Tetrahedron 6 Edges
Sonobe units
mean
four-face 4 Faces
Stellated
Tetrahedron
 6 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 4 Vertices
the number of
Tetrahedron 6 Edges
Sonobe units
mean
four-face 4 Faces
Stellated
Tetrahedron

Cube
12 Units
 12 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron
Octahedron
 12 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron
Octahedron
mean
eight-face
 12 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron
Octahedron
mean
eight-face
 12 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 6 Vertices
Octahedron 12 Edges
mean
eight-face 8 Faces
 12 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 6 Vertices
the number of
Octahedron 12 Edges
mean Sonobe units
eight-face 8 Faces
 12 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 6 Vertices
the number of
Octahedron 12 Edges
mean Sonobe units
eight-face 8 Faces
 12 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 6 Vertices
the number of
Octahedron 12 Edges
mean Sonobe units
eight-face 8 Faces
 12 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 6 Vertices
the number of
Octahedron 12 Edges
mean Sonobe units
eight-face 8 Faces

Stellated
Octahedron
 12 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 6 Vertices
the number of
Octahedron 12 Edges
mean Sonobe units
eight-face 8 Faces

Stellated
Octahedron
30 Units
 30 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron
icosahedron
 30 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron
icosahedron
mean
20-face
 30 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron
icosahedron
mean
20-face
 30 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 12 Vertices
icosahedron 30 Edges
mean
20-face 20 Faces
 30 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 12 Vertices
the number of
icosahedron 30 Edges
mean Sonobe units
20-face 20 Faces
 30 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 12 Vertices
the number of
icosahedron 30 Edges
mean Sonobe units
20-face 20 Faces
 30 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 12 Vertices
the number of
icosahedron 30 Edges
mean Sonobe units
20-face 20 Faces
 30 Units
Triangle-face polyhedron 12 Vertices
the number of
icosahedron 30 Edges
mean Sonobe units
20-face 20 Faces

Stellated
icosahedron
More Units ?
More Units ?
More Units ?

12 30

6 3 3
More Units ?

90
12 30

6 3 3
More Units ?

90
12 30

6 3 3
More Units ?

90
12 30

6 3 3

pentakis
dodecahedron
More Units ?
270

90
12 30

6 3 3

pentakis
dodecahedron
More Units ?
270

90
12 30

6 3 3

pentakis
dodecahedron
More Units ?
270

90
12 30

6 3 3

pentakis
dodecahedron
 More Units ?
270

90
12 30
Soccer Ball
6 3 3

pentakis
dodecahedron
 Kusudama

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 Kusudama
These are
stellated icosahedron

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 Kusudama
These are
stellated icosahedron
Sonobe is the beginning to all Kusudama !

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Learn to fold
Square paper
Learn to fold
Learn to fold
Learn to fold
Learn to fold

Sonobe unit complete!

Learn to assemble

Tab Pocket
Learn to assemble

3 units lock together

Learn to assemble

3 units lock together continue tuck in

Learn to assemble
Learn to assemble
Learn to assemble
4 join
Learn to assemble
Conclusion
 Conclusion
• Kusudama from modular origami

• Sonobe units

• Geometry

• Cube and Stellated octahedron

 Conclusion
• Kusudama from modular origami

• Sonobe units

• Geometry

• Cube and Stellated octahedron

• How does color arrange in your assembly?

 Conclusion
• Kusudama from modular origami

• Sonobe units

• Geometry

• Cube and Stellated octahedron

• How does color arrange in your assembly?

• Try Stellated icosahedron Later!

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