Curved Origami Sculpture

by Erik Demaine and Martin Demaine

This series of three pieces, titled “Computational Origami”, is part of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) permanent collection. It is currently on display in The Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries, third floor, as part of the Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge exhibit (ongoing since November 26, 2008). It was originally part of the Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit from February 24 to May 12, 2008.

Material: Elephant hide paper.
Dimensions: 9" × 13" × 7" tall • 8.5" × 13" × 7" tall • 8" × 7" × 8.5" tall.


History of Curved Origami Sculpture

There is a surprisingly old history to curved origami sculpture, going back to the 1920s at the Bauhaus. You can read our partial history focusing on the earliest known references.


Last updated January 12, 2009 by Erik Demaine.