Curved Origami Sculpture
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.
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.
