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 was also part of the Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit at MoMA 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 June 2, 2008 by Erik Demaine.