SMRTR Science & EngineeringOct 20, 2025MIT Technology Review

Fold your own tessellation

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Paper artist Yoder has created a downloadable tessellation pattern called Dancing Ribbons that transforms into an intricate folded design through a series of precise creases and twists. The complex process involves folding a hexagonal grid pattern starting with a central hexagon twist, followed by six triangle twists, and finishing with rhombus twists at overlapping pleats.

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