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Origami Tessellation: The Solstice
2024-03-23 03:21
If you're in the mood for a tessellation that looks complicated, but actually isn't, this one might interest you. The pattern begins as open back hexagons with rhombuses collapsed along… Read More
Solving Cogs Origami Tessellation
2024-03-17 03:18
 This is a tessellation by gatheringfolds called 'cogs'. I didn't have any trouble solving the center, but my 16 pleat tester didn't fit the rest of the design. I decided to just g… Read More
Origami Tessellations: Bats In The Attic
2024-03-13 03:29
 This is a modification of a tessellation by Arseniy K called 'Pixelated Chrome'. I changed it up to repeat  on a smaller grid.  The structures are very similar, but the resul… Read More
Shy Hexagons Origami Tessellation
2024-03-09 03:53
 This is a pretty simple tessellation that has some interesting patterns. What I wanted to do was tuck some open back hexagons under some straight lines. This is where I arrived wi… Read More
Origami Tessellations: Quilted Lattice
2024-03-06 04:34
While perusing Instagram, I came across a new tessellation by Aresniy K called 'Wheel of Misfortune'. As I was working out its construction, it occurred to me that a really beautiful va… Read More
Hesitant Helicopters Tessellation
2024-03-02 04:19
 I created this tessellation from back to front. The idea for the layout was initially the three open back triangle twists around a small triangle twist. But as I worked the design… Read More
Origami Tessellations: Unexpected Detours
2024-02-25 03:51
This is a layered tessellation that combines rhombuses and trapezoids. The rhombuses form a circular pattern around an open back hexagon. The next layer is the trapezoids nestled on t… Read More
Origami Tessellations: Parallel Parking
2024-02-16 03:57
This tessellation looks pretty complex, but it's not that hard to actually fold it. It features trapezoids rotating around  open back hexagons. Opposite facing trapezoids emerge f… Read More
Solving Cubes Tessellation
2024-02-10 04:14
 This is a variation on an old image I found on my hard drive. According to the tag in the corner of the original image, it's a Peter Keller design that is untitled. His design use… Read More
Illuminati Origami Tessellation
2024-02-05 04:34
 The inspiration for this particular tessellation came from my idea of three trapezoids around a small triangle. The points of the triangle poke into the short tops of the trapezoids.&n&hell…Read More
Origami Tessellation: Ninja Blades
2024-01-30 03:41
 Here's a tessellation that I've not seen done. The idea came from trying to find a new way to repeat right triangles around an open back hexagon. I used some rhombuses and it worked ou… Read More
Traffic Jams Origami Tessellation Design
2024-01-26 04:56
This tessellation began with the idea of three rhombus twists around a triangle on the other side. I wanted to find a way to repeat that pattern. I used open back hexagons to furth… Read More
Origami Tessellations: Rocket Science
2024-01-23 04:14
 This tessellation is the result of me messing around with repeating linear rhombuses and trapezoids. It kind of looks to me like the rhombuses are launching rockets. Hence the name.&nb&hell…Read More
Solving Epicenter Origami Tessellation
2024-01-20 03:53
This is a tessellation by gatheringfolds that she called 'Epicenter'. Every so often, I like to solve someone else's tessellation to give my mind a different perspective on things.&nbsp&hell…Read More
Cotton Candy Origami Tessellation
2024-01-14 04:09
This is a tricky little an offset hexagon stars tessellation. The idea is pretty basic. Just the stars and then some rhombuses. Folding it, however, is a little more complicated. T… Read More
Origami Tessellations: Changing Weather
2024-01-08 04:03
Some tessellations are obvious and some are not. Some are simple patience. Others are mostly stubbornness.This tessellation falls somewhere in the middle between those extremes.  T… Read More
Origami Tessellations: Convection Ovens
2023-12-23 04:21
This is a flagstone style tessellation using triangles and rectangles. The center is six triangle twists around a small hex twist on the other side. The small rectangles connect to… Read More
The Wings Of Icarus Origami Tessellation
2023-12-21 05:01
Nested shapes are a favorite of mine. This tessellation makes grand use of them.  I've explored similar patterns before. In this case, it's alternating trapezoids and triangles aroun… Read More
Origami Tessellations: Winter Wonderland
2023-12-19 04:02
This tessellation is a hybrid of flagstone and tuck/collapse techniques. I've been finding a lot of new designs using this combination of folds. The central component is a rhombus star… Read More
Hungry Rhombuses 3.0
2023-12-13 04:26
 When I was folding this tessellation it did feel familiar, but I couldn't really remember why. So I pressed onward thinking it just reminded me of others, but was different. Turns… Read More
Solving Flying Fish Origami Tessellation
2023-11-30 03:48
 This tessellation is one by gatheringfolds. It consists of rhombus twists and open back triangle twists. As is the case with a lot of her designs, this is a mirror symmetry fold. The f… Read More
What If Caviar Could Talk Variant
2023-11-26 04:45
 This origami tessellation is a variant of one by Arseniy K. He named his 'What If Caviar Could Talk'. After I had solved his design, I decided that I wasn't up to  reproducing it… Read More
Origami Tessellation: Parallel Universes
2023-11-21 04:21
 This is a variation on some other tucked rhombus tessellations created by myself and others. It starts with a circular array of rhombuses tucked into each other around an open back hex… Read More
Origami Tessellation: Internal Orbits
2023-11-18 04:07
Here's a neat little tessellation that I was sure I'd done before, but I could find no evidence of that belief. I guess it just reminded me of some others from the past. It's a pretty s… Read More
Origami Tessellation: Fluffy Pillows
2023-11-13 03:43
 When conceiving of tessellations sometimes we imagine a pattern that we think will be the front, only to discover that the other side is more wonderful than the one from our original i… Read More
Origami Tessellation: Full Circle
2023-11-08 04:11
 This tessellation is made up entirely of trapezoids. It's similar to another one that I created called 'Deep Space Transmissions. You can see that tessellation here. That one tucked a… Read More
Origami Tessellation: Draw Bridges
2023-11-03 02:27
 The idea for this tessellation was just about a few triangles. Just up, down, up down. You can see what I mean in the left most portion of the crease pattern included below. However, f… Read More
Origami Tessellation: To Infinity
2023-10-29 03:27
 Here's an extremely difficult tessellation that I recently created. Even though it was my own concept, I still needed a second attempt to actually fully execute the proper folding of i… Read More
Just Folding Some Triangles
2023-10-27 03:11
 I saw the crease pattern for this tessellation on the instagram feed of gatheringfolds. No solving required. I just followed her diagram. Sometimes, it's helpful to turn off the d… Read More
Hand In Hand Tessellation
2023-10-21 03:00
 Here's a trapezoid based tessellation that I don't believe I've done before. It's composed from just trapezoids and triangles. No twists. Just tucks. The trapezoid shape lends its… Read More
Merging Lanes Origami Tessellation
2023-10-10 02:58
 This tessellation is from a design by gatheringfolds. However, I only used the center portion of their design. I just really liked the center so much that I wanted to see how it would… Read More
Cantilever Origami Tessellation
2023-10-07 02:54
 This is another rhombus twist based tessellation that I created. It's composed entirely of rhombuses and nothing else other than the corners required to connect and repeat them. I… Read More
Swimming Origami Tessellation
2023-09-26 02:58
 This tessellation is about as basic as they get. Straight up rhombuses. One flowing seamlessly into the next. It's simple, but I just love the pattern. When the paper is damp beca… Read More
Corsets Origami Flagstone Tessellation
2023-09-23 03:20
 Here's an interesting, almost linear flagstone tessellation that I created. It's almost both circular and linear at the same time.The shapes do rotate around hexes, but they also repea… Read More
Civil Wars Origami Tessellation Design
2023-09-20 03:04
 Here's an interesting tessellation pattern that I recently found. It looks like there are small triangle twists, but it's actually rhombuses that are partially folded over. When I… Read More
Origami Tessellation: Mountain Climbing
2023-09-16 02:57
Searching for something simple, yet interesting, I came up with this pattern. The weather lately, has not been conducive to intricate designs. So I was hungry for something new and intr… Read More
Galaxies Origami Tessellation
2023-09-11 03:01
 This tessellation is curious in that I conceived of what most folders would consider the backside when creating it. It wasn't until after I'd finished folding it that I noticed the oth… Read More
2023-09-07 03:14
 This tessellation by gatheringfolds had me stumped. She alluded to a fold she referred to as a closed hexagon twist. This was not something with which I was familiar. This was not some… Read More
Fatal Layers
2023-09-03 02:52
 This is an interesting little tessellation that I found. Essentially, it's a hex twist and then there are some more overlapping hexes around it. It's at that point that you can create… Read More
Solving Chevrons By GatheringFolds
2023-08-29 03:20
Flagstone tessellations are one of my favorite variations on geometric origami designs. They are easy to solve, but difficult to fold. This particular design was conceived of by Madonna… Read More
Radiant Heat Pseudo Tessellation
2023-08-24 03:01
This is technically not a tessellation. The pattern doesn't repeat. I fiddled around a little bit with the possibility of it repeating on a larger grid, but didn't find a suitable solution… Read More
Turning Screws Origami Tessellation
2023-08-22 03:06
 Conceiving of this tessellation I was remembering one by Arseniy K where he used the same central module. I added some blunted pyramids to the configuration to create a different patte… Read More
Solving Flock Tessellation
2023-08-20 02:51
 This tessellation was created by gatheringfolds. It's one of her less complicated designs. An array of trapezoids arranged linearly. She folded hers using a rectangle. I went… Read More
Chutes And Ladders Origami Tessellation
2023-08-17 02:43
This is a fun tessellation of trapezoids repeating on both the front and the back. The trapezoids alternate amongst each other between front and rear facing. Completing that trapez… Read More
Solving B Traffic By Arseniy K
2023-08-14 03:13
 This tessellation is by Arseniy K. It's one of his more straightforward designs.  It's pretty cool still the same. Not a whole heck of a lot of solving on my part.It's a… Read More
Bats In The Attic Tessellation
2023-08-06 03:03
 Here's another interesting linear style tessellation created from rhombus twists.It consists of rhombuses twisted in horizontal rows. It's repeated vertically by tucking the resulting… Read More
Solving Minty Flowers Origami Tessellation
2023-07-31 03:10
 Recently, I purchased some tant paper on amazon. I was skeptical about whether or not it would work better for more complex tessellations. I was pleasantly surprised with how well it f… Read More
Origami Tessellation : Changing Gears
2023-07-27 02:48
 The start of this tessellation was the idea I had for surrounding open back hexagons with long rectangles. It was from there that I had to figure out how to make it tessellate. Ma… Read More
Origami Tessellation Chasing The Rain
2023-07-25 02:21
 The inspiration for this tessellation came from thinking about another tessellation by Arseniy K called 'Paper Planes'. The triad of short wide triangles that he used in that was just… Read More
Solving Origami Star Tess 2.0
2023-07-21 02:45
 This is one of my own tessellations that I originally created back in August 2017. I called the original design Origami Star Tess when I posted it here. Way back then, I didn't keep cr… Read More
Laughing Serpents
2023-07-17 02:54
 This tessellation is based on the center of a Joel Cooper suncatcher design. My spacing is different though. I actually got the idea from an instagram post by Monika Hankova where… Read More
Micro Rhombus Stars Origami Tessellation
2023-07-06 02:57
 This tessellation is micro rhombus star twists. I'm pretty sure I've seen this done with larger size rhombuses, but not with ones this size. They are the smallest natural rhombuse… Read More
Bicycles In The Wind Origami Tessellation
2023-06-28 02:46
 So, after having solved 'Hugs in the Rain' by Arseniy K, I had the idea to do a triad of parallelograms around an open back triangle twist and just repeat that. But that felt a little… Read More
Solving Shy Triangles By Andriy Hechuev
2023-06-24 02:31
This is based on a design by Andriy Hechuev called 'Shy Triangles'. I found it on Instgram. The central part of the model is their shy triangles concept. It stumped me for a little… Read More
Solving Hugs In The Rain Tessellation
2023-06-21 02:33
This tessellation is one I solved by Arseniy K. He called it 'Hugs in the Rain'. I referred to it in my previous post where I used the same central point, but different spacing to create my… Read More
Lazy Roulette Tessellation
2023-06-16 03:04
 Shortly after I'd finished folding my 'Evolving Time Machines' tessellation I saw one on Instagram by Arseniy K that used a similar center point. I created this tessellation using… Read More
Parallel Universes Origami Tessellation
2023-06-11 02:58
In the case of this tessellation I found a variant of one I'd previously folded by Arseniy K called 'Clog O Clock'. While he used rhombuses and triangles, I went with all rhombuses. The… Read More
Folding Lava Tessellation By Daniel Kwan
2023-06-06 02:48
Last week I was having origami writer's block. I didn't have any good ideas of my own and I wasn't really clicking with solving anyone else's tessellations. So, I decided to just fold a… Read More
Origami Tessellation: Atomic Pulses
2023-05-30 03:00
 Some interesting things can be done using simple triangle twists as the main component. In this case, I create an open back hex twist and then add some simple wings to it. I then use t… Read More
Solved Clog O Clock By Arseniy K
2023-05-17 03:49
 Another wonderful design by one of the origami tessellation masters. This one had a very apparent structure. Had no trouble mapping it out on some grid paper. On the other hand, i… Read More
Crowding Helicopters Origami Tessellation
2023-05-13 02:46
 Here's a really intriguing tessellation that I found. I was fiddling around with right triangles around a hex twist and discovered that layout could be combined with small offset hex t… Read More
Argyle Origami Tessellation
2023-05-07 02:42
This is a fun one. A neat little example of one way you can fold rhombus twists in a linear fashion. It's much less complicated than most of the tessellations I've been doing lately. However… Read More
Epic Triumvirate  FlagstoneTessellation
2023-05-01 02:48
 This is an insane flagstone tessellation that I came up with a little while back.  Originally, I only had the beginning of the idea. It was just recently that I was able to flesh… Read More
Escalators Origami Tessellation Design
2023-04-24 03:25
This is a linear origami design using trapezoids and triangles. Instead of your typical triangle grid tessellation that repeats circularly, this one is all horizontal and vertical repetition… Read More
Crown Jewels Origami Tessellation
2023-04-20 02:48
 This tessellation is pretty simple in structure and yet, yields an impressive finished product. It's just open back hexagons with  rhombuses tucked into them. Even thoug… Read More
Common Denominators Origami Tessellation
2023-04-16 02:59
 This tessellation comes from my idea for intermingling trapezoids and rhombuses. I just kind of started with the central pattern and worked my way outward. Collapse style tessella… Read More
Four Way Stops Origami Tessellation
2023-04-10 03:12
This is a partial solve of a tessellation by Arseniy Koom. It's a rare square grid tess. Rare for both him and me. I don't recall if he gave it a name. I solved the central area of… Read More
Lightyears Origami Tessellation
2023-04-05 03:15
Here's an interesting tessellation that I discovered recently. It combines several techniques in a different way. There are a lot (and I mean a lot) of triangle and rhombus twists in this o… Read More
Solving Hazard Discs Tessellation
2023-04-02 02:41
 This tessellation is designed by Madonna Yoder @gatheringfolds. She calls it 'Hazard Discs'. It's neat because all the negative spaces are open back hexagonal twists even though t… Read More
Blackhole Suns Origami Tessellation
2023-03-07 03:51
 This origami tessellation came about from my idea for the connected triangles and rectangles that feature in the repetitions. They are connected by flagstone style collapses. Thei… Read More
Solved Grey Hex Tess Origami Tessellation
2023-03-04 04:07
 This is also a Joel Cooper tessellation that I recently reverse engineered and folded. It's triads of triangles around offset hex twists. Parallelograms on the other side. The rep… Read More
Solving Pyramid Array Origami Tessellaton
2023-02-25 04:00
 This is a Joel Cooper origami tessellation that I stumbled upon quite accidentally. I love the design. Wish I'd thought of it. It wasn't too difficult to solve. It wasn't too diff… Read More
Sweet Chains Origami Tessellation
2023-02-12 04:27
 The inspiration for this tessellation is from an idea I had a few years ago. The first time around, I came up with a much more loosely spaced design. I called it Rhombus Circus.&n&hell…Read More
Solving Autumn Leaves By Arseniy K
2023-02-10 03:47
 This origami tessellation is one by Arseniy Koom that I was able to recreate. He named it Autumn Leaves. At first glance, it looked pretty straightforward. And in truth, it was on… Read More
Checkerboard Origami Tessellation
2023-02-01 04:09
 This tessellation builds off of one I did recently that I called Starfish Tessellation. They both have rhombus twists around offset small hex twists. The rhombuses alternate front to b… Read More
Blackhole Serpents Origami Tessellation
2023-01-29 04:04
This is an open back hexagon twist based tessellation that uses short/wide triangle shapes to create some interesting geometry in the spaces between the repetitions. The central triangl… Read More
Gentle Time Machines Origami Tessellation
2023-01-24 04:03
 This tessellation is one that kind of came to me quickly. I didn't spend much time conceiving of it. I am, however, quite pleased with the end result. It has a similar look to som… Read More
Starfish Origami Tessellation
2023-01-22 04:26
This tessellation uses a combination of alternating rhombuses and triangles around small hexagons. It's pretty dense and not an easy one to fold. When I first mapped it out I had a… Read More

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