Inspiration

So...found some cool stuff while researching+thought I'd share.

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(Photo by: Yoshinobu Miyamoto- http://www.flickr.com/photos/31375127@N07/5430726360/in/set-72157626010136184/)


Yoshinobu Miyamoto is an architect and professor who works at Aichi Institute of Technology in Japan. He's a renowned paper engineer and when you see his work you'll understand why.



(Photo by: Yoshinobu Miyamoto- http://www.flickr.com/photos/31375127@N07/5389160247/in/set-72157625908702198/)


http://www.flickr.com/photos/31375127@N07/sets/

http://uponafold.com.au/blog/post/miyamoto-s-models/

http://www.dudecraft.com/2010/04/paperwork-yoshinobu-miyamoto.html

{...no pressure, lol ;)}

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Richard Sweeney also does some beautiful and amazing things with paper:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardsweeney/collections/72157594588830854/

http://www.richardsweeney.co.uk/

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Wataru Itou:

http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/a-paper-craft-castle-on-the-ocean/

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A set of Pics+slides on how curved folds affect paper creations (a bit on the technical side but it has a lot of good information and resources):

http://graphics.stanford.edu/~niloy/research/folding/paper_docs/folding_slides_sig_08.pdf

http://graphics.stanford.edu/~niloy/research/folding/folding_sig_08.html

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Curved Folding:

http://www.curvedfolding.com/photo

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A couple more photos+examples:

http://www.tsg.ne.jp/TT/cg/ThickRigidOrigami_tachi_5OSME.pdf

http://www.tsg.ne.jp/TT/cg/RigidFoldableQuadMeshOrigami_tachi_IASS2009.pdf

http://www.tsg.ne.jp/TT/cg/

http://www.tsg.ne.jp/TT/cg/SimulationOfRigidOrigami_tachi_4OSME.pdf

http://www.flickr.com/photos/morphogatari/sets/72157623073806206/

http://erikdemaine.org/curved/history/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7265584@N04/2241044401/

http://sustainabledesignupdate.com/2008/09/folded-emergency-shelters/

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...anyway, enjoy the pics+have a great break. :)