Using D-Forms to Create a Calder Type Mobile

Year: 2008 Authors: Eva Knoll; John Sharp; Roger Tobie

Core claim

D-Forms provide a rich bridge between geometry and aesthetics, and can be used to construct educational Calder-type mobiles from ellipses and Cassinian ovals.

Topics

D-Forms, Calder mobiles, aesthetic variation, curvature education

Domains

geometry, surface construction, Cassinian ovals, curvature, kinetic sculpture, mobile design, mathematical art, paper craft

Methods

template tracing, edge joining, comparative variation, workshop construction

Media

card, stiff paper, fabric models, leather

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