Ribbon Edges: a New Impulse for Geometric Sculpture

Year: 2010 Authors: Charles Gunn

Core claim

Helical ribbon edge-decoration on a regular tetrahedron creates parametrized sculptural forms with notable topology and symmetry, including Borromean rings.

Topics

polyhedral sculpture, helical ribbon geometry, 3D printing, tetrahedral symmetry

Domains

differential geometry, polyhedra, topology, symmetry groups, geometric sculpture, 3D print design, visualization, tactile form

Methods

parametric algorithm, frame-field extrusion, symmetry-group replication, 3D modeling

Media

3D prints, computer images, woven texture map, Java applications

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