Idea 050 - Tessellating Illuminated Origami Wall Sculpture

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One Line Pitch

Origami Sacred Geometry + Individually addressable RGB LEDs + Wall Sculpture + interactive

Description

Tiling tessellating star shaped modular Origami in a repeating pattern. Similar to Kinga Kubowicz - Moduuli 2 or Origami Mosaics by Kota Hiratsuka

Each cell will have its own Individually addressable RGB LEDs similar to my Digital Stained Glass Windows project.

Though the sculpture scatters a few human detection sensors like Passive infrared (PIR) sensor or Nondispersive Infrared (NDIR) Sensor. This allows me to determine if there is a person looking at the sculpture or where in the sculpture they are located. This information can be used in the LED animations.

Mount the whole sculpture onto a plywood board that can be hung on the wall with a French cleat.

The tiling Origami shapes would be created with plastic Vellum Paper. Semi transparent and a good diffuser for LED light as well as foldable for Origami shapes. It’s also plastic so it should hold its shape well and could be cleaned with a damp cloth. It is more expensive then normal paper at $12 for 50x sheets but the advantages over normal paper should be worth it.

Use a ESP32 for the brains, then it can connect to the internet or home assistant to provide more information.

Prior art

• Serenity: An origami wall sculpture - Includes LEDs but not every title has its own LED, and it uses pyramids instead of stars.
• Origami Sacred Geometry - Tiling, tessellating, module Origami in similar shapes.
• Kinga kubowicz’s Moduuli - The shape I am looking for. The paper already has the shape and uses staples to connect each section. A lot easier to manufacture than traditional Origami.
• Video on how to make piramide

Market

People who want interactive beautiful wall sculptures that display information as well as pretty colors.

Implementation

• Prototype 2
• Prototype 1 - Fail
• Animation of how to fold the segments
• Printable files of the segments