Beginner's Book of Modular Origami Polyhedra The Platonic Solids

While many origami hobbyists focus on the traditional models (animals, people, objects), there's a large number devoted to the fun and fascination of abstract geometric forms such as polyhedra. This book by an expert in the field provides a clear, concise introduction to the special techniques needed to create these beautiful and complex paper creations. Seventeen step-by-step projects based on the classic Platonic solids will delight origami practitioners, both beginner and experienced.

Pictures of the Platonic Solids1. Background  What is Modular Origami?  What is the connection between modular origami and polyhedra?  What is a polyhedron?  What are the Platonic Solids?  Short history of the Platonic Solids and Connections with math, science and art  References, Links and Origami Societies2. Making the Models  Definitions of Symbols  Waterbomb or Triangle Base  Triangles  Hexagons3. Cubes  The Jackson Cube  The Sonobe Cube  The Tile Cube  Lewis Simon-Bennett Arnstein Cube with Windows4. Tetrahedra  Simple chain of four equilateral triangles from a square  Equilateral triangle module from a hexagon  Equilateral triangle edge module5. Octahedra  Bob Neale's octahedron 6-piece octahedron skeleton  Lewis Simon's original 2-piece Gyroscope module from a square  Equilateral triangle module from a hexagon  Equilateral triangle edge module6. Dodecahedra  Bob Neale-Lewis Simon 108 degree module  Lewis Simon's 2-piece Gyroscope module from a triangle  Simon Gurkewitz' Dimpled Dodecahedron7. Icosahedra  Equilateral triangle module from a hexagon  Equilateral triangle edge module