Paper Mechanisms

no. 01 Flexagon Repeating 4-frame Rectangular Animation Contraption Bending the card according to its material memory brings the recipient through a 4-frame story. More here. Your browser does not support the video tag. no. 02 Hexaflexagon 4 Repeating Frames A hexaflexagon is a paper toy, an advertising display device, a “storytelling contraption,” and an interactive demonstration of geometry that requires physical activation in order to be “read.” Through the actions of bending, twisting or rotating, these paper gadgets reveal sequential, looping frames—providing an addic- tive format to tell stories and jokes, to reveal nested information, to create art or simply to provide a satisfy- ing outlet for nervous energy. More information here in an article for How Magazine. Your browser does not support the video tag. no. 03 5-Sided Collapsible Tube Auxetic Metamaterial Source: Submitted by Erana Kratounis during Code-Paper-Scissors at SFPC. no. 04 Spring-like behavior Auxeti ... Read full article.