"PLAY GIFTS & MANIPULATIVE "
'GEOMETRY EXPANDING VOXEL'
BY MIMP - NATAREE CHEEVANON
This toy is inspired by "Hoberman sphere" ; created by Hoberman Chuck who is an artist, engineer, architect, and inventor of folding toys and structures.
There are 6 numbers of the angle which each angle refer to a different geometry.
1. 60 Degrees = 3 sided shape = Triangle
2. 90 Degrees = 4 sided shape = Square
3. 120 Degrees = 6 sided shape = Hexagon
4. 135 Degrees = 8 sided shape = Octagon
5. 150 Degrees = 120 sided shape = Dodecagon
6. 157.5 Degrees = 150 sided shape = Hexadecagon
The numbers of the side and degrees increase at the same time.
"The more numbers of the side or angle, the more expansion of sphere."
After that, developing the idea of the continuous sphere to continue to assemble one another in many directions.
There is 3 type of regular tiling or tessellation which separated by 3 colors for the diagram.
First type is connection of 3 sided (3) - indicate by GREEN color
because each angle is 60 degrees and it will fit around a point
Second is connection of the numbers divided by 4 (4,8,16) - indicate by PINK color
This type is also fit every edge
Third is connection of the numbers divided by 6 (6,12) - indicate by BLUE color
Three will fit around a point
2-d connection
Enclose Connection Continuous Connection
2d connection
3d connection
Enclose Connection Continuous Connection
2d connection
3d connection
2d connection
3d connection
2d connection
3d connection
2d connection
3d connection
(testing with another material--> Acrylic)
Details of the joints and materiality
Other possibilities
DIRECT VS INVERSE
DIRECT VS INVERSE
This toy kit consists of pairs of branch, set of joint and screw and bolt set which allow players to connect at least 2 spheres, numbers of the branch in the set depends on numbers of the side. So higher numbers of the side also challenge players to assemble it and they will enjoy the flexible shape and hidden geometry at the same time.
