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Recent Blog Posts

Berlin workshops at Berlinische Galerie Jan 05 & Jan 12

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Hello all! just a quick note that I’ll be visiting Berlin these next two weeks giving workshops at the Berlinische Galerie – the first workshop is sold out but I believe there are still a few seats for the second one on January 12th. https://www.bauhaus.de/en/kalender/veranstaltungen/5762_2020_01_12_paper_engineering_from_the_bauhaus This is a series of workshops called “Vorkurs üben” organized by the Bauhaus Archiv as part of the “Original...

December 29, 2019
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paper artifact from the Bauhaus

Upcoming workshops in Minneapolis and Berlin

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Hello all – I have three upcoming workshop dates to announce, for my series “Paper Engineering from the Bauhaus: Josef Albers to the Modern Day“. Paper artist Eric Gjerde leads a course of experimentation and discovery in the spirit of Josef Alber’s preliminary course, using historical paper art exercises and creations from the Bauhaus School as well as modern designs and ideas that build...

September 24, 2019
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Reverse-engineering Bauhaus paper designs (part two)

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My Bauhaus reverse-engineering work has been continuing this chilly springtime, and I wanted to share a few new pieces. (New to me, anyway, but definitely not new in any sense of the word!) There’s three different items here. One is a cone-shaped structure – part of a large, extensive family of expanding cuts (See some interesting usage of this concept by Haresh Lalvani). I’ve...

April 16, 2018
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Recent Posts

December 29, 2019

Berlin workshops at Berlinische Galerie Jan 05 & Jan 12

paper artifact from the Bauhaus
September 24, 2019

Upcoming workshops in Minneapolis and Berlin

April 16, 2018

Reverse-engineering Bauhaus paper designs (part two)

Eric Gjerde, Bauhaus paper engineering
March 30, 2018

Paper Engineering from the Bauhaus: Josef Albers to the...

January 23, 2018

Bauhaus Foundation Course instructional booklet

September 28, 2017

Photos from International Summer School Bernau –...

Josef Albers teaching paper folding
August 9, 2017

Teaching at the International Summer School in Bernau

June 26, 2017

Voronoi tessellations and origami

October 31, 2016

my new show opening November 11th at Minnesota Center for...

March 17, 2016

Making any shape using origami corrugations

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Videos

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my new show opening November 11th at Minnesota Center for Book Arts

My new work, Specimens, is one of three pieces on show at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts as part of the 2016 Jerome Foundation Book Arts Fellowship. The...

October 31, 2016
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Fluffy the Cat - Origami
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Fluffy: Cute new cat how-to video

  To continue the origami how-to video fun, here’s a new one from my partner Ioana Stoian showing how to fold a cute origami cat designed by Roberto Gretter...

August 15, 2013
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Geometry in Porcelain – short video

I saw this fantastic little 4:30 minute documentary on Bobby Jaber, a retired chemistry teacher who has spent the last 20 years working with porcelain to represent geometric shapes...

August 5, 2013
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Aldo Tolino teaches me how to crumple, part 3 of 3
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Origami Crumpling Instructions

Here’s another instructional video, covering the simplest of the Vincent Floderer-style crumpling techniques. If you’re unaware of this style of folding, it was brought to the awareness of the...

July 31, 2013
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Origami Hyperbolic Paraboloid Instructions

Here’s a short video I knocked together on how to fold a hyperbolic paraboloid, which is a folding exercise from the Bauhaus school (notably from Josef Albers). I learned...

July 29, 2013
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Artists

March 11, 2012

Rebecca Gieseking

I’ve been very interested in this work from artist Rebecca Giesieking, particularly this latest piece, “Spiral Bowl”. Explorations of...

by ericgjerde
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Vincent Floderer
February 9, 2012

A visit with Vincent Floderer

Last November, we had a chance to meet up with French artist Vincent Floderer, at his home and studio...

by ericgjerde
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June 21, 2008

Andrea Russo: Stars in a sky of hexagons

Stars in a sky of hexagons, originally uploaded by AndreaRusso. My friend Andrea Russo folded this wonderful piece, titled...

by ericgjerde
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March 5, 2008

Goran Konjevod: Hierarchical

hierarchical Originally uploaded by goran konjevod. Goran Konjevod has done a lot of work over the last few years...

by ericgjerde
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Diagrams

January 23, 2018

Bauhaus Foundation Course instructional booklet

March 24, 2013

Origami Fan Diagrams

February 11, 2013

Simple Heart Diagram

February 8, 2013

How-to: Pre-creasing

Eric Gjerde Origami
August 2, 2012

Exhibition piece in progress

Vespertilio - by Ioana Stoian
June 17, 2012

Vespertilio – corrugated paper bat

May 20, 2012

Polish convention diagrams

Moorish Stars - Eric Gjerde
February 14, 2012

Moorish Stars Crease Pattern

Dodecagon Flagstone CP
September 8, 2010

dodecagon flagstone CP

August 10, 2009

Rhombic Flowers

Vertebral Stretch
December 17, 2007

Vertebral Stretch – 3D Wigglies

Tessellation primer booklet
August 15, 2007

Tessellation Basics booklet now available – free PDF!

star twist version 2.1, backlit
January 15, 2007

Star Twist 2.1

Joel Cooper's Basket Weave, CP
November 22, 2006

Joel Cooper’s Basket Weave, Crease pattern

3.6.3.6 flagstone tessellation, Crease Pattern
November 20, 2006

3.6.3.6 Waterbomb / Flagstone Tessellation, Crease Pattern

Arms of Shiva, flagstone version (crease pattern)
November 13, 2006

Arms of Shiva, flagstone version (crease pattern)

Thinking Sketches - 3.4.6.4 Waterbomb-Flagstone Tessellation
November 10, 2006

Thinking Sketches – 3.4.6.4 Waterbomb-Flagstone...

Iso-area offset triangle twist
September 12, 2006

Iso-area offset triangle twist PDF

Double Pleat Hexagon Tessellation Instructions, available for download
August 30, 2006

Double Pleat Hexagon Tessellation Instructions, available...

Aldo Tolino teaches me how to crumple, part 3 of 3
May 17, 2006

Aldo Tolino teaches me how to crumple

Top Posts

  • Star Twist 2.1
    Star Twist 2.1
  • Star Twist Tessellation PDF available!
    Star Twist Tessellation PDF available!
  • Joel Cooper's Pentagons and Negative Stars
    Joel Cooper's Pentagons and Negative Stars
  • Joel Cooper's Basket Weave, Crease pattern
    Joel Cooper's Basket Weave, Crease pattern
  • Star by Shuzo Fujimoto
    Star by Shuzo Fujimoto
  • Paper Engineering from the Bauhaus: Josef Albers to the Modern Day
    Paper Engineering from the Bauhaus: Josef Albers to the Modern Day
  • Making any shape using origami corrugations
    Making any shape using origami corrugations
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