Recently found “pleatfarm” online, a design blog devoted to a single operation: pleating (or, mani-folding?). There is a remarkable diversity of projects that fit within this focused framework, involving folds, bends, corrugations, darts, tesselations, riemann surfaces, monocoques, etc., etc. These are not sartorial metaphors, they are real (and efficient) ways to enclose and structure space/form. Pleatfarm is a great reference of bespoke folding recipes and applications. A couple of my favorites:
Comments Off on Pleat Blogging