It really has a nice ring to it! Conceived by a designer collective called The Functionality, PaperVillain is a structure generated by folding numerous recycled newsprints disposed by the Tube commuters . The result is a breathtaking tensile membrane made from 2542 newsprints folded into paper hats!
Read about the design conception the PaperVillain:
“The global shape of the PaperVillain was derived from a series of physical prototypes in which gravity was allowed to naturally
distort each hat into a unique form. The design process of the project was excited by the iterative dialog between the digital and handmade, and as hours of folding became days; we became increasingly familiar with the limits of the material under tension and the demanding logistics of the fabrication process. We returned to the computers to define the location of specific strengthened nodes to spread the load of the papers across a network of cables. These bespoke elements are seamlessly stitched amidst the hats forming large tabloid quilts. This carefully stitched surface created a tensile membrane hanging from a series of predefined wire nodes.”
Folding Instruction
The "Tabloid" quit
via The Functionality + Designboom
