We found 225 products by opresco
by
opresco
This new high bouncing SpringBall (NoodleBall, or BrainsBall? :-) is already squishy when printed in nylon. (I already tested it in White Strong and Flexible Polished).
Let's see what happens when printed in the new squishy Elasto Plastic material!
Usage: Desk Toy; Toy; Conversation starter.
Let's see what happens when printed in the new squishy Elasto Plastic material!
Usage: Desk Toy; Toy; Conversation starter.
by
opresco
Dedicated to Ella.
Related Designs:
DNA Egg Holder & Columbus' Egg v.1
DNA Egg Holder & Columbus' Egg v.2
"Drink to Your DNA!" - Espresso & Sake Tower Cup
DNA FLOWER PENDANT
DNA ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
SATURN - Espresso & Sake Cup
Flying Saucer Espresso & Sake Cup
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Sake & Espresso Spiraling Tower Cup
Triangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Rectangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Sake Spring Cup #1
Sake Spring Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
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“The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
Arthur C. Clarke
Related Designs:
DNA Egg Holder & Columbus' Egg v.1
DNA Egg Holder & Columbus' Egg v.2
"Drink to Your DNA!" - Espresso & Sake Tower Cup
DNA FLOWER PENDANT
DNA ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
SATURN - Espresso & Sake Cup
Flying Saucer Espresso & Sake Cup
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Sake & Espresso Spiraling Tower Cup
Triangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Rectangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Sake Spring Cup #1
Sake Spring Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
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“The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
Arthur C. Clarke
by
opresco
Based upon the geometry of the Rhombic Triacontahedron.
Can be used as a pendant; lanyard not included.
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra (see picture :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
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See related designs here:
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
Can be used as a pendant; lanyard not included.
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra (see picture :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
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See related designs here:
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
by
opresco
Just in Time for the American Presidential Elections!
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These Chair is Definitely Not Made in China!
Ergonomically designed in America; exceptionally well crafted!
It comes with a Lifetime Warranty ;-)
Buy this American Memorabilia for every room in your house and/or office
so you can talk to your President any time you like ;-)
In addition, you can use it as stand for your iPhone and/or iPod :-)
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"Empty Chair" Earrings
These Chair is Definitely Not Made in China!
Ergonomically designed in America; exceptionally well crafted!
It comes with a Lifetime Warranty ;-)
Buy this American Memorabilia for every room in your house and/or office
so you can talk to your President any time you like ;-)
In addition, you can use it as stand for your iPhone and/or iPod :-)
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"Empty Chair" Earrings
by
opresco
To hold it, wear it on your finger as a ring!
Buy the entire set (see below) for your next Sake,
Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappucinno - party :-)
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Buy the entire set (see below) for your next Sake,
Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappucinno - party :-)
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
by
opresco
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
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See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
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See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
by
opresco
Based upon the geometry of the Icosahedron.
Can be worn as a pendant; lanyard not included.
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
Can be worn as a pendant; lanyard not included.
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
by
opresco
P R O P O S A L
for a 29.35 meters Steel Sculpture on any of these suggested locations:
1. Paris, France.
2. Bucharest, Romania.
3. Central Park, New York.
4. Roosevelt Island, New York.
5. Tirgu Jiu, Romania.
6. The "Y" dam, Constanta, Romania.
The steel structure is relatively easy to erect from prefabricated steel modules that will be
highly polished and TIN coated before assembling.
The 34 helically distorted rhomboidal modules comprised in the sculpture are calculated
to reach a height of 29.35 meters when the actual structure is assembled.
Exterior elevators could be added on the spiraling columns to reach a visitors' platform on
top of the structure.
The entire structure could rotate on its foundation, as shown in the animation below.
See several sizes here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (225%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (400%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
See several variations here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.2)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v4)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.#6)
Endless Ico Column - Homage to Brancusi
An updated YouTube movie showing several variations of the Endless Column 2012 can be seen here
See my DNA FLOWER Pendant here: DNA FLOWER Pendant
Here's my homage to COANDA.
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
for a 29.35 meters Steel Sculpture on any of these suggested locations:
1. Paris, France.
2. Bucharest, Romania.
3. Central Park, New York.
4. Roosevelt Island, New York.
5. Tirgu Jiu, Romania.
6. The "Y" dam, Constanta, Romania.
The steel structure is relatively easy to erect from prefabricated steel modules that will be
highly polished and TIN coated before assembling.
The 34 helically distorted rhomboidal modules comprised in the sculpture are calculated
to reach a height of 29.35 meters when the actual structure is assembled.
Exterior elevators could be added on the spiraling columns to reach a visitors' platform on
top of the structure.
The entire structure could rotate on its foundation, as shown in the animation below.
See several sizes here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (225%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (400%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
See several variations here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.2)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v4)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.#6)
Endless Ico Column - Homage to Brancusi
An updated YouTube movie showing several variations of the Endless Column 2012 can be seen here
See my DNA FLOWER Pendant here: DNA FLOWER Pendant
Here's my homage to COANDA.
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
by
opresco
P R O P O S A L
for a 29.35 meters Steel Sculpture on any of these suggested locations:
1. Paris, France.
2. Bucharest, Romania.
3. Central Park, New York.
4. Roosevelt Island, New York.
5. Tirgu Jiu, Romania.
6. The "Y" dam, Constanta, Romania.
The steel structure is relatively easy to erect from prefabricated steel modules that will be
highly polished and TIN coated before assembling.
The 34 helically distorted rhomboidal modules comprised in the sculpture are calculated
to reach a height of 29.35 meters when the actual structure is assembled.
Exterior elevators could be added on the spiraling columns to reach a visitors' platform on
top of the structure.
The entire structure could rotate on its foundation, as shown in the animation below.
See several sizes here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (225%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
See several variations here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.2)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v4)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.#6)
Endless Ico Column - Homage to Brancusi
An updated YouTube movie showing several variations of the Endless Column 2012 can be seen here
See my DNA FLOWER Pendant here: DNA FLOWER Pendant
Here's my homage to COANDA.
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
for a 29.35 meters Steel Sculpture on any of these suggested locations:
1. Paris, France.
2. Bucharest, Romania.
3. Central Park, New York.
4. Roosevelt Island, New York.
5. Tirgu Jiu, Romania.
6. The "Y" dam, Constanta, Romania.
The steel structure is relatively easy to erect from prefabricated steel modules that will be
highly polished and TIN coated before assembling.
The 34 helically distorted rhomboidal modules comprised in the sculpture are calculated
to reach a height of 29.35 meters when the actual structure is assembled.
Exterior elevators could be added on the spiraling columns to reach a visitors' platform on
top of the structure.
The entire structure could rotate on its foundation, as shown in the animation below.
See several sizes here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (225%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
See several variations here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.2)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v4)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.#6)
Endless Ico Column - Homage to Brancusi
An updated YouTube movie showing several variations of the Endless Column 2012 can be seen here
See my DNA FLOWER Pendant here: DNA FLOWER Pendant
Here's my homage to COANDA.
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
by
opresco
A - DURER ALPHABET (from a series)
I am making and uploading a letter every each week,
until the completion of the entire Durer alphabet.
Download DURER ALPHABET TRUTYPE FONT ©1996 by Ovidiu Opresco
Download DURER ALPHABET POSTER ©1990 by Ovidiu Opresco (PDF)
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
I am making and uploading a letter every each week,
until the completion of the entire Durer alphabet.
Download DURER ALPHABET TRUTYPE FONT ©1996 by Ovidiu Opresco
Download DURER ALPHABET POSTER ©1990 by Ovidiu Opresco (PDF)
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
by
opresco
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
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See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
by
opresco
Let's Drink to Star Trek 46th Anniversary!
For your next Sake, Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappuccino, Vodka-spring - party :-)
Related designs:
Flying Saucer Espresso & Sake Cup
"Drink to Your DNA!" - Espresso & Sake Tower Cup
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Sake & Espresso Spiraling Tower Cup
Triangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Rectangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Sake Spring Cup #1
Sake Spring Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
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“The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
Arthur C. Clarke
For your next Sake, Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappuccino, Vodka-spring - party :-)
Related designs:
Flying Saucer Espresso & Sake Cup
"Drink to Your DNA!" - Espresso & Sake Tower Cup
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Sake & Espresso Spiraling Tower Cup
Triangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Rectangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Sake Spring Cup #1
Sake Spring Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
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“The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
Arthur C. Clarke
by
opresco
P R O P O S A L
for a 29.35 meters Steel Sculpture on any of these suggested locations:
1. Paris, France.
2. Bucharest, Romania.
3. Central Park, New York.
4. Roosevelt Island, New York.
5. Tirgu Jiu, Romania.
6. The "Y" dam, Constanta, Romania.
The steel structure is relatively easy to erect from prefabricated steel modules that will be
highly polished and TIN coated before assembling.
The 34 helically distorted rhomboidal modules comprised in the sculpture are calculated
to reach a height of 29.35 meters when the actual structure is assembled.
Elevators could be added to reach a visitors' platform on
top of the structure.
The entire structure could rotate on its foundation, as shown in the animation below.
See several sizes here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (400%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
See several variations here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.2)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v4)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.#6)
Endless Ico Column - Homage to Brancusi
An updated YouTube movie showing several variations of the Endless Column 2012 can be seen here
See my DNA FLOWER Pendant here: DNA FLOWER Pendant
Here's my homage to COANDA.
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
for a 29.35 meters Steel Sculpture on any of these suggested locations:
1. Paris, France.
2. Bucharest, Romania.
3. Central Park, New York.
4. Roosevelt Island, New York.
5. Tirgu Jiu, Romania.
6. The "Y" dam, Constanta, Romania.
The steel structure is relatively easy to erect from prefabricated steel modules that will be
highly polished and TIN coated before assembling.
The 34 helically distorted rhomboidal modules comprised in the sculpture are calculated
to reach a height of 29.35 meters when the actual structure is assembled.
Elevators could be added to reach a visitors' platform on
top of the structure.
The entire structure could rotate on its foundation, as shown in the animation below.
See several sizes here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 (400%) - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI
See several variations here:
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.2)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v4)
ENDLESS COLUMN 2012 - HOMAGE TO BRANCUSI (v.#6)
Endless Ico Column - Homage to Brancusi
An updated YouTube movie showing several variations of the Endless Column 2012 can be seen here
See my DNA FLOWER Pendant here: DNA FLOWER Pendant
Here's my homage to COANDA.
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
by
opresco
To hold it, wear it on your finger as a ring!
Based upon the geometry of the Dodecahedron.
Buy the entire set (see below) for your next Sake,
Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappuccino, etc., - party :-)
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
Based upon the geometry of the Dodecahedron.
Buy the entire set (see below) for your next Sake,
Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappuccino, etc., - party :-)
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
by
opresco
The Egg could eventually be balanced on its slightly flattened top (or bottom :-)
DNA Egg Holder & Columbus' Egg v.2
"Drink to Your DNA!" - Espresso & Sake Tower Cup
DNA FLOWER PENDANT
SATURN - Espresso & Sake Cup
Flying Saucer Espresso & Sake Cup
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Sake & Espresso Spiraling Tower Cup
Triangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Rectangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Sake Spring Cup #1
Sake Spring Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
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“The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
Arthur C. Clarke
DNA Egg Holder & Columbus' Egg v.2
"Drink to Your DNA!" - Espresso & Sake Tower Cup
DNA FLOWER PENDANT
SATURN - Espresso & Sake Cup
Flying Saucer Espresso & Sake Cup
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Sake & Espresso Spiraling Tower Cup
Triangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Rectangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Sake Spring Cup #1
Sake Spring Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
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“The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
Arthur C. Clarke
by
opresco
Dedicated to Pete, Robert, Michiel & Stijn :-)
For your next Jenever, Coffee, Sake, Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso,
Cappuccino, Vodka, Scotch, Whiskey — Party.
Also use as a Bonsai Planter, iPhone Stand, Jewelry Tray,
or a Pencil Bowl in Your Home or Office.
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NOTE: Also available in Stainless Steel in actual shoe size ;-)
Very reasonably priced :-) Take advantage of this unique offer,
and order these extraordinay shoes with built-in Plantar Support
and a Lifetime Warranty — for yourself and your entire Soccer Team :-)
------------------------------------------
Related Designs:
Dutch Shoe Universal "Shot Glass"
Knitted Ceramics "Shot Glass"
Gun Barrel Universal Shot Glass
Got Monkey Wrench?
SATURN - Espresso & Sake Cup
Flying Saucer Espresso & Sake Cup
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Sake & Espresso Spiraling Tower Cup
Triangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Rectangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Sake Spring Cup #1
Sake Spring Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
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Dutch Soccer Shoes Earrings
Dutch Soccer Shoes Pendant
Soccer Ball with American Football Inside
Dutch Shoe Inside Soccer Ball
Soccer Ball with Roosevelt Island Tram Inside
For your next Jenever, Coffee, Sake, Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso,
Cappuccino, Vodka, Scotch, Whiskey — Party.
Also use as a Bonsai Planter, iPhone Stand, Jewelry Tray,
or a Pencil Bowl in Your Home or Office.
------------------------------------------
NOTE: Also available in Stainless Steel in actual shoe size ;-)
Very reasonably priced :-) Take advantage of this unique offer,
and order these extraordinay shoes with built-in Plantar Support
and a Lifetime Warranty — for yourself and your entire Soccer Team :-)
------------------------------------------
Related Designs:
Dutch Shoe Universal "Shot Glass"
Knitted Ceramics "Shot Glass"
Gun Barrel Universal Shot Glass
Got Monkey Wrench?
SATURN - Espresso & Sake Cup
Flying Saucer Espresso & Sake Cup
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Sake & Espresso Spiraling Tower Cup
Triangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Rectangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Sake Spring Cup #1
Sake Spring Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
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Dutch Soccer Shoes Earrings
Dutch Soccer Shoes Pendant
Soccer Ball with American Football Inside
Dutch Shoe Inside Soccer Ball
Soccer Ball with Roosevelt Island Tram Inside
by
opresco
Dedicated to Michiel Cornelisen.
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For the Dice, Colored Pencils, Markers, Fine Arts Brushes,
Chopstick, Crayola — Aficionados and/or Collectors Everywhere :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Organize your pencils, pens, brushes, chopsticks; long ones,
in the Z axis; shorter ones, in the X & Y axis :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This design (with 13 mm square holes) is a variation of
Steel Grid Dice (3 cm) which is my first ever design (2010)
for 3d Printing in Plastics & Stainless Steel at Shapeways!
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RELATED DESIGNS:
"Siamese Twins" – Pencil Organizer Dice #1
"Siamese Twins" – Pencil Organizer Dice #2
A (Durer Alphabet) – Pencil Holder
My new Spring Loaded Dice:
Spring-loaded die.
Spring-loaded Icodie.
Spring-loaded 30-sided die.
My other Dice designs:
Dodclock Die (3 cm)
Icodie (3 cm) v.4
Secret Roundie (2.5 cm)
The Rosetta Dice #1 (60)
The Rosetta Dice #2 (60)
Rhombic die (2.5 cm)
Die 30
Rhombic Die #2
32-bit Soccer Ball Die
Kevin's Dice Contraption
Steel Grid Die (2.5 cm)
Exploded Die (Loaded :)
Steel Cage Die #1
Exploded Die (Clean:)
Roundie (2cm)
Roundie (2.5cm)
Steel Grid Die #2 (2.5 cm)
Steel Grid Die #3 (2.5 cm)
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“The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
Arthur C. Clarke
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For the Dice, Colored Pencils, Markers, Fine Arts Brushes,
Chopstick, Crayola — Aficionados and/or Collectors Everywhere :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Organize your pencils, pens, brushes, chopsticks; long ones,
in the Z axis; shorter ones, in the X & Y axis :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This design (with 13 mm square holes) is a variation of
Steel Grid Dice (3 cm) which is my first ever design (2010)
for 3d Printing in Plastics & Stainless Steel at Shapeways!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RELATED DESIGNS:
"Siamese Twins" – Pencil Organizer Dice #1
"Siamese Twins" – Pencil Organizer Dice #2
A (Durer Alphabet) – Pencil Holder
My new Spring Loaded Dice:
Spring-loaded die.
Spring-loaded Icodie.
Spring-loaded 30-sided die.
My other Dice designs:
Dodclock Die (3 cm)
Icodie (3 cm) v.4
Secret Roundie (2.5 cm)
The Rosetta Dice #1 (60)
The Rosetta Dice #2 (60)
Rhombic die (2.5 cm)
Die 30
Rhombic Die #2
32-bit Soccer Ball Die
Kevin's Dice Contraption
Steel Grid Die (2.5 cm)
Exploded Die (Loaded :)
Steel Cage Die #1
Exploded Die (Clean:)
Roundie (2cm)
Roundie (2.5cm)
Steel Grid Die #2 (2.5 cm)
Steel Grid Die #3 (2.5 cm)
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“The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
Arthur C. Clarke
by
opresco
Based upon the Mobius Strip.
Pendant (Lanyard not included) or Key Fob.
Infinity Staircase #1 (Large)
Pendant (Lanyard not included) or Key Fob.
Infinity Staircase #1 (Large)
by
opresco
Let's Drink to Star Trek 46th Anniversary!
For your next Sake, Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappuccino, Vodka - party :-)
Related designs:
Dutch Soccer Shoe Universal "Shot Glass" :-)
Knitted Ceramics "Shot Glass"
Gun Barrel Universal "Shot Glass" ;-)
Dutch Shoe Universal "Shot Glass"
"Drink to Your DNA!" - Espresso & Sake Tower Cup
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Sake & Espresso Spiraling Tower Cup
Triangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Rectangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Sake Spring Cup #1
Sake Spring Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
Arthur C. Clarke
For your next Sake, Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappuccino, Vodka - party :-)
Related designs:
Dutch Soccer Shoe Universal "Shot Glass" :-)
Knitted Ceramics "Shot Glass"
Gun Barrel Universal "Shot Glass" ;-)
Dutch Shoe Universal "Shot Glass"
"Drink to Your DNA!" - Espresso & Sake Tower Cup
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Sake & Espresso Spiraling Tower Cup
Triangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Rectangular Sake & Espresso Tower (Cup)
Sake Spring Cup #1
Sake Spring Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
Arthur C. Clarke
by
opresco
To hold it, wear it on your finger as a ring!
Buy the entire set (see below) for your next Sake,
Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappucinno - party :-)
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Buy the entire set (see below) for your next Sake,
Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappucinno - party :-)
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
by
opresco
Based upon the duality between the Icosidodecahedron and the Rhombic Triacontahedron.
Can be used as a pendant; lanyard not included.
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Can be used as a pendant; lanyard not included.
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
by
opresco
To hold it, wear it on your finger as a ring!
Buy the entire set (see below) for your next Sake,
Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappuccino - party :-)
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
Buy the entire set (see below) for your next Sake,
Ouzo, Tequila, Espresso, Cappuccino - party :-)
Sake Finger Cup #1
Sake Finger Cup #2
Sake Finger Cup #3
Sake Finger Cup #4
Sake Finger Cup #5
Sake Finger Cup #6
Sake Finger Cup #7
Espresso & Sake Finger Cup
by
opresco
A - PENCIL HOLDER - DURER ALPHABET
They make nice bookends, too.
I am making and uploading a letter every each week,
until the completion of the entire Durer alphabet.
Macramé ©1979 by Lucia Opresco, not included.
Download DURER ALPHABET TRUTYPE FONT ©1996 by Ovidiu Opresco
Download DURER ALPHABET POSTER ©1990 by Ovidiu Opresco (PDF)
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
They make nice bookends, too.
I am making and uploading a letter every each week,
until the completion of the entire Durer alphabet.
Macramé ©1979 by Lucia Opresco, not included.
Download DURER ALPHABET TRUTYPE FONT ©1996 by Ovidiu Opresco
Download DURER ALPHABET POSTER ©1990 by Ovidiu Opresco (PDF)
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"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
by
opresco
A - DURER ALPHABET (from a series)
I am making and uploading a letter every each week,
until the completion of the entire Durer alphabet.
Download DURER ALPHABET TRUTYPE FONT ©1996 by Ovidiu Opresco
Download DURER ALPHABET POSTER ©1990 by Ovidiu Opresco (PDF)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
I am making and uploading a letter every each week,
until the completion of the entire Durer alphabet.
Download DURER ALPHABET TRUTYPE FONT ©1996 by Ovidiu Opresco
Download DURER ALPHABET POSTER ©1990 by Ovidiu Opresco (PDF)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
by
opresco
Based upon the dualities of Rhombic Icosidodecadron / Trapezoidal Hexecontahedron & Icosahedron / Dodecahedron.
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
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See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
by
opresco
Here's a replica of my 2003 Hip Replacement.
I'm 72 now, and it is still walking strongly!
Doubles as an amulet.
Related designs:
Bionic Dad's Amulet
Warning: Do not wear this in airports! :-)
by
opresco
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
by
opresco
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Desk Toy BALL
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
by
opresco
Usage: Toy; Desk toy; Conversation starter.
Based upon the duality between the Rhombicicosidodecadron and Trapezoidal Hexecontahedron.
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
Based upon the duality between the Rhombicicosidodecadron and Trapezoidal Hexecontahedron.
During the late 70's and early 80' I became highly fascinated by Polyhedra and its Duality.
Intrigued by the little known fact that Plato and Archimedes described their wonderful objects by drawing them with just a stick on the sand, I set up to replicate (well, more or less :-) their extraordinary feat by strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
For the next 5 years I practically lived inside Polyhedra :-) and, what I used to call "The Archimedes' Curse", ended up to be, in fact, "The Archimedes' Blessing"!
The Polyhedral Sculptures depicted below were hand made (from scrap offset plates) and assembled with machine screws from stackable modular pieces. The modules were drawn/designed on a drawing table while strictly using only a "T" square, a pair of Compasses, a set of 2 Triangles, and a Ruler.
POLYHEDRAL SCULPTURES / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
MODULAR POLYHEDRAL LAMP DESIGN (©1981) / Scored and folded aluminium offset plates, machine screws & nuts (©1981)
Based upon wonderful knowledge I accumulated hands-on during the 1980's while exploring "the extraordinary spatial diversity that emanates from the sublime order and elegant simplicity that is exemplified by the subject of polyhedra." (Quote from the Preface to the wonderful book POLYHEDRA PRIMER by Peter Pearce and Susan Pearce)
I was extremely pleased when, a few years back, Prof. George Hart (Department of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY) included some of my Polyhedral Sculptures, alongside work by Buckminster Fuller and other great designers in his comprehensive COURSE STUDY: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SCULPTURE (pg. 39-40, OPRESCO).
===========================================
See related designs here:
Polyhedral Sculpture #22A
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Polyhedral Sculpture #22
Polyhedral Sculpture #21
Polyhedral Sculpture #23
Polyhedral Sculpture #21A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23A
Polyhedral Sculpture #23B
Polyhedral Sculpture #24
Polyhedral Sculpture #20
Polyhedral Sculpture #25
Polyhedral Sculpture #20 A
Polyhedral Sculpture #27
Polyhedral Sculpture #28A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29A
Polyhedral Sculpture #29B
Polyhedral Sculpture #28B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30A
Polyhedral Sculpture #30B
Polyhedral Sculpture #30C
Polyhedral Sculpture #30D
Polyhedral Sculpture #31
Icosidodecahedron Pendant
Dodecahedron - Pendant
Duality of Polyhedra No.1
by
opresco
A - DURER ALPHABET (from a series)
I am making and uploading a letter every each week,
until the completion of the entire Durer alphabet.
Download DURER ALPHABET TRUTYPE FONT ©1996 by Ovidiu Opresco
Download DURER ALPHABET POSTER ©1990 by Ovidiu Opresco (PDF)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
I am making and uploading a letter every each week,
until the completion of the entire Durer alphabet.
Download DURER ALPHABET TRUTYPE FONT ©1996 by Ovidiu Opresco
Download DURER ALPHABET POSTER ©1990 by Ovidiu Opresco (PDF)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk
into the dust the great name still lives."
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
