HowTo: Paper Plate Geometry

Oh, what fun you can have with a little math + a little origami.

Bradford Hansen-Smith folds intricate geometric sculptures entirely from paper plates and is kind enough to offer a few HowTo's to get you started. Examples of his work below; scroll all the way down for the HowTo.

BASIC FOLDS

• The First Fold

• The Three Diameters

MAKE A SPHERE

MAKE A TETRAHEDRON

MAKE AN OCTAHEDRON

MAKE AN ICOSAHEDRON

For more details on each diagram, click through.