Cubes and Hexagons Flagstone Tessellation : Origami Tessellations

Cubes and Hexagons Flagstone Tessellation

This tessellation is kind of a funny story. I thought to myself, let me do something with repeating rhombus cubes. Meaning, three rhombuses around a triangle and then repeat that pattern with another shape or two.

I worked with it for a bit. Trying alternating it with open back hexagons. Eventually coming to the conclusion that open back hexagons were the answer just in a different pattern.

That's how I wound up with this tessellation.

I changed up the edges to make a neater finish.

The funny part is that I later discovered I had actually done this tessellations years ago in 2018 and that it was originally created by Robin Scholz. And I had folded it from his crease pattern all those years ago.

Rear view Cubes and Hexagons Tessellation

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I was a little disappointed to realize that it was not really my original creation even though I had dreamt it up without remembering that I'd already done it.

That happens sometimes.

But even so, I thought, why not try it again and see if I can do a better job of it.

And so, here we are.

It's a flagstone tessellation. It's somewhat difficult, but not so much if you have some experience with flagstones.

I will add my diagram sometime soon.

Updated to add crease pattern. The bits in the top left corner are not a part of the crease pattern.