The Triangle Universe Origami Tessellation

Triangle Universe Tessellation Front

 This is a really cool tessellation that I created. It's trapezoid based tirangle shapes connected by offset small hexagons with alternating small triangle twists around them. 

Inspired by a previous tessellation I had created called 'Twister' I set out to create a new one that utilized the same trapezoid triangles in a new way. This is the result. 

When I had finished mapping it out, I wasn't entirely sure if it would work. It seemed logical, but some of the gaps were unfamiliar to me in the context of flagstone style tess. Which is essentially what this is. 

I guess, technically it's a hybrid of flagstone and classic twists. It's intriguing to think about what other hyrbid folds might be out there waiting to be found. 

At any rate, it looked promising. So I forged ahead.  Relatively certain, but not 100% sure.

Turns out it works beautifully. A lessson to trust your experience. 


Triangle Universe Tess Back

This is a difficult tesssellation, but it's also a fun one. The way the flagstone collapses interact with the hex/triangle twists is fascinating. 

Here's a neat trick to make the edges of your flagstones look nice. If you reverse them from what you had been doing for the bulk of the tessellation you can usually achieve much cleaner finished edges. Same folds, just in the opposite direction. 

Crease pattern to fold it (if you dare!) is included. 


Crease pattern to fold Triangle Universe Origami Tessellation

Filed under: April 2025 Origami Tessellations
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