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CURVAHEDRA - A New Way to Make Beautiful Geometry

Created by Edmund Harriss (Gelada)

Beautiful geometric system for creative thinkers of all ages, artists, maths & puzzle lovers, makers, crafters, and Zen seekers alike.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Half way and $10,000!
over 7 years ago – Sat, Nov 05, 2016 at 05:19:32 AM

We have amde it to the half way point of the campaign. Thanks to a great initial surge, and steady support since then we have made our way to $10,000 two thirds of our goal. To celebrate we have a question for you. What would you like to see made out of Curvahedra? What is your favorite geometric object? Let us know and we will try to make them!

Our current favorite is the rhombic triacontahedron, which produces a beautiful ball, much larger than the classic one:

 

The curve in the Curvahedra
over 7 years ago – Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 05:26:55 AM

The mathematics of CURVAHEDRA is not completely obvious at first. I am going to explore it further in some blog posts, the first of which is already up. Discussing why flat pieces become curved as they come together to make a CURVAHEDRON ball, and that by adjusting the process you can make this wonderful sheet:

Four images of  Hyperbolic plane
Four images of Hyperbolic plane

 

In just 48 hours 38% of funding goal is reached- with pledges from 126 wonderful backers
over 7 years ago – Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 03:13:15 PM

Campaign progress update

We are so happy to tell you that in only 48 hours Curvahedra Kickstarter campaign has reached 38% of  its funding goal with pledges from 126 wonderful backers! Thank you so much for pledging and showing support of the Curvahedra project! 

Please help us maintain this success by spreading the word on social media, your blog or webpage, at your workplace, over coffee, or however you can think of! Everything counts. 

Warm wishes from the Curvahedra project