A tessellation is a tiling repeating pattern using geometric shapes called tiles that repeat over and over with no gaps or overlaps. If you’re familiar with the work of M.C. Escher then you’ve probably seen this sort of art before.
It’s possible to create tessellations out of origami as well by taking a large piece of paper and folding different sections of it into repeating tiles and shapes. The results as you can see in the photos below can be quite beautiful. The size of the tessellation is really only limited by the size of your paper and how much patience you have as a folder.
Here are 16 up close photos of origami tessellations folded by some expert origami artists you should definitely check out.
Orange 4, Designed and Folded by Joel Cooper
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Nouveau 3, Designed and Folded by Joel Cooper
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Gold 4, Designed and Folded by Joel Cooper
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Fireworks, Designed and Folded by Joel Cooper
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Wreaths Tessellation, Designed and Folded by Joel Cooper
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“42” Designed and Folded by Alessandro Beber
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Spiral Galaxy m81, Designed and Folded by Peter Keller
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Heimkehrer, Designed and Folded by Peter Keller
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Hilli’s Corrugation, Designed and Folded by Robin Scholz
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Christine’s Clover, Designed and Folded by Robin Scholz
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HydRingRingEa, Designed and Folded by Robin Scholz
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HydRingRingEa Back, Designed and Folded by Robin Scholz
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Celtic Tessellation, Designed and Folded by Robin Scholz
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Diamond Corrugation, Designed by Ilan Garibi, Folded by Robin Scholz
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