Chawne Kimber and Ethan Berkove

Origami and traditional quilting are wedded through a straightforward modern approach. Inspired by work of Eric Gjerde and Robert Lang, we designed a 2 x 2 patchwork of four origami tessellations folded from a single sheet of paper to evoke the feel of a traditional quilt. As far as we can tell, this use of different tessellations at once is novel and inspires one to consider how and when patterns may be folded simultaneously. The paper was quilted as if it were a regular cotton top--sandwiched with batting and fabric backing. The introduction of fabrics and quilting turn a rigid, brittle and fragile paper object into a flexible, durable, and washable product with the drape of textiles and the usual desirable properties of a bed quilt.