Phizz Unit Origami
This is my experiment in modular origami made from two different types of units.
Phizz unit origami. As mentioned before this unit is very simple to make as it only requires mountain and valley folds. The phizz unit by tom hull is a fascinating and extremely simple unit to make and assemble. Making a phizz dodecahedron now that we know a dodecahedron is composed of 12 pentagon faces and a total of 30 edges we are ready to make a dodecahedron out of phizz modular origami units.
J campbell phizz unit 30u t hull 5 intersecting tetrahedra 30u t hull 6 intersecting pentagrams 30u f mancini 6 intersecting squares 24u jc. You can check out his work here. Pentagon hexagon zig zag phizz units the phizz unit was invented by thomas hull and presented in his lovely book project origami.
There are a couple of things to keep in mind when folding the phizz units. Start with the word front facing you and reading forward. Sturdy edge module oxi model tem.
However the structures that can be made from this unit are endless. The full name for phizz is the following. Made from thomas hull s phizz unit 120 modules.
Thomas hull s phizz unit 60 modules and robert neale s penultimate module 60 modules. I was introduced to phizz constructions during a very nice talk at the 2007 maa meetings at san jose state university. 30u dodeca pentagon module 30u dodeca michal kosmulski s models.
Trapezoid edge unit swallowtail module dog bone unit. Simple edge unit stem. Instructions for tom hull s modular origami phizz unit taught by tom hull.
And if that s not enough for you consider the wreath with berries made by bennett arnstein. Modified buckyball 120 edges made from 120 units altogether. The 3 3 memo cube paper from staples works well.
Ring of cubes by bennett arnstein folded by stephen jeppson. It s reflected on the back side. The folding of the phizz units are described in lots of places.
Phizz stands for pentagon hexagon zig zag unit and was created by thomas hull. For example consider the wreaths below. John horigan converted tom hull s phizz unit torus into an incredible wreath.
