“Kinetic,” a one-of-a-kind exhibition exploring the art, science and wonder of movement, opened in June and remains on display through Oct. 14. It offers no shortage of highlights, including a giant illuminated garden designed by San Francisco-based collaborative FoldHaus. Or six exhibits of modern technology created by the University of Nebraska at Omaha department of biomechanics.
The geometry of the mushrooms is based on the folding pattern of an origami ‘magic ball.’ The beauty of that structure is its ability to expand and contract; the challenge is that it’s much harder to control, and, as we found out later, much harder to fold at scale.
When I moved to the Bay Area to join IDEO, I had never even heard of Burning Man. But once I got here, it came up almost every time I showed someone my Ha-Ori shelter, a collapsible origami structure I designed and built while studying at the Royal College of Art in London.
