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What makes these geometric paper models interesting is not so much their actual shapes, but the motifs that decorate their surfaces. These models and the plane filling motifs that cover them are the work of German artist Michael Albers. Plane filling motifs (sometimes referred to as "tessellations") are defined as a collection of identically shaped figures that interlock to fill a plane with no overlaps or gaps. Alber's tessellations are strongly reminiscent of some of the works of artist M. C. Escher. Fifty-nine different paper models are available for download at Alber's web page here.
What makes these geometric paper models interesting is not so much their actual shapes, but the motifs that decorate their surfaces. These models and the plane filling motifs that cover them are the work of German artist Michael Albers. Plane filling motifs (sometimes referred to as "tessellations") are defined as a collection of identically shaped figures that interlock to fill a plane with no overlaps or gaps. Alber's tessellations are strongly reminiscent of some of the works of artist M. C. Escher. Fifty-nine different paper models are available for download at Alber's web page here.
