Produktdesign Produktdesign Füsun Türetken © John Weber 2025 Folded Sheets/ Paper Models John Weber Paper Models As a child, I rebuilt planes and cars I saw in movies using just folded paper and tape. Unlike store-bought toys like LEGO, paper gave me endless freedom to create any shape I imagined. From this experience, I tried to draw inspiration—not limiting myself to what can be done in aCAD computer program but experimenting hands-on with how a sheet of paper behaves whenfolded in various ways. To avoid using heavy industrial machines to form steel sheets, I explored different paper-folding techniques. My goal was to develop a kind of folding language I could later apply to steel, allowing me to work intuitively and efficiently. After testing many shapes, I focused on a few that worked well and refined them further, building 1:10 scale models to better understand and improve the designs. By using only rectangular sheets, I could reduce material waste and improve recyclability. Folded and bent shapes often result in surprisingly strong and stable objects. Folded Sheets Diplom Website und Online-Angebote der HfG Chris Kabel Fachgruppe Department Studiengang Program of Study Die Liste der verfügbaren Studiengänge wird redaktionelle verwaltet. Ergänzungswünsche bitte per E-Mail an orc@hfg-karlsruhe.de The list of available programs is maintained by editors. For any additions, please send an e-mail to orc@hfg-karlsruhe.de Projektleiter/in HfG Website Druckerzeugnisse der HfG Websites der Fachbereiche Social-Media-Kanäle der HfG Urheberrechtshinweis Copyright Notice Datierung Date Titel Title Medienersteller/in Medien-Beschreibung Description of media Medien-Beschreibung (en) Description of media (en) Titel des übergeordneten Projekts/Werks Title of the parent project/work Beziehung/Funktion Relationship/function Freigabe Nutzung HfG Permission usage HfG Diese Angabe sollte wenn möglich die Lizenzangabe lediglich ergänzen oder spezifizieren. If possible, this entry should only supplement or specify the license information.