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 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 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