...not that it needs one! The Palmer Flower Tower is, to my thinking, one of those rare, singular achievements from which entire branches of artistic expression have rooted, flowered, and seeded.
This piece: https://plus.google.com/115624021374660826601/posts/NydLzGySfwQ https://www.etsy.com/listing/154727799/rose-gold-window and the hundreds of attempts I have made to tessellate something like the FT, had one overarching design goal: use less paper in the collapsed design. The compression factor of a full FT folded from octagonal closed-back twists is around 4 ... tessellations of the crossed box pleat have a ratio of 2, and the clover folds of Fujimoto have a ratio of 3, for comparison. This fold has a compression factor of 1.5, with important design consequences. For instance, 1-level versions of this I have elaborated into my Sunflower Array: https://www.etsy.com/listing/111972678/sunflower-array-midnight-starfire -something that would be impossible for a true FT (for someone of my skill, patience, and resources). The *back* of the piece is even more compelling ... there are repeated circling fan-blade domains that are just spectacular. I will leave that as a surprise for anyone brave enough to take it out of its frame. With best wishes, Galen T. Pickett http://www.csulb.edu/~gpickett https://www.etsy.com/shop/GeometricOrigami Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II
