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Spiral Crystal Light-Up Pop Up Card

I created the Spiral Crystal Light-Up Pop Up Card for the prompt “reverse” in Chibitronics’ project in 2024. The basic mechanical design of the card is based on a piece by Masahiro Chatani.  This uses an LED Circuit Sticker, conductive thread, conductive fabric tape, and custom-cut copper traces for the circuit.

Spiral Crystal pop up card fully open (360º). A yellow pentagonal lattice with triangular panels featuring Celtic triskelion designs is lit from within by a red light. The base card is a dark blue.
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card
Spiral Crystal pop up card fully open (360º). A yellow pentagonal lattice with triangular panels featuring Celtic triskelion designs is lit from within by a red light. The base card is a dark blue.
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card
Spiral Crystal pop up card fully open (360º). A yellow pentagonal lattice with triangular panels featuring Celtic triskelion designs is lit from within by a red light. The base card is a dark blue.
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card
Spiral Crystal pop up card fully open (360º). A yellow pentagonal lattice with triangular panels featuring Celtic triskelion designs is lit from within by a red light. The base card is a dark blue.
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card
3/4 top-down view of the Spiral Crystal pop up card. Spiral Crystal pop up card fully open (360º). A yellow pentagonal lattice with triangular panels featuring Celtic triskelion designs is lit from within by a red light. The base card is a dark blue.
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card
Top-down view of the Spiral Crystal pop up card. Four panels with Celtic triskelion designs appear to make a diamond pattern, perched on the edge of a blue card.
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card
Spiral Crystal pop up card fully open (360º). A yellow pentagonal lattice with triangular panels featuring Celtic triskelion designs is lit from within by a red light. The base card is a dark blue.
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card
A dark blue card with an attached yellow-gold structure composed of triangular panels with Celtic triskelion designs.
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card (Half Open)
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card about 85% closed. The pop up portion is a golden yellow lattice featuring Celtic triskelion designs, backed with a diffuser.
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card (85% Closed)
Closed Spiral Crystal pop up card. The side is dark blue with a metallic copper spiral. A ridge is slightly visible under part of the spiral. A strip of black covers the central fold.
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card (Closed, side 1)
Closed Spiral Crystal pop up card. The side is dark blue with a metallic copper spiral. A strip of black covers the central fold.
Spiral Crystal Pop Up Card (Closed, side 2)

Seven minute narrated tutorial/construction walk-through video: