They've created a math framework that borrows from the Japanese papercraft technique of kirigami (which uses strategic cuts to produce art) to transform any sheet into any shape. Effectively ...

The math concept hidden in this tree art — geometric shapes known as fractals — is apparent in branching patterns in nature and may be key to humans’ ability to recognize such artwork as ...

lines are ones that relate to perfect mathematical shapes and man-made objects ... Organic lines dominate this poster advertising salad dressing, Delftsche Slaolie (Jan Toorop, 1895).

Kamien and Geneviève Dion, founding director of Drexel University’s Center for Functional Fabrics, to find a mathematical model that reliably forecasts a knitted textile’s complicated shapes ...

A new class of mathematical shapes called soft cells can be used to describe how a remarkable variety of patterns in living organisms – such as muscle cells and nautilus shells – form and grow.