Jan de Koning
Freelance carpenter; designer of furniture and mathematical objects
http://www.mathmaker.nl
jandekoning@xs4all.nl
"I create mathematical objects of wood and plastics. Addition of magnetic
attachments makes them into appliances for amusement and educational purposes.
Thus, I communicate the beauty of mathematics;"
“ Five tetraheda compound ”
2007, wooden of plastic sticks and magnets, length of stick 18 cm.
Mathematical puzzle, consisting of 30 sticks with 2 magnets at each mitred end. When the puzzle is solved, the result consists of five intertwined tetrahedra.