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My name is Giuseppe Civitarese (aka Pino), from Trieste, Italy. I am an oceanographer, and in my second life I am a card models builder and designer. My passion for paper modelling began in 2000, when I decided to build a paper castle for my little nephew Matteo. Later, Matteo never built any paper model. On the other hand, since then I've never abandoned this hobby. My specific interest is in designing paper automata, and terrestrial and celestial globes from digital replicas of antique maps.
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Category Archives: 1. Paper Automata
The Rolling Reels Circus / Il Circo dei Rocchetti Rotolanti
As Tom Mitchell said: This is the perfect thing to have at work for when I need a “mental health moment”. Released year: 2005 Thank you michael42er!
The Incredible Anti-Gravity Double Cone / L’incredibile Doppio Cono Anti-Gravitazionale
This model (a wooden version) was used in one of the physics experiments described in the works by the French abbot Jean Antoine Nollet (1700-1770). When the double cone is placed at the lower end of the frame, it automatically starts to roll … Continue reading
Leonardo’s Mechanical Hammer / Martello meccanico di Leonardo
This is one of the simplest machines designed by Leonardo in order to improve the human performance. A lever connected to the hammer is moved by means of an eccentric cam. At each turn of the handle, the hammer gives … Continue reading
Wandering in the Sky / A zonzo tra le nuvole
Released on 2nd February 2006, WitS is my biggest and the most complex paper automaton I ever designed.
Sweet Dreams / Sogni d’oro
On 16 September 2005, the automaton Sweet Dreams was launched on the web. At that time, it was considered the first paper automaton employing the mechanism called Geneva stop. The Geneva stop (or Geneva drive) is a mechanism that translates … Continue reading
Posted in 1. Paper Automata
Tagged automi di carta, geneva stop, paper automata, sogni d'oro, sweet dreams
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