This pattern, known as a truncated icosahedron, makes up a soccer ball's 12 black pentagons and 20 white hexagons. "It was first discovered by the ancient Greeks -- by Archimedes, in fact -- so ...

St. Louis leatherworker is giving the soccer ball a new look and feel. ... Shortly thereafter, he combined those passions — creating soccer balls with unique patterns and unusual materials.

Previously, leather soccer balls consisted of 18 sections stitched together: six panels of three strips apiece. This design stitched together 20 hexagons with 12 pentagons for a total of 32 panels.