Paper Folding for Interior Products 2-Days

This course will cover the basic principles of paper folding and you will learn all the necessary techniques and processes required to create a range of simple to complex geometric folded structures. It is suitable for anyone interested in three-dimensional form and working with paper as a base material. 

You will be introduced to a brief history of folding and the work of several contemporary paper and origami artists to examine how folding is used in architecture and other disciplines. 

Paper will be our main material during the course, but we will also look at the various processes of applying your designs to fabric and ceramics. You will be given the opportunity to experiment, explore and create your own designs and make some finished functional and decorative interior products. 

On completing the course, you will be equipped with the skills and confidence to continue to fold independently and be able apply your newly acquired skills to your own practice.

Materials to bring
Some basic tools, including a pencil, an eraser and a notebook

Materials included
The tutor will provide all papers and tools

Equipment provided
All necessary equipment will be provided for use on the course

About the tutor
Kate Colin is a paper artist and designer based in Scotland whose creative practice is based on the folded form. Her range of work includes lighting, installations and wall art, all of which are made using intricate scoring and paper folding techniques through which she explores how light, colour and geometry interact. She has worked with brands including Prada and Burberry and has exhibited at Fortnum & Mason, Artefact, Decorex and the London Design Fair. She has also held solo shows at the Manchester Craft and Design Centre and The Lighthouse in Glasgow. She is a QEST scholar, a graduate of the Craft Council's Hothouse programme and regularly teaches throughout Scotland and UK in venues including the Barbican, V&A Dundee and Cockpit Arts and West Dean College.