Design Your Own Paper Lamp
A Brief Introduction to Paper Folding
A course by Kate Colin , Paper-Folding Artist
About the video: A Brief Introduction to Paper Folding
Overview
“To start, I will give you a brief introduction to paper folding, origami and its origins.”
In this video lesson Kate Colin addresses the topic: A Brief Introduction to Paper Folding, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design Your Own Paper Lamp. Create a unique origami-inspired lampshade by learning various paper-folding techniques and crease patterns.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I will give you a brief introduction to the history of origami and paper folding. how it originated and its growth in popularity across Europe and the rest of the world. I'll also be talking about how it's practiced by modern day artists. The art of paper folding has been around for centuries and is as popular and appealing today as it's ever been. But where and when did it begin? We do know that paper was invented in the first century AD in China and was brought across to Japan by Buddhist monks. From the sixth century, paper folding went on to become an important part of J...”
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Course summary for: Design Your Own Paper Lamp
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Arts & Crafts, Decoration, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Lighting Design, Paper Craft
Kate Colin
A course by Kate Colin
Kate Colin is a paper-folding artist and lighting designer based in Glasgow. Her earliest memory of creating paper art was at the age of eight, when her mathematician father would make polyhedra models out of paper. Since then, she’s been creating handmade paper designs, with her first exhibition being The Lighthouse, Scotland's Center for Design and Architecture in Glasgow. After being awarded the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, Kate had the opportunity to be mentored by the leading paper-folding artists in Switzerland and Italy as a QEST Scholar.
Her work has also been exhibited in London Design Fair and Manchester Craft & Design Center. She has received numerous awards from different organizations like The Heritage Craft Association, Visual Artist & Craft Maker Award (Creative Scotland), and Crafts Council Hothouse Programme. Her work has been featured in publications such as Stylist, Elle Decoration, Loader Monteith Architects, and FT Weekend. In addition to hosting workshops from her studios, she also takes private commissions from clients like V&A Dundee, Anncoc Whisket, and Charlotte’s Place, among others.
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