Design Your Own Paper Lamp
V Folds
A course by Kate Colin , Paper-Folding Artist
About the video: V Folds
Overview
“Here, you will learn about V folds and practice folding a number of variations. I will show you some samples big and small so you can see how versatile they are. Once you master the basic technique, you will see the variation, flexibility and beauty of them and you can use them in an infinite number of ways to create your own designs. ”
In this video lesson Kate Colin addresses the topic: V Folds, 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
“V Folds In this lesson, we will learn about V folds and practise folding a number of variations. I'll show you some samples so you can see how versatile the V folds can be. Once you've mastered this basic technique, you'll see how varied, beautiful and flexible the forms can be. You'll go on to use them to create a number of your own creations in an infinite number of ways. We're going to learn to fold a number of V folds using just our hands and our knowledge from the last lesson. You'll gain a really good understanding of what a V fold is and how it's constructed. This is important, as yo...”
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Course summary for: Design Your Own Paper Lamp
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Category
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Areas
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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