Design Your Own Paper Lamp
Variations of Shades
A course by Kate Colin , Paper-Folding Artist
About the video: Variations of Shades
Overview
“In this lesson, we will make your unique lampshade. You now have all the skills and expertise to make it. All you have to do is make some choices in how to make it unique to you. ”
In this video lesson Kate Colin addresses the topic: Variations of Shades, 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
“Variations of Shades We've reached the stage that we'll start thinking about making your final project, the lotus lamp. Before we begin, I want you to think about where in your house you'll hang your lamp. Will you install it in the centre of a room as the main light source? Or do you prefer to put it in the corner, mainly for decorative appeal? There are a huge number of papers available on the market these days. Plain, patterned, textured, shiny, anything you can think of. Before you select the type of paper you're going to use, think about the kind of light that will be emitted from it. ...”
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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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