Paper Folding for Interior Products

Tutor: Kate Colin
Level: Beginner
Date: A two day course: Thursday 13 June and Friday 14 June 2024, 10am-4pm
Price: £270

Course details
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.

General information
Short courses are open to anyone aged 18 and over.
The course fee covers tuition and materials where stated. You will need to bring all other items listed under the ‘Materials to bring’ section.

Refreshments
Coffee and tea are included in the course fee, but you will need to bring lunch with you to eat in the refreshments room. There are plenty of local venues to purchase food locally, if needed, though we recommend that you bring a packed lunch.

Refunds and cancellations
Cancellations are permitted up to 6 weeks before the start of a course and subject to a £35 cancellation fee. Refunds will not be given for cancellations less than 6 weeks before the start of a course.

Students who do not attend due to illness, personal or professional commitments do not have the right to a refund. For this reason, we recommend that students take out personal insurance against any unforeseeable circumstances before the start of their course. It is not possible to transfer to future courses.

We reserve the right to cancel a class in unusual circumstances. We try to avoid this where possible, but sometimes it is unavoidable. In this situation, a full refund will be given. We’re sorry that we cannot be financially responsible for extreme weather conditions, travel disruption or any other situations that are outside our control.

Access
If you have any specific access needs, we will need to know about your access requirements in advance. Please tell us about your needs in confidence by emailing: bookingsoffice@westdean.ac.uk

This venue has steps to the front reception, with limited access via a side gate to the ground floor. There is a small lift to higher floors or stairs.

Safety
Short course students are required to sign a safety compliance form as part of West Dean Health and Safety regulations.

Disclaimer
The information given is accurate at the time of publication. However, West Dean College reserves the right to cancel or amend courses if circumstances require.