This folded floor lamp with paper lampshade was created in collaboration with furniture designers and makers Byron & Gomez. The base of the lamp was designed with faceted shapes that echo the folds and geometric patterns in the white and orange lampshade.
Height 220 cm
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© Alaisdair Smith Photography
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Kate Colin
- Paper worker
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Master Artisan
- Recommended by Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust - QEST
Contact
English
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+44 7801731737
+44 7801731737
© Alaisdair Smith Photography
Geometry and precision in paper
- • Kate is attracted to the patterns in geometry
- • She opened her own studio in Glasgow in 2013
- • Bauhaus, 20th century design and nature are inspirations
Kate Colin is fascinated by three dimensional geometric forms. Through a process of intricate hand scoring and paper folding she explores how light, colour and geometry interact, resulting in creative and innovative lampshades and wall art. She taught herself to paper fold after her father gave her a book on the subject, and she has never looked back. Support from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust allowed her to further her education by training with masters in the field and Kate is now hoping to branch out into the critically endangered craft of fan making.
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Photo: © Yeshen Venema
Folded floor lamp
Photo: © Alasdair Smith Photography
Starflower shade
This white and ochre lampshade was completely handmade involving the precise scoring, folding and stitching of various pieces of paper. Each lampshade can be custom made to order. It is available in white, with a section in one of six colours.
Height 300 mm
Width 500 mm
Photo: © Alasdair Smith Photography
Cocoa shade
This lampshade was completely handmade involving the precise scoring, folding and stitching of various pieces of paper. Each lampshade is custom made to order. It is available in white or with sections in one to six colours.
Height 450 mm
Width 280 mm
Photo: © Alan Braidwood
Extra-large starflower shade
This extra-large white starflower-shaped lampshade was completely handmade involving the precise scoring, folding and stitching of various pieces of paper. Each lampshade is custom made to order. It is available in white with a section in one of six colours.
Height 384 mm
Width 640 mm
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