Viva Brighton Issue #30 August 2015

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PRESENTSPOP-UP FLOWERWORKSHOPSLook out for themed events popping upover <strong>Brighton</strong> or book your own for ahen party or any occasion.We find a venue, you choose a themeand create your own Flower Show.For more information and prices emailkatie@flowershowpresents.comor call 07861730925www.flowershowpresents.comꌀ 㘀 ⸀ 㔀䄀䐀䴀䤀匀匀䤀伀一伀倀吀䤀伀一䄀䰀ꌀ 㔀䘀䤀刀䤀一䜀䘀䔀䔀㜀㠀㜀㐀㈀㈀㔀㤀㐀㘀 ∠ 挀攀爀愀洀椀挀猀䀀昀椀渀漀氀愀洀愀礀渀愀爀搀 ⸀ 挀漀洀眀眀眀 ⸀ 昀椀渀漀氀愀洀愀礀渀愀爀搀 ⸀ 挀漀洀
ighton maker................................Coco SatoOrigami: the art of polypropylene foldingWhy did you decide to transformyour origami into lamps?What I’m trying to do is reinventclassic origami in uniquelymodern ways. I like what I maketo be not only beautiful but alsofunctional. It might be becauseI live in such a small apartment,I can’t have things just to lookpretty, they have to do somethingas well. I get distracted by clutter.How closely does the makingprocess resemble traditionalorigami? The process is almostthe same, but I use a laser cutterto score the edges, because theplastic doesn’t fold like paper. Imade the first ones using paper,but there was an incident at afestival… there’s so much rain inEngland that the paper origami absorbed the moistureand collapsed, so I started making them usingpolypropylene.What is ‘Roborigami’? The origami creatureslook just like my giant origami lamps, but theyrespond to sound and they can talk back to you –not in words, but with noises. It naturally came tome: I loved the origami I had made but I thought itwas so static and plain, I wanted to add human-likecharacteristics and hoped that it would encouragepeople to start a conversation. I’m running workshopswith MakerClub (pg 83) to enable childrento experiment with the simple technologies I use tomake Roborigami. By learning the techniques, theycan go on to make their own origami robots.Why did you want to combine origami withtechnology? By making the look of the robotspretty and colourful, I hoped tomake the technology more accessibleto those who otherwisewould not have an interest in it,especially girls. Technology actuallyisn’t scary or complicated andthey can learn how to use it in away that will improve whateverthey want to do.Do you think origami couldbecome popular in England?I think it already is? I see iteverywhere. As an art form it’svery simple – you just need a pieceof paper – and it’s a great way toexperiment with colour. Colour isa very emotional thing: it can besoothing, uplifting, inspiring, or itcan be simply pretty.What age group does it appealto? I get a response from very young people toolder people – it can appeal to any generation inthe way it’s presented. In Japan, origami is generallyfor kids. It’s something you’d do with familyand friends, until you become a teenager andthink, ‘oh, it looks childish’. What I’m trying todo is redefine the stereotypical image of origamiwith a contemporary twist. There is a free tutorialon my website where you can learn to make thelittle pieces which make up the wall art. You don’tneed any equipment, just paper and your hands,although I recommend you use folding bones tostop your fingers getting sore. I sometimes use acutlery knife which works just as well. Interview byRebecca Cunninghamcocosato.co.uk. Coco will be speaking at the PechaKucha night on 3rd September. See page 23.....55....
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