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Monday, October 6th until Thursday, October 9th 2025
Course location: centro del bel libro, Via Collegio 17, CH-6612 Ascona
Adhesive-free bindings with magnetic closures
In this course, we will delve into the creative possibilities of adhesive-free bindings.
Unusual book shapes can be created with simple methods, which can be produced without machines and drying times.
You will have the opportunity to design albums and books, such as the „Steckalbum” and the “Woven rod binding” and learn how to use neodymium magnets for closures and connections.
Furthermore, the course will give an introduction to different folding techniques from the world of origami and tessellation and we will also create the “circle binding” with magnets as connectors.
Enrollment: cbl-ascona.ch/
Wednesday, September 23th – Saturday, September 26th 2026
Course location: my workshop in Groß Heide
Passionate Paper Party
1st day:
We will meet in the afternoon to get to know each other, I’ll show you my workshop, we want to set up the workspace and Dario and I will tell you what we have planned for the 3 days.
2nd day Dario will teach:
The general objective of the class is to provide strategies for creating and modifying folding patterns to make participants able to create new designs.
We will learn to modify the geometric composition and rhythms on some patterns, by introducing small variations on their geometrical parameters, in order to create different folding structures.
Throughout the workshop, our attention will be directed towards three distinct geometric variations which will be used on two different patterns, namely the water bomb and the double chevron pleat.
I will teach on the 3rd day:
In this class we’ll explore the concept of using origami tessellations for books and tool holders. We will create samples of my two techniques, the tessellated spine binding using the water bomb base or Miura fold and the circle binding with magnets as connectors.
4th day:
On this last day we will have time for more folds and questions – to finish or modify projects from the first two days – to share ideas -to talk about tools and materials and for show and tell of our group.
course fee : 550 Euro incl. welcome dinner, coffee/ tea & lunch
course language: englisch
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