Into The Fold (Guardian Weekend Magazine)

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My second article for the Guardian appeared on Saturday 27 June – a story about the trend for origami inspired homewares. (All copy is as submitted.)

Into the Fold

In an increasingly digital world, designers are turning to folded paper as both material and muse. Katie Treggiden explores the trend for origami-inspired homewares.

In a light-filled east London studio, designer Kyla McCallum is folding paper. Sheet by sheet, she makes 11 folds in each of 70 pieces of Italian parchment. She talks as she works, barely watching what she’s doing, her hands moving automatically.

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