Unfolding Islamic Geometric Patterns

About this course

The course examines the proportions and layered repetition found in Islamic geometric patterns, using circles and origami as starting points for paper constructions. Participants investigate how a two-dimensional design can become a three-dimensional object by mapping its faces as nets, then folding and joining these elements. Manual making is central to the process, with the resulting paper forms used to explore reflection, light and shadow.

What you'll learn

• Examine proportions and self-similar structures in Islamic geometric patterns
• Translate two-dimensional designs into three-dimensional forms
• Construct nets that map the faces of a folded object
• Fold and join paper elements to assemble geometric structures

Is this course right for you?

The course is listed as suitable for all levels. It is centred on manual construction, with participants working through the relationship between geometric designs, flat nets and assembled paper forms.