Origami paper flower workshop in Lisbon with Ebru of Moonmade, a three-hour hands-on session in a cosy studio where you discover the art of paper flowers through folding, layering and shaping different blooms using origami and paper craft techniques. Step by step you build a small bouquet and arrange it in a geometric paper vase you assemble yourself, guided throughout by an architect, maker and paper artist who has been facilitating workshops at Museu do Oriente, Espaço Japão in Lisbon and art centres in Istanbul. No experience needed, all materials included and you leave with something beautiful made entirely by your own hands.
Ebru’s approach to paper and origami is rooted in the dialogue between material and design, the idea that a flat, simple, recyclable sheet can become something three-dimensional and alive. Nature is her biggest source of inspiration and paper the material she uses to translate it, abstract it, play with colour and texture and push it into new forms. The workshop reflects that sensibility throughout, combining clear technical guidance with genuine creative freedom so every participant’s bouquet and vase becomes distinctly their own.
What you’ll learn
🌸 Origami and paper craft techniques for folding, layering and shaping paper flowers
🌸 How to create different bloom forms and combine them into a small bouquet
🌸 How to assemble a geometric paper vase to display your finished arrangement
🌸 How flat paper becomes three-dimensional form through folding and shaping
🌸 The foundations of paper craft applicable to your own independent projects
What’s included
📄 All paper materials, tools and supplies for the full three-hour session
📄 Full step-by-step guidance from Ebru throughout
📄 Your finished paper flower bouquet arranged in a geometric paper vase to take home
What you leave with
A handmade paper flower bouquet in a geometric vase assembled entirely by you in three hours, a set of origami and paper craft techniques to continue with and a genuinely beautiful object to display at home.
I am Ebru, architect, maker and the person behind Moonmade. I studied architecture and urban design and spent many years living and working as an architect in Belgium and Turkey before moving to Portugal in 2021. My interest in paper and origami became serious around 2010, drawn by the dialogue between material and design. Nature is my biggest source of inspiration and paper feels like the right material to translate it. I facilitate artistic workshops at Museu do Oriente and Espaço Japão in Lisbon and various art centres in Istanbul, and my favourite part of all of it is making objects that bring people joy. That never gets old.
Duration three hours. Takes place in Lisbon. All materials included. No prior origami or paper craft experience needed.
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