PROTECTIVE FOLDS
creating enclosures with archival corrugated board - PFO1126
Milan, November 21-22, 2026
Paola Fagnola
315,0000 EUR excluding materials
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An intensive two-day workshop dedicated to papercraft for conservation.


 
Using exclusively archival corrugated board, a material designed for the long-term preservation of documents, books and valuable objects, it is possible to create rigid yet lightweight containers without the need for lining.


 
During the course we will make various container models, learning not only the craft techniques, the gestures, and the specific characteristics of this particular material, but also to take measurements starting from the contents, to design and create containers based on the characteristics and needs of the artefact they are intended to protect, be it a book, a document or a three-dimensional object.


 
Guidance will also be provided on how to conceive and create variants of the learned models, as well as how to add custom supports and padding tailored to the content, or additional closures for the container.


 

LOCATION
The course will take place at Professione Libro,
Via Angelo Del Bon, 1 - 20158 MILAN - I
Unfortunately our premises are not accessible to people with motor disabilities or walking difficulties, as they are located in the basement without a lift.

TIME
Saturday and Sunday 9,30 am - 6,30 pm (1h lunch break, coffee break).
It will be possible to eat all together in a bar close to the workshop.
Tuition will be in Italian, but the teacher can assist students in English and French if required.

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
Registration must be made before the closing date.
The participation fee is 315 EUR, including coffee breaks and the use of tools, provided by the organizers. The material will be paid for on site, according to consumption.

The course is limited in number: last-minute registrations cannot guarantee availability. Upon reaching the maximum number admitted, it is possible to ask to be placed on the waiting list.
The final registration order is determined by the order of payment.
To register, please send an email to info@professionelibro.it to receive instructions for paying the participation fee, which is essential to guarantee your place.
Closing date for enrolment and payment of the fee: November 11, 2026.

CANCELLATION - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Enrolment must be cancelled in writing.
If the cancellation letter is posted two weeks or more before the workshop begins, the participation fee will be refunded minus a 15% cancellation charge.
If the cancellation letter is posted less than two weeks but before the closing date of enrollments, then the participation fee will be refunded minus a 50% cancellation charge.
No refund will be given in case of cancellation after the closing date. Yet, if a person on the waiting list could take over, the fee will be refunded in full.
No refund will be given if, once registered and without further communication, the student doesn't partecipate.
In case the minimum number of participants should not be reached, the course will be cancelled and the whole fee refunded.
The confirmation of the feasibility of the workshop will be announced to the participants after the closing of entries, or when the minimum number of enrolments will be reached.


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