San Francisco Center for the Book

We are excited to welcome visiting instructor Myungah Hyon for two workshops on innovative book structures.

This workshop presents playful and innovative book forms that change shape through movement and interaction. Emphasizing the Never-Ending Book and Kaleidocycles, the session examines how simple paper techniques transform flat pages into interactive three-dimensional objects. Participants will engage in hands-on activities to observe how images shift, reappear, and evolve.

Based on Myungah Hyon’s original publication, Kaleido_Book, this artist-led workshop introduces folding and assembly methods developed through her practice. Participants will explore pattern, repetition, and personal imagery as they work with templates from the book and adapt them into their own unique forms. Participants will leave the workshop with several finished book forms and a fresh approach to making artists’ books that combine creativity, play, and structure.

SFCB's Windgate Scholarship Fund is dedicated to providing need-based financial support to individuals interested in learning bookbinding, letterpress printing, and related book arts. Click here to apply.

Prerequisite:
None

Materials to bring:
Feel free to bring images you would like to work with—prints, photographs, drawings, or patterned papers are all great options and will help you create a book that feels personal and unique. Students are also welcome to bring any of their own favorite bookbinding tools.

About the Instructor:
Myungah Hyon is an artist and educator specializing in interactive book forms and sculptural paper structures. Currently a faculty member at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she authored Book Book to provide an essential guide to binding techniques, and Kaleido_Book to explore the world of experimental paper engineering. Her practice merges precise construction with the mechanical possibilities of paper to create dynamic, non-linear stories.