Rachel Griffin

Department: Man and Living
Website: www.rachelgriffin.net

Trade Union

Fascinated by the divide between craft and industry, Rachel Griffin was inspired to bring these two seemingly disparate worlds together. The result is a series of vessels called Trade Union. While the vessels are hand-woven using age-old techniques, they are made from an industrially produced starch-based bioplastic called Solanyl. “This new ‘natural’ material is the bridge between industry and craft,” Griffin explains, “which allows us to view these two worlds from a new perspective.”