Visit the Andreu World Toronto Showroom to see an unconventional 3D textile wall installation by industrial designer and textile artist Laura Carwardine, made from repurposed berry baskets.
Berry baskets are commonly used to store produce as it is being harvested on farms and sold at farmers markets. The plastic ribs are designed to protect the produce and allow it to cool when coming in from the field. These ribs also provide a great plastic structural grid that can be used as an unconventional canvas for textile exploration.
Laura Carwardine will repurpose berry baskets to explore a variety of textile techniques and colour applications with nylon rope. This study in repetition allows the process of experimentation and prototyping to be shared with the viewer, and to see the impacts that different techniques and colour combinations create.
The baskets have been sourced from a local farm and the rope is primarily offcuts from previous rope projects. The pieces will be displayed together on a wall but could later be purchased to display individually or in groups.
Participants
Andreu World Toronto, Laura CarwardineAcknowledgements
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