#rolaminate

Cambrian wool, raw slate, Rolaminate and metal – building this lamp led Gabriel and Michalis to explore the qualities of these materials and challenged them to find ways of putting them together. The tactile surfaces of the stone and the weave, which naturally complement each other, are balanced out by high-tech craftsmanship. The custom-made LED-lighting is powerful yet small and energy efficient. And the wool is fused to a laser-cut diffusor which is made from Rolaminate, an innovative laminated textile made from 100% recycled materials. The effortless synergy of natural and man-made, grown and synthetic makes this lamp’s gentle light even more pleasing.

Embloom is a group of artworks stemming from a collaboration with the embroiderer and artist Amy Louise Davis. Starting from the desire to subvert its smoothly black surface and the cleanly geometric way to design that Rolaminate seemed to foster the methodologies and aesthetics of coercing blooming embellishment from regimented structures evolved dynamically. The collaborative process led to Rolaminate structures being developed in one city to then be embellished with ephemeral materials and substances in another. Embloom encompasses an embellished surface of specifically designed chainmail multiples and a series of sculptures which chart the boundaries between organic, inorganic, fungal growth and decay – all within the artificial world. The project is completed by designs for commercial jewellery objects that take their cue from the artwork’s aesthetic.

I hope you had a happy Easter.

Perforated and lined Rolaminate

Also, there's an inverted version of the image because it looks like someone put radioactive alien eggs into a carrier bag.

Structural Studies, 2014 Lasercut Rolaminate

When university descends into degree show madness, a fire escape turns into a photography studio. Nota bene: the knitting weights holding the backdrop down.