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Case Study
The lovely Hannah and James of JamesPlumb studio asked us in 2022 to work with them for the interior of Aesop Cambridge.
It was a wonderful experience. They saw the use of our rush and weaving in such a different and imaginative way - it was a first for us in terms of making shelving. The extreme sizes that they asked us to make were a technical challenge and we were delighted to see rush being used on such an large scale, while also showing what a practical material it is.
 
In their words

“Using both ancient and pioneering techniques, local plant matter is the primary material. A palette of the land and of the water. Oversizes shelves- reaching 4.3m in a single length- are made from English freshwater bulrush harvested and woven locally. JAMESPLUMB commissioned Felicity Irons - one of the last English rush weavers and her team @rushmatters, who have brought this archaic and yet renewable practice into the 21st century and worked closely with them to realise the many bulrush elements in the store."

@aesopskincare. Photo Credit Oskar Proctor.

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