Research
3
PlasticityProduced for Plasticity, an exhibition by the alt. material collective, this series explored the impact and persistence of plastic as a material. Plastic bottles were wrapped in clay, creating a series of forms that concealed the objects while remaining entirely dependent on them. The work explored a tension between natural and synthetic materials, permanence and disposability, questioning how everyday objects continue to shape the world long after their intended use.
We maintain an ongoing programme of study and self-directed projects, exploring questions that sit adjacent to and often inform our wider practice. This section brings together those investigations. Recent threads of enquiry have centred on ecological thinking, the material and conceptual possibilities of reuse, and the increasingly connected relationship between digital and physical environments. These investigations take many forms, from written pieces and visual experiments to prototypes and small publications. We see this research as essential to how the studio evolves. A space to test ideas, build new vocabularies, and consider how design might respond to the conditions of the present.