The use of these seemingly arbitrary materials was a reaction to the designer’s experiences during the lockdown and the realization of the importance of the support systems around her, of which these materials are a symbol. By presenting them in this way she imbues them with new significance and status.

The disparate objects in the Powerful Ordinary Bonds series are, quite literally, connected; thrashed together using copper wire in a making process that is intuitive and impulsive and joyful. The connections represent a visceral bond between the maker, material and locality.