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Roots bury through the Earth, rarely seen beneath our feet, growing into tangled webs of living textile.
Illumination brings root into the light to show us what plants really get up to in the dark.
“Inspired by the sprawling, delicate shape of coral, Holloway creates soft, textured dresses, collars, lamps, and mobiles from wheatgrass seed. The plant sprouts over the course of about two weeks in beeswax moulds. As it grows, it produces its intricately woven root structure, which the designer guides into specific spaces or allows to expand into large, sheet-like forms.
Entirely compostable, the material is “both reality and metaphor, aiming to expose the beauty and vulnerability of coral and to champion ocean conservation.” - Grace Ebert, Colossal.
Root Lamp - Seafan I (2023) 55(h) x 45 x 25cm
Root Lamp - Seafan I (2023) 55(h) x 45 x 25cm
Root Lamps (2023)
Materiality and Sustainability
The root is grown to meet the function of the object and no two pieces ever grow exactly the same. Sustainability is at the heart of the process, using local ingredients and water run-off. There are no harmful pollutants and any leftover shoot or seed is eaten as animal fodder.
Like a straw hat, the root will last for many years if kept from the elements. Occasionally it’s mounted on steel wire to make it more functional. Both the steel and the electrical parts are designed so that they can be easily dismantled at the end of life to be reused, recycled or repurposed.
Formed with Future Heritage Exhibition
London, 2023.
Exhibits and Shows
