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Hand-made embellishment using 100% used (and cleaned!) plastic bottles & packaging.
Hand-made embellishment using 100% used (and cleaned!) plastic bottles & packaging.





Plastics lying around are just the tip of the iceberg. Despite vast recycling systems in place across the UK, even the ‘widely recyclable’ PET plastic bottles often do not obtain their recyclable promise. I'd like to show how value can be added to the most ubiquitous materials, even when using the very simplest of tools and processes. 














Plasticwork bag               
Plasticwork bag               

















Coronation Coat of Arms    

Coronation Coat of Arms    

A bespoke hand embroidered cushion, embellished solely using re-used plastic bottles, to celebrate 2023 - the year of a new coronation.


The Royal Arms we see today have evolved over nine centuries. My updated version can be seen as an allegory to commemorate a historic occasion, which marks a new era; a time in which we are focusing on the fragility of our world. As it secretly slips into the coronation year (2023), it gently hacks traditional Goldwork embroidery, and exaggerates paradoxes of value. 

 









Imagine a world where incoming plastic waste is routinely upcycled, elevated to the realms of tradition, prestige, and continuity. Emphasis here sits on how we choose to value the material, rather than how material taxonomy chooses us. These bespoke status symbols reflect our time now, and can be seen as an access point to unpacking the conversation about rethinking what we do.