It’s hard not to be seduced when a bolt of vintage material sashays into the studio
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Hundred-Mile Cocktail Napkins
Made sweatshop free from pre-loved upholstery and vintage sample off-cuts
Puppets
What do you do with spare socks and fancy buttons?
Morris the Quagga
Morris is not a zebra. He’s a Quagga. Which is related to a zebra. But is supposed to be extinct. But it’s not. Because he is here. And he is special. And people should know that. Morris will certainly remind you, over and over. Quagga—110 that’s not a made up name. I mean look at him. He is pure Quagga. And don’t you forget it.
Provenance: Favourite Nepalese work sock c.1994; buttons
Jorgen the Reindeer
There is no magic here. No ability to fly, no flashy nose, no chit-chat with Santa in this reindeer’s life. He is like 99.9% of the other reindeer out there, just walking around some bleak territory looking for a scrap of food. You get the picture —he is kind of bitter as to why the ancestors would opt for the tundra when the boreal forest seems like one big buffet waiting to happen.
Provenance: Dad’s cross-country ski sock c.1960; Mom’s Mexican silver buttons c.1972; velvet from Mom’s Cornelia coat c.1957; glove finger; Icelandic sweater off-cuts c.1986.
George – Fin’s Best Friend
Incessant tail wagging, dıy-drooler of a wonderdog.
Provenance: Nepalese & Eddie Bauer work socks c mid-90s; wooden button; leather; glove fingers and thumbs
Yrsa Einarsson
Student of the World
Humbly brilliant, patient to a fault and a lifelong admirer of a good morning fry up. Yisa’s a sensible free spirit who speaks five languages, knows how to tie every knot you can imagine, catches fish with her bare hands and takes no guff. From anyone.
Provenance: Cam’s work sock c.1998; viyella shurt sleeve c.1984; chair upholstery c.1996, Val’s Ralph Lauren Oxford cloth c.1982, embroidery floss, Pea Coat buttons
