Studio Amos
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Based in East Sussex, Studio Amos is a craft studio headed up by Annemarie O'Sullivan and Tom McWalter. They make contemporary works using ancient British basket-making techniques. The team grow around 20 varieties of willow, which they harvest by hand on a half-acre plot near their home. Working from a wooden studio in her garden, Annemarie and the team create both small-scale domestic objects and larger woven sculptures. Their baskets have been featured in The New York Times, The Irish Times, House and Garden and Country Living.
Studio Amos, with their masterful craftsmanship, brings forth a design that echoes the organic silhouettes found in the depths of a verdant forest. Their beautifully crafted pendant evokes a sense of shelter while celebrating the traditions embedded within basketry and thatching. All the Rye straw has been grown and harvested locally in the South East of England, an element sacred to their practice. The ploughed fields that populate the Orkney Islands in Scotland originally influenced the creation of this lovingly handmade statement pendant. Anne-Marie, of Studio Amos, found herself drawn to the rich heritage of growing and weaving this historical grain on the island, having spent a short residency in the region. Interestingly, the piece also draws on traditional millinery techniques used to create woven bonnets. The materiality and form of the pendant render a sensibility akin to a lovingly crafted nest. Yet its ambiguous scale will majestically envelop any interior, drawing in the atmosphere amid place.
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