Center for Craft, Asheville, North Carolina, 2024 (Permanent Installation)

The Materials Collection is an installation and online repository of over 100 common and innovative craft materials. Audiences can explore material samples commonly associated with craft, like wood, metal, clay, glass, and fibers, and discover materials reflecting the future of craft, such as alternatives to plastics, biodegradable foams, and ink derived from algae. Grouped into four categories - common, manufactured, meta, and novel sustainable - this diverse repository of materials is an educational tool that has the potential to inspire new perspectives on materiality and reconsider the role of materials in daily life to form a deeper understanding of craft.

The Materials Collection was produced in collaboration with multidisciplinary art + design studios Craftwork and Fun Stuff Design and was made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Installation Photography, Emmanuel Figaro, c/o Center for Craft

Role: Project director, curator, installation management