Johannesburg South Africa
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Project 1
Lighting
Facet Light - Terracotta
Available for order
- limited stock
- limited stock
E27
fittings included.
︎: 300mm x
Height: 210mm
fittings included.
︎: 300mm x
Height: 210mm
70 polygons
9% resolution
Traditional ceramic manufacture edited with digital technology, the light shade references the industrial pendant light but uses the polygon as a pattern
R2450.00
excl shipping
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These lights are made to order,
get in touch to find out more information.
Project 2
Materials
Material Futures
An exploration of Johannesburg’s materials and processes using RE-IY or adhoc methods. This project was an outcome of the Circular Design Lab 2019 facilitated by the British Council.
Project3
Footwear
Moss Airs
A Conceptual design project looking at the future of materials in footwear design, using a moss that is fixed to the shoe, this design poses the question of what sustainable footwear design will look like in the future, will our textiles grow? Will they need to be watered and trimmed?
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About
Matthew Edwards
Matte or Matthew is an experimental designer working with the principles of Make Do and RE-IY, which focuses on designing with materials and processes that are relevant to the Global South and its shared sustainable future. For more information, to collaborate or to see more work please contact me by email. Matthew is also the co-founder of Big Circle Studios, a not-for-profit research and design studio based in Johannesburg. Matthew is a Circular Design Pioneer with the Ellen Macarthur Foundation (2019) and has been partnering with Adidas South Africa to interprate sustainable shoes in the South African context.
Contact
hello@matte.co.za
To see more of the processes:
︎ @mattebinary
Graphic Design work is available upon request︎ Shipping within South Africa only
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