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Crochet Table

A work made of hand-knitted cotton and epoxy.

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  • A work made of hand-knitted cotton and epoxy.

Date:

2002

Artist:

Marcel Wanders
Dutch, born 1963

About this artwork

Marcel Wanders’s Crochet Table challenges the qualities associated with needlework as a non-structural, decorative embellishment. Playing off a minimalist vocabulary, Wanders took lacy, crocheted cotton and wrapped it over a simple rectangular form. The cotton was then coated with an epoxy to seal the surface and harden it into shape. Finally, the form within was removed, leaving a simple box that is structurally and solely made of the crocheted material.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Marcel Wanders

Title

Crochet Table

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

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Designed 2002

Medium

Hand-knitted cotton and epoxy

Dimensions

30 × 60 × 30 cm (12 × 24 × 12 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Architecture & Design Society

Reference Number

2007.62

Extended information about this artwork

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