RM x SFMOMA
By Abi Crompton
THE BRIEF: MADE TO BE TOUCHED
THE BRIEF FOR THIS COLLECTION WAS SIMPLE: MAKE THE OBJECT THE CONNECTION.
EVERY PIECE IS DESIGNED AROUND TOUCH. THE EMBROIDERED APPAREL HAS STITCHING YOU CAN FEEL WITH YOUR FINGERTIPS. THE CERAMICS HAVE A HAND-FINISHED SURFACE MADE TO BE HELD. THE STATIONERY HAS A TEXTURE THAT INVITES YOU TO WRITE. AND THE WALNUT LETTER OPENER IS MADE BY HAND, SO NO TWO ARE ALIKE.
A HANDWRITTEN LETTER PROVES SOMEONE TOOK THE TIME. A TACTILE OBJECT DOES THE SAME. IN A GALLERY, ART IS SOMETHING YOU LOOK AT. THIS COLLECTION IS ART YOU CAN PICK UP, WEAR, WRITE WITH AND KEEP.
THE COLLECTION
EMBROIDERED APPAREL
STITCHED DETAIL WITH A RAISED, TACTILE FINISH.
CERAMICS
HAND-FINISHED SURFACES, MADE TO BE HELD AND USED DAILY.
STATIONERY
TEXTURED PAPER AND FINISHES FOR THE LETTERS WORTH WRITING.
WALNUT LETTER OPENER
MADE BY HAND, MARKED RM X SFMOMA, FOR THE LETTERS WORTH OPENING.