Within the making of Crafted Columns, Fransje Gimbrère explored the many possibilities in which a single yarn can be manipulated by hand into a new form. One long yarn forms loops, stitches, and thus a new whole.
Inspired by the principle of knitting: where one yarn forms stitches that interlink and create a new whole, Fransje shows the beauty and versatility of what seems a simple occurrence. She reveals its potential and different outcomes, by zooming in on the elemental level of, and through manipulating, yarn and textile crafts and production techniques.
The result: 3 crafted columns, each with their own textile craft identity.
Crafted Columns is a handcrafted textile installation, commissioned by Róhe Frames, for its immersive pop-up gallery and showroom, during Amsterdam Fashion Week 2022.
Crafted Columns later travelled with Róhe Frames across the north sea, to adorn their PS24 Womenswear collection Pop-up at Harvey Nichols in London.
Photography: Stephanie Oonk
