Bridget Harvey’s practice is tactile and desirable;
visual and ornamental, inspired by costume, patina and narrative, occupying a
liminal space between design, craft and fine art. Her work has been described
asexploring ‘themes of carnival, folk art and tribal display with a touch
of Blackpool thrown in’. Using traditional and new techniques to create functional sculptures,
handmade in wood and other elements, her contemporary craft objects are
designed and handmade in limited, collectable quantities and as one-off pieces.
Having studied textiles, followed by design and
craft making, she uses materials, form and joining methods to investigate
time, play and the potential for visible making and repair to
flourish. Her slow design practice is rooted in design activism;
environmentally and socially conscious, manifesting research through practice
and seeking mindful connections between hand, process and thing.
Within her practice she undertakes residencies,
facilitates workshops and other events, curates and writes. She is
currently studying towards a practice based AHRC PhD exploring repair and
hand(re)making at CWW, UAL with the TED Research group. Within
this she seeks to define repair as part of an expanded design practice, using
it to explore materials, joining methods and durability.
Bridget Harvey
is a founding member of creo collective, along with KatharinaEisenkoeck and Meghan Hutchins, a group of London based
designer-makers united in creating exemplary crafted objects. creo seek to
enrich everyday life through the creation of high quality handmade objects.
Since meeting on the MA Designer Maker at Camberwell College of Arts, they
continue to work and research together.
She is on the board of the annual Cambridge
Sustainability Residency. For more
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