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Hyperbolic Crochet
ou’ve no doubt heard of the Chris Coode escorted the exhibition team along the
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Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef bank of the Thames to collect plastic bags which
by now, but it certainly deserves were then cleaned and cut into strips for pieces for
another mention. the exhibition. It’s a way to turn trash into treasure
Craftivism, crochet, and mathematics combine to and bring the attention back to the marine life that
draw attention to ecological crises, particularly how is being damaged by what some people carelessly
it affects the earth’s ocean reefs. The crocheted reef discard. While the UK exhibit is not currently
has been traveling since the Institute for Figuring travelling, the need for awareness of how fragile
began it in 2005. Curators Margaret Wertheim the earth is still exists. The IFF’s website offers
and Christine Wertheim, co-founders of the IFF, information on the reef and ecological impact, as
started the reef in their home and from there, it has well as how to get started on your own model. Get
generated many collectives around the world that involved, raise awareness, and, if nothing else, create
have created similar reefs. The Crafts Council, based a conversation piece for your coffee table!
in the London, is responsible for England’s reef. Find out more at
www.theiff.org/reef or www.
Many of the items in the reef are made from yarn,
craftscouncil.org.uk/whats-on/view/hyperbolic-
but a good deal of them are made from ‘plarn’ which crochet-coral-reef.
is strips cut from plastic carrier bags. The IFF draws
attention to the many plastic bags that wash up on
Some of the items in the reef are made
shorelines all over the world. When the exhibition
was in London last summer, Thames21 director from 'plarn', strips of plastic carrier bags.
Some examples of
the crocheted reef.
Counterfeit Crochet
hanel, Burberry, Louis Vuitton. the originals, yet still be crude enough to be spotted
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These are all names that invoke as a fake. At first glance, many would be fooled
thoughts of high fashion and into thinking they’re looking at the real thing.
parting ways with a good deal of Makers are even encouraged to keep and wear their
money. But the Counterfeit Crochet Project creations in order to try to inject odd deviations
has found a way to fight back at these high into the mainstream.
priced brands, yet still look good. The CCP admits to both admiring and making
Started in 2006, the Counterfeit Crochet Project fun of designer labels. Most average people cannot
began soliciting crocheters to choose a design they afford luxury bags so the next best thing is to make
liked and create a counterfeit that resembled the it themselves, many crocheters see this as a viable
originals. Some hit the mark, while others fell a bit alternative.The company excludes many from
short, but the end result was one that said “we’ve buying their products by putting a high price tag
had it with big business.” on their goods, so why not make it and have the
The project has hit new levels, most recently item without putting money into the company who
as an art exhibition that has traveled to Istanbul, clearly doesn’t want you in the first place?
Manila and Beijing. The exhibit highlights the Find out more at
www.counterfeitcrochet.org
some of the makers’ abilities to closely replicate Right - The CCP in
progress.
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