carol-lynn swol creates striking pins, bracelets and neckwear from tyvek – the plastic material often used to make shipping envelopes. she dyes the plastic in a range of colors and though her lightweight work looks like paper, it is much more durable.
very cynthia toops-ish, don’t you think?
and skinner blend-ish too…
My head is spinning with ideas.
Thanks for posting such magical piccies everyday!
[...] woven, synthetic material known mostly for house wrap, priority mail envelopes and more recently, jewelry. Now Stockholm designer Mia Cullen takes it one step further, using the material to create unique [...]
[...] late 2006 I wrote about Carol-lynn Swol’s Tyvek in this post and today I happened upon it again while researching another artist. Her work still makes my [...]