WRAPPING THE NEST, FONT BAR, FALLOWFIELD

This month we (a group of friends and I) were asked by the creative director of FONT BAR, Fallowfiled, Manchester to create a piece of textiles to sit in the back corner of the bar. As it is autumn, we decided to build a suspended, wrapped nest to create a warm, cosy feel to the table underneath.

We used autumnal colours to wrap the gathered twigs, then started to wrap them together into branches to hang from the ceiling. We did this in an ordered manner to give a sense of flowing colours around the nest. We suspended them from the ceiling using hooks and fishing wire. The final touch came with the fairy lights which added a soft atmosphere and colour to the piece in the evening...