Models, Products and Scenarios illustrating co-creative processes between various fields of Crafts, Design, Arts and Science utilising traditional and technologically advanced techniques.
Inspired by the traditional elliptical or round shapes used in palm basketry, the collection resulting in the Passa Ao Futuro residency organised between designer Joana Astolfi and craftswomen Sónia Mendez & Susana Mendez is based on the simple gesture of folding them in half, creating a space for carrying or storing objects.
The collaboration between designer Christian Haas and craftsman Domingos Vaz during the residency organised by Passa Ao Futuro, created the mini-collection of cane baskets blurring the boundaries between craftsmanship and design.