https://caryshiggins.com Carys Higgins Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:48:25 +0000 https://caryshiggins.com en https://caryshiggins.com/Index Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:30:59 +0000 Carys Higgins https://caryshiggins.com/Index https://caryshiggins.com/Wardbrobe-Wardens Sat, 16 Sep 2023 15:51:35 +0000 Carys Higgins https://caryshiggins.com/Wardbrobe-Wardens <img width="1500" height="2247" width_o="1500" height_o="2247" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/04f42b09e2002a58d43c4ebcc8f1a79fcfc2b18fdce15c1c92cdd627d2bb77ca/ddw--21.jpg" data-mid="239685892" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/04f42b09e2002a58d43c4ebcc8f1a79fcfc2b18fdce15c1c92cdd627d2bb77ca/ddw--21.jpg" /><img width="2811" height="4211" width_o="2811" height_o="4211" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/352d5d26a48cc33f097d12a7cb8908e83e3a9f06395346de15d031d19ec2a91d/DSC_6561.png" data-mid="239686476" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/352d5d26a48cc33f097d12a7cb8908e83e3a9f06395346de15d031d19ec2a91d/DSC_6561.png" /> https://caryshiggins.com/Bite Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:48:25 +0000 Carys Higgins https://caryshiggins.com/Bite <img width="2561" height="2561" width_o="2561" height_o="2561" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aea82baabfbf960b0b21460c3d45eb45a9cb49baa9ad2d013500d81972133e07/DSC_6583.png" data-mid="239686013" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aea82baabfbf960b0b21460c3d45eb45a9cb49baa9ad2d013500d81972133e07/DSC_6583.png" /><img width="5750" height="3833" width_o="5750" height_o="3833" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cbc40a3de89b6a754bff20438590d3497f3be24bf257e348b92bbcdf8d9829d2/ddw--01.jpeg" data-mid="239686057" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cbc40a3de89b6a754bff20438590d3497f3be24bf257e348b92bbcdf8d9829d2/ddw--01.jpeg" /> https://caryshiggins.com/Gone-Fishing Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:31:01 +0000 Carys Higgins https://caryshiggins.com/Gone-Fishing Gone Fishing Delving into the diminishing world of specialist crafts facing extinction in the UK, and how it parallels the shifting attitudes towards fishing. The once-necessity- based practice of fishing has transformed into a popular sport with “catch-and-release” as the norm. Both the disappearing craftsmanship and sport fishing culture are outcomes of changing cultural and environmental trends over time. As fishing has shifted from necessity to sport, there is now an overwhelming range of fishing equipment available, making it difficult to distinguish what is meant for catching fish and what ironically just attracts the fishermen. Gone Fishing is a series of fishing gear using techniques from four endangered crafts; Maille making, Wooden Fishnet making, Fabric Pleating and Glass Eye making. By packaging endangered crafts into fishing tools, the project brings attention to the fading craftsmanship while simultaneously creating desirable objects that evoke human-centric ideas of necessity, novelty, and longing in the context of modern fishing culture. <img width="1639" height="2048" width_o="1639" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/688da3e2435d57ed326d3e26915d9ef15a525f9bce93e54da7662cbea44fc0a7/53163829175_f5103bfeed_k.jpg" data-mid="192507471" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/688da3e2435d57ed326d3e26915d9ef15a525f9bce93e54da7662cbea44fc0a7/53163829175_f5103bfeed_k.jpg" /> Exhibited at Dutch Design Week 2023 - DAE Graduation Show&nbsp; Hanging pieces on hooks with video installation&nbsp; <img width="1440" height="802" width_o="1440" height_o="802" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc846395b31ce45e6839a1170de8256cfbe987d81f007bc01b91575a738131fa/Carys_Higgins_GoneFishing_Process_01.png" data-mid="190926793" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc846395b31ce45e6839a1170de8256cfbe987d81f007bc01b91575a738131fa/Carys_Higgins_GoneFishing_Process_01.png" /><img width="1280" height="800" width_o="1280" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d6bbf6062ffdb10e874be51253f093ffbedd7f91f756cdb788b0897c97070a3/20231019140957_00004.png" data-mid="196037451" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d6bbf6062ffdb10e874be51253f093ffbedd7f91f756cdb788b0897c97070a3/20231019140957_00004.png" /><img width="1280" height="800" width_o="1280" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e0881818a99f8595cb0bdbc85e90450c800259b86ddb5ef71094d3ed3f94178/20231019141737_00003.png" data-mid="196039752" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e0881818a99f8595cb0bdbc85e90450c800259b86ddb5ef71094d3ed3f94178/20231019141737_00003.png" /> Watch Gone Fishing &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; https://caryshiggins.com/Re-inventing-the-wheel Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:31:00 +0000 Carys Higgins https://caryshiggins.com/Re-inventing-the-wheel Re-inventing the Wheel When specialised tools belonging to crafts at risk of extinction are not archived, there is a loss of valuable information and purpose. However, this loss can be seen as an opportunity for creativity and design. Re-inventing the Wheel, explores this translation from loss to innovation by focusing on a mysterious tool depicted in the 1698’s etching “Der Panzermacher” by Christoph Weigel the Elder; a portrayal of a Maille Maker in his workshop. Although the tool's name, function, and even existence are unknown, through reconstructing the tool and using its uncanny yet nonsensical form, potential for inspiration, new designs, mechanics, and ideas can be created. Focusing on the intuitive generation of unique circular tools and their uses, the project playfully revives of a lost tool from history. <img width="2963" height="2160" width_o="2963" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d10db2c74af4a74c284d26254e6ba4371cea1688671852174fd111a572faf178/L9970fffff6750006.png" data-mid="190892798" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d10db2c74af4a74c284d26254e6ba4371cea1688671852174fd111a572faf178/L9970fffff6750006.png" /> <img width="1074" height="1797" width_o="1074" height_o="1797" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c09995689b0f31fff210e528b6da17f7ae39a51b991cffdafe90a3c5d583b46/L9970710eeee.png" data-mid="191196229" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c09995689b0f31fff210e528b6da17f7ae39a51b991cffdafe90a3c5d583b46/L9970710eeee.png" /> <img width="2634" height="3939" width_o="2634" height_o="3939" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ab09f747a0db88fa66bd0c1c4a65e8b5378c91f667e130a2922acacae1e5c2f/L9970815.png" data-mid="190927192" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ab09f747a0db88fa66bd0c1c4a65e8b5378c91f667e130a2922acacae1e5c2f/L9970815.png" /><img width="2856" height="4272" width_o="2856" height_o="4272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ceb19899ec9f5cb2eab708e4d6806cda78794ecda1b16f14529268b879d37cf/L9970768-copy.jpg" data-mid="190927376" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1ceb19899ec9f5cb2eab708e4d6806cda78794ecda1b16f14529268b879d37cf/L9970768-copy.jpg" /> https://caryshiggins.com/Scales-of-textiles Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:31:00 +0000 Carys Higgins https://caryshiggins.com/Scales-of-textiles Scales of Textiles A story about a snake that goes around the city eating gloves; exploring the accidental textile waste of the Netherlands’ most dropped seasonal item: the lone black glove <img width="9921" height="6824" width_o="9921" height_o="6824" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94cbb515109b89a3bd7863b71e2bf37e565088064159995666fe55f3f7ea99f3/20220927113732_00002-copy.jpg" data-mid="190926682" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/94cbb515109b89a3bd7863b71e2bf37e565088064159995666fe55f3f7ea99f3/20220927113732_00002-copy.jpg" /> Exhibited at Textiel Museum Tilburg 2023 Video and puppetry installation <img width="739" height="415" width_o="739" height_o="415" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2aff6bebeb8c4d37c4292978d0aac161ec758e41af00e6a83eca94f42532f1a/undefined-high-7.gif" data-mid="191058687" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/739/i/f2aff6bebeb8c4d37c4292978d0aac161ec758e41af00e6a83eca94f42532f1a/undefined-high-7.gif" /><img width="739" height="415" width_o="739" height_o="415" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66cb8683a6f9e6efa4a00c1c56dd911035ebbc2bffcf482ffd77e4f193d92a92/undefined-high-2.gif" data-mid="191058690" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/739/i/66cb8683a6f9e6efa4a00c1c56dd911035ebbc2bffcf482ffd77e4f193d92a92/undefined-high-2.gif" /><img width="739" height="415" width_o="739" height_o="415" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c3f632c86d49e01688f7001d77da3f9eb3ef70e279a9347bd9991c111182347/undefined-high-4.gif" data-mid="191058689" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/739/i/2c3f632c86d49e01688f7001d77da3f9eb3ef70e279a9347bd9991c111182347/undefined-high-4.gif" /> https://caryshiggins.com/Bikerack Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:30:59 +0000 Carys Higgins https://caryshiggins.com/Bikerack Bikerack How to fix a broken object&nbsp; A bikerack gifted to my old roommates, Martha and Zak, as an apology for taking up space in the shed with my broken bike for over two years. The bikerack attempts to mend the broken relationship that keeping the bike caused whilst simultaneously getting rid of the bike by using all of its remaining parts. <img width="5603" height="3735" width_o="5603" height_o="3735" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42cffc89190302b92ccd82bccc9bd2067fba25b2aecf5503469a695f8cb5985d/BIKE-7.jpg" data-mid="190878874" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/42cffc89190302b92ccd82bccc9bd2067fba25b2aecf5503469a695f8cb5985d/BIKE-7.jpg" /><img width="5578" height="3718" width_o="5578" height_o="3718" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac92ae40de909881d34bee57d3eb08a937cb4f802f9d6c137c239d0e1017b420/BIKE-5.jpg" data-mid="190917439" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ac92ae40de909881d34bee57d3eb08a937cb4f802f9d6c137c239d0e1017b420/BIKE-5.jpg" /> https://caryshiggins.com/Parade Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:31:01 +0000 Carys Higgins https://caryshiggins.com/Parade Parade A collection of social distancing tools designed for the backstage area of the Parade Theatre Festival 2020. The proposed tools encourage people to connect with each other in a safe and approachable way. The tools are based on the objects that the Parade staff and performers take with them to the festival to make their backstage living area welcoming. This series of objects designed for the Parade hopes to bring a sense of familiarity and playfulness to enforcing social distancing and safety in the backstage area. Whilst the quick-fix measures, such as caution tape, floor markings, signage and sectioned off areas of venues,put in place at the start of the pandemic have been crucial to preventing the spread of the virus, their visual language is hostile and fail to create a sense of security within communities. The tools designed for Parade’s backstage hope to bring people together by safely embedding the guildines of distancing and sanitary measures into the objects themselves. <img width="637" height="900" width_o="637" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c665ac44ca9034f8f2a4cfabaae67337422adc63406fae8ebb36044413e5c30a/Screenshot-2021-02-01-at-14.00.40.png" data-mid="190924018" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/637/i/c665ac44ca9034f8f2a4cfabaae67337422adc63406fae8ebb36044413e5c30a/Screenshot-2021-02-01-at-14.00.40.png" /> <img width="638" height="900" width_o="638" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/058e1f6c8378c2c8397e3219c90f3d62526ca44ed2591651d5ceaf4f175ef1c4/Screenshot-2021-02-01-at-14.01.11.png" data-mid="190924019" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/638/i/058e1f6c8378c2c8397e3219c90f3d62526ca44ed2591651d5ceaf4f175ef1c4/Screenshot-2021-02-01-at-14.01.11.png" /> <img width="638" height="900" width_o="638" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e7b6a4b5149932cb30a1899cd1ad6c5f56f3898d51da7e1a627e19204abde73f/Screenshot-2021-02-01-at-13.59.35.png" data-mid="190924017" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/638/i/e7b6a4b5149932cb30a1899cd1ad6c5f56f3898d51da7e1a627e19204abde73f/Screenshot-2021-02-01-at-13.59.35.png" /> <img width="638" height="900" width_o="638" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e03aae5dddd81fa4d810c864a8216a15f6578f78712f13a0d5beec67f080eb6/Screenshot-2021-02-01-at-13.59.02.png" data-mid="190924016" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/638/i/5e03aae5dddd81fa4d810c864a8216a15f6578f78712f13a0d5beec67f080eb6/Screenshot-2021-02-01-at-13.59.02.png" /> The final four proposed tools are the following;1. Social Distancing TableWhy would people sit apart without being told to do so or through taped off seats? Plates and napkins are secured to the table, leaving space for two people to sit apart-together. The secured prop items encourage users not to sit in the seats where they are set, as if someobody is sitting there already. 2. Covid Tools Washing Line Strung between the caravans and tents of the usual Parade backstage area are washing lines full of staff clothes and towels. The Covid Washing Line is a communal line carrying equipment including; gloves, hand sanitizer and disposable facemasks. These lines places around the backstage areas blend into the surroundings, can be easily accessed and encourage a safe sharing of virus prevention tools. The premis is simple; take whatever you require from the line and if you already have spare with you, peg them on the line for others to take!3. Social Distancing LightsStrings of lights are programmed with bulbs 2 metres apart from eachother to blink in different colours to indicate to staff and visitors to physically distance themselves from others by standing or siting only under the blinking lights.4. Social Distancing Rug A rug where the design pattern is built around social distancing. The four circles placed 2 metres away from eachother guide the users where to sit safely with the larger surrounding circles and lines subtly reminding users to be consious of the space they take up. The rug can be rolled up and transported around the backstage area for safe sitting anywhere. https://caryshiggins.com/Toolbox Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:31:02 +0000 Carys Higgins https://caryshiggins.com/Toolbox Toolbox Creating a series of tools for a particular time period and place by documenting my thought processes, needs, habits and desires. “Places, Faces, Spaces” - A Processing Book” Binding living habits and tool methodolgy <img width="6524" height="4632" width_o="6524" height_o="4632" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80e319588187e0eae7790f42bba0418e270b47af7f7d10ccee2f6194f1e2b8c8/20211122114650_00006.jpg" data-mid="190924328" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80e319588187e0eae7790f42bba0418e270b47af7f7d10ccee2f6194f1e2b8c8/20211122114650_00006.jpg" /> <img width="5822" height="4116" width_o="5822" height_o="4116" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c268dcc6146dfd3bbd151c282d654440b7a30b81b87840b90e46046f585a4645/20211122114650_00003.jpg" data-mid="190926416" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c268dcc6146dfd3bbd151c282d654440b7a30b81b87840b90e46046f585a4645/20211122114650_00003.jpg" /> To see more scans from the process book or the tools developed, please contact me via email. https://caryshiggins.com/Imposters Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:31:02 +0000 Carys Higgins https://caryshiggins.com/Imposters Imposters A series of almost objects <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/706576c020bf48bd8c22d9fa4ba498df40e64345ec928ee6f7e1bc44203901a0/DSC_0126-2.png" data-mid="193075289" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/706576c020bf48bd8c22d9fa4ba498df40e64345ec928ee6f7e1bc44203901a0/DSC_0126-2.png" />