Eliza Axelson-Chidsey
MA work
MA work
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local leather, Eliza Axelson-Chidsey 2014
rawhide, oil tanned deerskin, sage, vegetable tanned cowhide, oak bark, alum tanned goatskin, sumac, world map
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local meets global, Eliza Axelson-Chidsey 2014
rawhide, vegetable tanned cowhide, rubber studs
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Dehesa Stool, Eliza Axelson-Chidsey 2013
vegetable tanned cow leather, granular cork
45cmHx41cmWx41cmD | Photographer: Marcin Rusak
 As one of the first materials man physically and chemically manipulated, leather is a potent bridge between the natural world and human systems. Traditional tannages evolved through trial and error with local skins and resources, resulting in different properties for each region. In contrast, contemporary products are the result of a global economy drawing on the latest technology, cheapest labor and most accessible materials. This project is an investigation into the relationship between our objects and the world we inhabit, the value of the local, the richness of the global, and interdependence.
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Design
Programme
MA Design Products, 2014
Specialism
Platform 15
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Contact
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Degrees
- BFA Product Design, Parsons School of Art and Design, New York, USA, 2006; BA Liberal Arts, Eugene Lang College, 2006
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Experience
- Footwear designer, 7B shoes, New York, 2012; Footwear designer, Sigerson Morrison, New York, 2006-11