FIELDWORK

Our approach to ethnographic research begins in the field. Studying directly from hyper-local generational custodians of the land and traditional craftspeople, to not only learn of and document heritage materials, but also recording a comprehensive survey of the overall ecosystem from raw natural resources to the socio-political landscape around it. That holistic picture is taken into our lab to leverage the knowledge we have cultivated through our fieldwork to reframe heritage materials as modern materials with relevant physical, experiential, and social applications today.