WOOLUSIONS

A JUMPER THAT MATCHES THE UPHOLSTERY OF A BUS SEAT, A RAT DISGUISED AS A RUG – NO, IT’S NOT YOUR EYES DECEIVING YOU. JOSEPH FORD SHOOTS KNITWEAR CREATED TO MATCH ITS SURROUNDINGS, FUELLED BY THE KNITTING PROWESS OF NINA DODD

Nina Dodd was on the bus when she had a great idea. She wanted to knit a jumper that would match the upholstery of the seat on which she was sat. Luckily, rather than just having the bright idea, she had both the skills and the dedication to make her vision a reality. Step forward lover of optical illusion Joseph Ford, who suggests styling her handiwork, in situ on that same bus. And it worked so well that a masterful creative collaboration was born… A new book, Invisible Jumpers, brings together 25 of their projects, photographed over the following five years. Looking at the photo of, say, Lo (right) at first, perhaps, you don’t notice where the colours of a wrap end, and the edge of a cliff begin, but once…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2019

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