Coco Crampton, Cloth Book, 2024
Organic cotton, 21.5 x 20 cm (closed), 43 x 20 cm (open)
Coco Crampton works in a variety of mediums connected to traditional crafts including ceramic, wool, and copper. Exploring historical and contemporary domestic forms and their functions, her minimalist, colourful reinterpretations – which often include elements of suspension or balance – are playful and reflective.
A move to rural Devon and the arrival of her first child have initiated fresh ways of working for Coco. Her most recent sculptures are made from plaster and cloth; painted with curved, geometric shapes, they have a sense of tactility in contrast to previous ceramic works. Considering the rhythmic process of storytelling, they also imply an intimate, human presence.
This signed, hand-sewn piece is one of group of new works exploring the form of an open book. Made for our 'Shaping Time' exhibition at Sims Reed Gallery, 'Cloth Book' is reminiscent of the fabric books made for babies, albeit with abstract, monochrome content which is different on every page. The process of reading out loud to her son has influenced this new body of work, which, Coco says, ‘explores ideas about journeys, sleep, the sea, language, and divination through signs: natural phenomena, dreams and words.'
Coco studied at Norwich School of Art and Design before graduating from the Royal Academy Schools in 2014. Select exhibitions include Oliver Projects’ fifth anniversary group exhibition ‘Almost Blue’ (2024), ‘Plans for Living’, Weald Contemporary, Arundel (2024), ‘Contested Bodies’, Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds University (2023-4); Domestic Wears, Belmacz, London (2020-21) and the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London (2020). Her work has been commissioned on several occasions for example by the Charleston Trust in 2018. Coco is represented by Belmacz, London, and lives and works in Devon.
Please enquire about this work to receive a bespoke delivery quote. If purchased, it will also be available for collection from Sims Reed Gallery, London.
Organic cotton, 21.5 x 20 cm (closed), 43 x 20 cm (open)
Coco Crampton works in a variety of mediums connected to traditional crafts including ceramic, wool, and copper. Exploring historical and contemporary domestic forms and their functions, her minimalist, colourful reinterpretations – which often include elements of suspension or balance – are playful and reflective.
A move to rural Devon and the arrival of her first child have initiated fresh ways of working for Coco. Her most recent sculptures are made from plaster and cloth; painted with curved, geometric shapes, they have a sense of tactility in contrast to previous ceramic works. Considering the rhythmic process of storytelling, they also imply an intimate, human presence.
This signed, hand-sewn piece is one of group of new works exploring the form of an open book. Made for our 'Shaping Time' exhibition at Sims Reed Gallery, 'Cloth Book' is reminiscent of the fabric books made for babies, albeit with abstract, monochrome content which is different on every page. The process of reading out loud to her son has influenced this new body of work, which, Coco says, ‘explores ideas about journeys, sleep, the sea, language, and divination through signs: natural phenomena, dreams and words.'
Coco studied at Norwich School of Art and Design before graduating from the Royal Academy Schools in 2014. Select exhibitions include Oliver Projects’ fifth anniversary group exhibition ‘Almost Blue’ (2024), ‘Plans for Living’, Weald Contemporary, Arundel (2024), ‘Contested Bodies’, Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds University (2023-4); Domestic Wears, Belmacz, London (2020-21) and the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London (2020). Her work has been commissioned on several occasions for example by the Charleston Trust in 2018. Coco is represented by Belmacz, London, and lives and works in Devon.
Please enquire about this work to receive a bespoke delivery quote. If purchased, it will also be available for collection from Sims Reed Gallery, London.
Organic cotton, 21.5 x 20 cm (closed), 43 x 20 cm (open)
Coco Crampton works in a variety of mediums connected to traditional crafts including ceramic, wool, and copper. Exploring historical and contemporary domestic forms and their functions, her minimalist, colourful reinterpretations – which often include elements of suspension or balance – are playful and reflective.
A move to rural Devon and the arrival of her first child have initiated fresh ways of working for Coco. Her most recent sculptures are made from plaster and cloth; painted with curved, geometric shapes, they have a sense of tactility in contrast to previous ceramic works. Considering the rhythmic process of storytelling, they also imply an intimate, human presence.
This signed, hand-sewn piece is one of group of new works exploring the form of an open book. Made for our 'Shaping Time' exhibition at Sims Reed Gallery, 'Cloth Book' is reminiscent of the fabric books made for babies, albeit with abstract, monochrome content which is different on every page. The process of reading out loud to her son has influenced this new body of work, which, Coco says, ‘explores ideas about journeys, sleep, the sea, language, and divination through signs: natural phenomena, dreams and words.'
Coco studied at Norwich School of Art and Design before graduating from the Royal Academy Schools in 2014. Select exhibitions include Oliver Projects’ fifth anniversary group exhibition ‘Almost Blue’ (2024), ‘Plans for Living’, Weald Contemporary, Arundel (2024), ‘Contested Bodies’, Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds University (2023-4); Domestic Wears, Belmacz, London (2020-21) and the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London (2020). Her work has been commissioned on several occasions for example by the Charleston Trust in 2018. Coco is represented by Belmacz, London, and lives and works in Devon.
Please enquire about this work to receive a bespoke delivery quote. If purchased, it will also be available for collection from Sims Reed Gallery, London.
