Dedicated to Lennart Pettersson, ‘the last basket maker from Risa’.
These introductory texts aimed at dismantling the interconnections between place, cultural history, design processes and the values of traditional handicraft — to further comprehend the complexities of identity and personal belonging. Interlinked with the practical aspects of the research, the To Be and To Become publication served as the preface to the ongoing book project:
‘The last basket makers from Risa: crafting a plural kinship along tradition’(Set Margins’ Publications, 2025)