by Will Cottrell | Mar 13, 2026 | Writing
Working with Irregularity There’s often a tension between human conception and working with natural materials. The ‘random weave’ technique, in particular (involves no plan, fixings, lashing) invites me to just go where the bamboo wants to go. In...
by Will Cottrell | Mar 11, 2026 | Writing
Studio Process & Materials My studio is a laboratory for exploring what bamboo can become through structure, sculpture, and experiment. It is a space of creating, testing, and discovery, where whole poles, offcuts and bamboo products are used to investigate the...
by Will Cottrell | Mar 11, 2026 | Material Investigation, Writing
Understanding Form through Bamboo Maquettes Creating bamboo maquettes as a precursor to larger structures is a traditional process used by Balinese and Vietnamese bamboo carpenters. Following this traditional, I often use maquettes to study the designing and weight...
by Will Cottrell | Mar 11, 2026 | Material Investigation, Writing
Prototype Bamboo Furniture Bamboo is well known for its furniture and building potential. I wanted to explore how this was done, and since bamboo carpentry is quite distinct from its wood equivalents, the only way to do this was to build prototypes of my own. Each...
by Will Cottrell | Mar 11, 2026 | Material Investigation, Writing
Exploratory Bamboo Assemblies A constantly-evolving series of material experiments with bamboo assembly. The work ranges across structures, maquettes, furniture, and sculptural, exploring how bamboo can be shaped and assembled through both traditional and improvised...
