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Posted on February 26th 2010

Design Indaba Expo 2010: The Moonbasket community-based project generates beautiful crochet items for living spaces.

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Led by designer and artist Dani le Roy in collaboration with crochet maniac Laura Summs, the Moonbasket community-based project generates beautiful items for living spaces. The dynamic team’s spiral-stitched ball lampshade uses cotton string and jute twine to emphasise the sculptural quality of the stitchwork.

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