In the Lab with Charlotte McCurdy
Employing food-grade dyeing techniques, McCurdy begins work on color palettes for Phillip Lim for September 2020, made possible by an industry project called One x One.
Employing food-grade dyeing techniques, McCurdy begins work on color palettes for Phillip Lim for September 2020, made possible by an industry project called One x One.
Sustainability is a “spider diagram” according to what the individual cares about most.
RISD-trained Charlotte McCurdy’s lab-turned-studio was informed by her neighboring artists tenants in the Brooklyn warehouse she moved into a month ago.
“It’s existential hope,” said Charlotte McCurdy, spinning the narrative of the climate change conversation with her work.
Mineral and vegetable-based color swatches line the wall in a grid of “beautiful failures.”
“People’s eyes glaze over when you start talking about climate change,” said McCurdy, intent on keeping the conversation hopeful.