Annika Olson
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Material study

Chainmail Tote

A tote concept exploring structure, flexibility, and material expression.

Needs Annika's brief. Two or three sentences on what the assignment asked for and how she read it. The line above is carried over from her earlier site.

Placeholder — the brief in her own words goes here.

TypeMaterial experiment
MaterialAluminium pull-tabs, braided textile
MethodHand-linked
Gap. No process photos exist for this one yet. It's the piece most worth documenting — hundreds of hand-linked tabs is exactly the kind of patience an ID panel notices, and right now there's no evidence of the making.
Finished
Tote bag made from hundreds of interlinked aluminium can pull-tabs with a braided tan fabric handle and binding
Finished tote

What I'd change

Needs Annika's reflection. Two or three honest sentences about what didn't work. For an ID panel this is often the highest-signal paragraph on the page — it shows she can evaluate her own work.

Placeholder — her reflection goes here.