Mobile Museum of Material Culture

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The Mobile Museum of Material Culture was a collaborative project that took place in the fall of 2009.  Together, Maggie Sasso and I obtained a BLINK! grant from the Madison Arts Commission in order to build a mobile museum that could be pulled behind a tandem bicycle.  In the spirit of the medicine men, street performers and traveling peddlers of yesteryear, we took to the streets of Madison, Wisconsin, offering passersby the chance to experience objects rich in history and rife with mystery.  Incidentally, this project would inspire the first-ever carved Brooks saddle.

This project was featured in the documentary BLINK! Again directed by Brian Standing of Prolefeed Studios.

 

Mobile Museum of Material Culture
Mobile Museum of Material Culture
Mobile Museum of Material Culture

Carved Leather Chair

Carved Leather Chair

A collaboration between The Straight Thread, Jepsen LeatherGoods and Kara Ginther.

A Little Collaboration

A Little Collaboration

A leather handle for an absolutely delightful lunch box by Katie Hudnall.

Wallpaper* Handmade

Wallpaper* Handmade

A collaborative project for the August 2010 issue of Wallpaper* magazine.

Mobile Museum of Material Culture

Mobile Museum of Material Culture

A collaborative, grant-funded, bike-powered museum.