Overwork Collection

Slow craft as quiet resistance, tracing care through forgotten objects

Overwork is a collection of upcycled chrome furniture transformed through slow, intuitive weaving. Rooted in care-based labor, it reveals the tension between structure and intervention, reclaiming discarded objects and time from the pace of contemporary life.
Canal
Care
This project is part of
Forward Furniture
G10
De Caai
De Kade, Kanaaldijk-Zuid 1 D
5613LH

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By

Laura Mrksa

Hosted by

DDW X Liv Vaisberg
laura.mrksa@gmail.com
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Slow craft as quiet resistance, tracing care through forgotten objects

Overwork is a collection of upcycled chrome furniture frames reimagined through woven interventions in charcoal-grey rope. Tubular structures are not concealed but engaged with—partially revealed, partially overtaken—becoming sites of tension, memory, and transformation.

The weaving method, rooted in maritime rope splicing, evokes the invisible labor of women in fishing communities, whose repetitive and essential work often remained unrecognised. Through a slow, intuitive hand-weaving approach, the process resists industrial control and speed. Each splice carries persistence and care, transforming discarded remnants into gestures of endurance, questioning value, resilience, and the overlooked labor embedded within contemporary life.

Overwork Collection
Overwork Collection
Rope Desk 01 in Charcoal Grey
Rope Desk 01 in Charcoal Grey
Detail of Overwork Collection
Detail of Overwork Collection

Hosted by Laura Mrksa

Laura Mrksa is a slow designer based in Amsterdam whose practice centers on transforming everyday objects through reflective, restorative processes. Using rope-splicing inspired by traditional net-making, she explores rest, materialism, and care in response to today’s fast-paced, pressured world.