Razmaker

Rebecca Rasmussen, aka raz|maker, creates serveware and jewellery using a combination of metals, enhancing the visual interest and aesthetic of each piece. Her pieces are hand formed using a small collection of tools and traditional techniques with a focus on everyday use. Motivated by the beauty of form, function and love of process, her collections reflect a sense of home and belonging, each piece unique; a celebration of objects and their innate beauty.

The organically formed and textured nature of each piece is inspired by the beautiful Cornish surroundings where Rebecca resides. For example, she hand draws the round spoon cups to reflect nature’s circles found in her surroundings such as limpets, lichen patches and honesty seed pods.

Rebecca studied BA Hons Contemporary Crafts in Falmouth. She graduated in 2011 and has remained in the area ever since. After growing up in a very isolated hamlet in North Cornwall, the creativity, people and stunning landscapes of this side of coast continue to inspire her. She makes her work from a studio in an old grist mill in Penryn.

Rebecca takes great pleasure from the materials and traditional tools that she uses. The tools themselves lend individuality to each piece, for example her steel bench block which is damaged through accidental slips of the hammer create the texture in all of the handles. She feels that this creates a window into the many hours of hammering away and leaving a mark by the maker, a hidden story into how each piece has evolved from a piece made before.

Rivets are a simple yet incredibly intimate way of joining her pieces. Such care and detail goes into each rivet, every one different. She enjoys letting the metal speak for itself through simple, timeless designs.