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A Maker’s Story: Alexander Griffin on making contact with the past through plaster

The master caster’s first collection of original mirrors and lamps, all inspired by historical design, have been years in the making. And, he says, they’re all the better for it. Here he elaborates on how they provide touchpoints with periods past – and why it matters

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words: Grace McCloud
photograph: Ellen Hancock
production: Harry Cave

A Maker’s Story: Alexander Griffin on making contact with the past through plaster

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