Esmé Hofman is a basketry designer who translates traditional weaving techniques into contemporary designs. With a keen eye for materials, structure, and detail, she creates objects and spatial installations that bring together craftsmanship and innovation.
Her work exists at the intersection of craft, design, and art, with a strong focus on natural materials and sustainable practices. By experimenting with form, rhythm, and texture, Esmé gives the centuries-old craft of basketry a fresh, modern expression.
For Soft Assemblies, her first time exhibiting at Augusta, Esmé Hofman presents Spending time with stone, a collaboration with designer Amandine David.
“We use either a lime-hemp mixture or raw earth. We apply around ten techniques by hand, working almost entirely without machines. After drying, the rough or polished finish reveals its terrazzo-like composition: we call it "earth marble".”
— Nina Ouchinsky, in AMC Magazine