Ditte Teeuwen

Door en Door

Door en Door (Through and Through) explores the creative potential of two traditional weaving techniques: chair caning and scoubidou. Though less commonly practiced today, both methods carry rich histories and distinctive structural qualities that offer new possibilities for contemporary design. 
By experimenting with material, scale, and color, the project reimagines these techniques across a collection of wall lights, table lamps, and sculptural pillows. The wall lights use an imitation caning method with paper strips over a papier-mâché base. The flexibility of the paper allows the weave to curve and adapt to molds. The table lamps employ the original caning technique but substitute rattan with polypropylene packaging strips, enabling more flexible, dimensional forms. 

Inspired by scoubidou knotting, the pillows scale up the technique using soft, handmade cords—creating playful, textural compositions in color and pattern. 
Door en Door reframes these overlooked crafts as living tools—highlighting the tactile intelligence of crafts and its potential to evolve through material play. 

This page was last updated on June 15, 2025