Seaweed: Foraging, Collecting, Pressing

Seaweed is a beautiful guide to foraging, pressing, and using seaweeds for home creative projects. It showcases the unique appeal of the plants and provides step-by-step activities to create prints at home. It also includes expert guidance on collecting seaweeds and explores their potential as a healthy food source and sustainable material.

Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 03 August 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Discover the world of foraging, pressing, and using seaweeds for a multitude of creative projects at home with this captivating guide. Both aspirational and inspirational, this guide to bringing the outdoors inside is truly unique and will ignite a passion in all readers to embark on their beach foraging journey.

Presented by design company Molesworth & Bird, "Seaweed" is a beautifully packaged visual guide that delves into the world of seaweed. It encourages readers to look beyond the ordinary and discover the exceptional beauty and myriad uses of these marine plants. The book celebrates the unique appeal of seaweed and showcases creative ways to bring its beauty indoors. With step-by-step activities, readers can create their own prints at home, whether pressing a deep khaki green Peacocks Tail seaweed or creating a stunning cyanotype with Eelgrass. The possibilities are endless, and this seashore bounty will inspire and excite anyone who loves nature and creativity.

The book is filled with breathtaking photography of the UK coastlines, where seaweeds can be foraged. Alongside these stunning visuals, you'll find stylish interiors and scenes of beach cook-outs and wild swimming spots. Additionally, the book includes a library of pressed seaweeds presented in color categories, with notes for identification and use. Expert guidance is provided on collecting seaweeds, showcasing how foraged seaweeds can be incorporated into cooking, dyeing, printing fabrics, and skincare routines. It also explores the fascinating history of seaweed collecting and investigates its potential as a healthy food source and sustainable material, whether foraged or farmed.

"Seaweed" is a must-have for anyone who wants to connect with nature, unleash their creativity, and explore the endless possibilities of using seaweeds in their home projects. So, grab your foraging gear, dive into the ocean, and let the seaweeds inspire you to create something truly special.

Weight: 760g
Dimension: 252 x 197 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008557409