Offcuts
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Things have slowed down with the holidays, but there are two still recent additions to the soft buildings, inspired by London’s Canary Wharf and Shard.
Denim storage has graduated onto a clothes drying rack1. It is mobile and freestanding, which works well for the moment, but it won’t be long before the denim supplies outgrow it.
Denim storage has graduated onto a clothes drying rack1. It is mobile and freestanding, which works well for the moment, but it won’t be long before the denim supplies outgrow it.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a0dc52dbc5eff747040ab2c7aab8a5e43543379fdd14a3799e04a8eb4126f8a/Denim-rack-exterior.jpg)
In the meantime, I have also been keeping the denim offcuts in case I found a purpose for them along the way. I remove the fronts and backs of the legs, leaving behind the waistband, pockets and seams. Collected together, the remaining short shorts take on a comedic uniformity.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de7721fbd60c4d18a1fb2fcea6eb00ba71edb4faecdafca1b393050e42d7a473/Denim-shorts-back-interior-diagonal.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9fc3cab8cc0ee2dc73c0f0b74090c2ce1d05e17977cb5be28f9612795f29d6a/Denim-shorts-front-exterior.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ca5b7cf8090dec75c39c5b6fdac1c5eff025a996388c4746818b68e57bd6c8f1/Denim-seams.jpg)
The process of cutting and removing brings to mind the graphic posters I see of butchers’ meat cuts. So I make my own version of these for denim jeans, using some of the beef cut terminology.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eaa1f190e3750d3a1cc87dd1122ce7f23e7ef52d0ba7c4f89dee6d9bb55d33a4/Denim-Offcuts-sq.png)