Found Family Placemats, Set of 4

Student’s inspiration for this design was the familiar comfort of being in their parents’ kitchen, of being home. Home means something different to everyone. There’s the family you’re born into and the one you find. To our students, the lighter and darker shade of each pair represents the person we are within both families. It was important that the colors they chose did not clash, so that any combination of them would look good together. The colors are cozy and worn, like an old blanket that’s faded from a decade of washes. The placemats are meant to look old, like they have been passed down or bought at a thrift store, already imbued with history. The placemat carries its own history into the new owner’s life like we carry our history into new chapters.