Kenneth Torrance and Katie Sweeting, founders of Barter, believe that if a local community can come together, sharing the knowledge and passion of their individual craft, that the outcome will create social and environmental change. Barter is a company that emerged from creative passion, material exploration, and manufacturing. The practice embraces the relationship between materiality and craft, whilst upholding a design philosophy that supports the equality of our community and forests. It is here where we understand the importance of learning how to better coexist with people and nature. It is here where we can develop products that hold meaning, origin, and a connection, for the final hands they fall in.
