Eve was born and raised on her family’s croft in Fair Isle, Shetland, and studied Art and Architecture in Aberdeen. In 2018, with no previous woodworking experience and little knowledge of vernacular furniture she began an ambitious research project to trace, survey and recreate the traditional chairs of her native isle.

Although completely self-driven, The Fair Isle Chairs Project became much more than a piece of personal research. Through the process, the Heritage Crafts Association became aware of the precarious nature of the future of the Fair Isle Strawback Chair and listed the technique on their Red List of Critically Endangered Crafts.

As part of her project, Eve learned the unique knotted straw-working technique and now combines her architectural career with developing her own craft practice. Eve's current focus is on promoting the craft and passing on these skills, in order to help preserve an important piece of Scotland’s heritage.