7th September 2020
Making Up Your Street is a collaboration between Design-Nation members Laura Mabbutt and Kathleen Smith. We asked them to tell us more about their project, which they’ve continued to run successfully throughout 2020’s lockdown. Laura and Kathleen: We could say that Design-Nation had a pivotal role in the origin of Making Up Your Street (MUYS). … Continued
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26th August 2020
In our latest #DNInsight, textile and ceramic maker Nicki Jarvis talks about the experience of a lockdown residency: Like everyone, my experience of an approaching lockdown – slowly at first and then with a sudden rush of abandoned workplaces and habitual activities – was deeply disconcerting, and I took a while to find my feet. … Continued
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24th August 2020
Suddenly we were all locked in with no going out. “Oh no,” thought I – along with many other London art and design lovers with an exacting show list – “now I’ve missed it.” What joy to find, as creaking locks were somewhat oiled and eased, that so many museums and galleries had put their … Continued
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3rd August 2020
A site specific object created during lockdown, and the accompanying film, by Alison Brown: When lockdown started I was bereft, disorientated and isolated in rural Devon. Trapped. Gradually, through experimentation; by stretching and pulling at ideas, I uncovered a new strand of work. Knotting nets to catch fish reminded of the exquisite woven bamboo and … Continued
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27th July 2020
Lockdown presents many challenges for us all, and for creatives it can mean being denied access not only to markets but also the places where they work and usual sources of inspiration. Not so for Maxine Greer, who has been busy in recent months getting to know her neighbourhood. Design-Nation: Please tell us about your … Continued
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20th July 2020
There was a knock at the door. Being in lockdown, I only opened it a crack. And lo, suitably distanced across the hall by the lift, was ace potter – and D-N member – Linda Bloomfield. She had personally delivered my latest star buy: four nesting ceramic bowls which I’d ordered through a self-indulgent click … Continued
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