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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week a playlist on the streaming app, Spotify, is curated to go alongside the blog articles. You can listen to the playlist on the player above. If you do…
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Sutton Hoo meets Aotearoa New Zealand
The Sutton Hoo mound is a medieval burial site, the most impressive in Europe, and includes funerary riches held within a 27 metre-long ship. The history of the ship and…
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A piupiu for Sydney
Piupiu are woven Māori garments that are worn either around the waist or over the shoulder. The Biennale of Sydney, an event that gathers together artists from across the world,…
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The artistry of Africa’s forest dwellers
The people who live in the equatorial forests of Central Africa have a unique sense of artistry in their textiles and music. These people, although once all defined as “Pygmy”,…
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How AI is helping the Indian carpet industry
These days the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), machines that can compile and analyse enormous amounts of data to create just about anything, is concerning for some and a boon…
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A concert in Hokitika
Last night’s Summer Soirée in Hokitika was an excellent experience. Held in the Renton Hardware Building, an old brick-built building that narrowly escaped demolition and is now being restored thanks…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week a Spotify playlist is created to go with the blog articles and to respond to current events. For those with a paid subscription to Spotify you will hear…
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A skull of lace
The Swedish textile artist, Esther Magnusson, has created a life-size skull out of lace. The skull was created from old bobbin lace made from cotton or linen and was stitched…
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Fish Quay – Shetland
The Scottish Isles are well-known for fishing, having survived on and built their industry on the richness of the North Sea grounds for millennia. In the past, herring were a…
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A Knitting Song
The company, Chappell & Co., began life in England in 1811, selling sheet music and musical instruments including pianos from its premises in London’s Bond Street. By the 1970s it…
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