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The Nettle Dress film

Textile artist Allan Brown spends seven years making a dress by hand just from the fibre of locally foraged stinging nettles. A feature documentary by Dylan Howitt. ‘An exquisite film . Extremely beautiful and helpful for anyone suffering loss, grief. An...

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Morgan Stanley Late at Somerset House with The Courtauld, 19th April – The life of the Bloomsbury Group: their art, textiles and rugs

Join us in the Art Cafe at Somerset House, London, on Wednesday 19th April  between 18:30 – 19:30 to hear about the lives of the Bloomsbury Group, some of 20th century’s most radical artists, writers and thinkers, that include Duncan Grant,...

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Bamiyan and Beyond – in partnership with Turquoise Mountain

Curated by Lucy Hammond Giles of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, our latest installation celebrates a new collection of rugs by Christopher Farr in partnership with Turquoise Mountain.  Founded by His Majesty King Charles in 2006, Turquoise Mountain’s mission is...

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A bio material from Columbian craft culture | Studioilse x Ames

From our long-term collaborators Studioilse, founded by Ilse Crawford, we share the marvel of La Chamba, made from volcanic clay with a process that dates back centuries. Materially irresistible, the subtleties of the surface sheen and texture invite the touch...

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The Making of Ai Weiwei’s ‘Tyger’ for WWF’s Tomorrrow’s Tigers

Once again, we are privileged to be part of WWF’s major fundraising campaign Tomorrow’s Tigers, devised by Art Wise curators and previewed at Sotheby’s. As part of this year’s incredible line up of artists (including Anish Kapoor, Gary Hume and...

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