V&A Dundee

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We are Scotland’s design museum. Designed for everyone, firing imaginations and sparking curiosity in design across Scotland and around the world.

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Jessie M. King - written and read by Claire Hartley 15.06.2020 4:29

Scottish Design Icons is a series of small articles showcasing the big hitters of Scottish design. In this article, Claire Hartley explores Glaswegian and Arthurian legend through the work of illustrator Jessie M. King.

RIBA + VitrA Talk: Yasmeen Lari 25.05.2020 54:19

In this talk Yasmeen Lari discusses her humanitarian work building zero-carbon structures with communities in disaster prone areas of Pakistan in what she calls ‘anti-architecture’. Yasmeen Lari was the first woman to qualify as an architect in Pakistan in 1963 after training in the UK at the Oxford School of Architecture. Before officially retiring from practice in 2000 she designed many of Pakis...

GB Ollivant Ltd - written and read by Maryam Deeni 18.05.2020 4:31

Scottish Design Icons is a series of small articles showcasing the big hitters of Scottish design. In this article, Maryam Deeni shares how a small detail she spotted in the museum had a huge impact on her and her sense of self.

Material Narratives with Dean Brown 11.05.2020 33:17

Designer Dean Brown discusses his studio practice spanning objects, installations and interiors. He introduces his recent projects including an AI Drawing Easel for Google, a furniture collection for the fashion retail app Depop, a transformable kitchen for an Austrian castle and Sunglasses for Puffins created with the Interaction Research Studio. Dean Brown studied Product Design at DJCAD, Univer...

Forth Bridge - written and read by Stuart Fallow 04.05.2020 4:01

Scottish Design Icons is a series of small articles showcasing the big hitters of Scottish design. Stuart Fallow takes a closer look at the Forth Bridge and reflects on its dizzying position in Scotland’s consciousness.

Beyond the gift shop: Making Glasgow Womens Library 20.04.2020 54:54

Glasgow Women’s Library co-founder Dr Adele Patrick to discover how design has powered the development of one of Scotland’s most trailblazing cultural resources. Dr Adele Patrick has been developing innovative, participatory cultural projects rooted in equalities for over 25 years. A co-founder of Glasgow Women’s Library, Adele has had a leadership role in forging this influential, change making o...

In conversation with Atelier E.B 03.04.2020 57:45

Beca Lipscombe and Lucy McKenzie explore their collaborative practice as Atelier E.B in conversation with fashion historian Mairi MacKenzie. Beca and Lucy discuss their Faux Shop, which opened at V&A Dundee in Febuary 2020. Faux Shop asks the question: Is window dressing simply an everyday part of popular culture? Or is it a unique and often overlooked form of art and design practice? With bricks...