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Open studio weekend in Greymouth
This weekend it has been the first Open Studios in Māwhera/ Greymouth. Organised by the Left Bank Art Gallery, the Open Studios has seen visitors travelling around the district to…
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Designing communication
Language is complicated, isn’t it? With over 7,000 languages in use across the globe (if you want to know more head over to Ethnologue), and more than 270 scripts used…
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Spotify this week
Each week the blog is matched with a playlist of audio pieces that reflect the content of the articles. To listen to the playlist head over to the app or…
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Winter knits by Jenny Kee
A new book of fabulous winter knits by the Australian designer, Jenny Kee, has just been added to the library. Jenny Kee started working in the 1960s in Australia before…
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19 Princelet Street
A house at 19 Princelet Street in East London in England is now a museum but once it was a refuge for immigrants. This charming and poignant animation tells the…
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How New Zealand flax changed the world
New Zealand flax is a tough plant from the lily family. It is completely unrelated to true flax, Linum usitatissimum, from which linen is made, but the plants, unique to…
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India’s deaf-run lifestyle brand
There are 18 million deaf people who live in India so Smitri decided to do something about it. Coming from a family where hearing impairment affected her older siblings, Smitri…
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The music of hope
A concert in the United States has defeated negativity and brought retired musicians and young up-and-coming performers together to celebrate diversity and inclusion. Read a story that could have turned…
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The emotional pull of British Quilts
The history of textiles is chequered and long, and deserving of study and appreciation. Deborah McGuire has an ongoing PhD research project that uncovers the life and loves of the…
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The Web and its Chief Spider
Recently two sets of booklets, all neatly filed in their own green leatherette-covered folder, have been donated to the studio library. The Web was a “Magazine registered art Post Office…
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