Women at work in the linen industry
Journeys in Design Newsletters: Our Linen Stories is the first programme in a ‘material world’ series from Journeys in Design. Below we present all our Newsletters which update on Our Linen Stories together with our other Journeys in Design. You can sign up to receive our latest Newsletter here.
Flax Futures: This set of Design legacy projects explores themes emerging from Our Linen Stories. They are developed in collaboration with key allies around Scotland and beyond. We are delighted to present project updates here.
Journeys in Design on Social Media: We run dedicated Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts @journeysindesgn which highlight all our latest news. You can link in and sign up using the social media tags in the header above.
Your Linen Stories: In addition, we run a dedicated Our Linen Stories Facebook gathering personal linen stories from you. Many of us have a Linen Story of our own: of growing and processing flax today, of relatives with a link to lost factories, of treasured linen pieces, of artworks or new designs in linen, flax or composites. If you’d like to share Y/our Linen Story, we’d love to hear from you. Please email info@ourlinenstories.com
This series of legacy proposals develops new contributions to the shared material culture revealed on Our Linen Stories tour in collaboration with colleagues and organisations met en route. These proposals recognise Scotland’s part in the stories of Europe and aim to strengthen links with our neighbour ‘linen nations’.
As a member of ICOM UK (International Committee of Museums) your curator has devised projects that acknowledge the vital collaborative role of museums, attempting to explore new ways to link and celebrate design history and material culture.
By establishing small task groups for each, we hope to progress from proposal to development stage.
Migration, creative energy and routes to technology transfer
Maritime materials, salvage, recycling and innovation
Our Linen Stories
Creative commitment over 10 years by the talented Laura Spring, part of our Journey too in conversation with a Timorous Beastie https://t.co/vGxNhVbzIu https://t.co/Z6CtmQd6Mb
Necessity, the mother of Collaboration https://t.co/zUH4tuzemf @ArchiFringe @silverburn_park @artinhealthcare @prescribeculture @CultureAdapts https://t.co/REeC8b8H4Q
Community Spirit - shout out to Wester Hailes own Eoghan Howard and his part in a visionary collaborative asking citizens to imagine their communities better. What if... appearing this May at Scotland’s go-to Design hub V&A Dundee. Result! @scotlandvenice @7NArchitects @VADundee https://t.co/pujidut1SU
Check out @craftsmagazine @CraftsCouncilUK #collect21
Talks now on YouTube...
I had the privilege of joining Edmund de Waal talking with the ever engaging Glenn Adamson and Chenine Bhathena amongst an expert panel on the role of craft in our city streets. Top notch. https://t.co/HXDnJFuMTF
Today is the day!!! Crowd funder for #inkonmesh now alive and kicking.
https://t.co/9hOV8oEBn8
Creative collaboration and design for well-being. Please do peak and ponder, and perhaps pledge too...
https://t.co/9hOV8oEBn8
Making Well
Super keen to spread the word about this tremendous initiative. Lorna’s skill set, rigour and commitment means this crowdfunder for a proposed textile print centre in Newhaven, Edinburgh has a real chance of success. @inkonmesh Page LIVE first thing Monday. Go Lorna! https://t.co/cgnMA1LWrw