thank you for being there through 2022
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thank you for being there through 2022
Read Morethe optical phenomenon with important resonances of joy, hope, and solidarity
Read Morere-organisational fun
Read Morewhat do we call to mind about a place? Which local narratives deserve commemoration?
Read Moremaking something fun and meaningful
Read Morelooking at a made place
Read Morebeyond a challenging year
Read MoreIt’s the launch day of our twentieth book!
Read MoreCelebrating the work of a trailblazing black British woman writer
Read MoreOn time, memory, and what it means to tell someone else’s story.
Read MoreWe celebrate the new edition of Wheesht with this essay exploring the creative work of mending and Celia Pym’s inspiring practice
Read MoreDo you dream in textiles?
Read MoreA few of you asked about the changes KDD has made to the way we use big tech and social media – and about where to begin when considering making similar changes. As a starting point, I would suggest reading Shoshana Zuboff’s The Rise of Surveillance Capitalism, which I read back in the middle of…
Read MoreAs the first copies of our 10 Years in the Making book arrived in the KDD warehouse yesterday, I thought (not for the first time) about what a very weird year it has been. We published four brand new titles . . . . . .and created 23 new patterns – the majority of which…
Read MoreIt is that time of year in Scotland when the clocks are about to “go back” (when our time reverts to GMT, rather than BST). My bipolar has always had seasonal triggers (generally in very early spring, and then following the autumn equinox) and for me, as for so many other people, this time of…
Read MoreToday I thought I’d share with you the introductory words I wrote for People MAKE Glasgow . For me – a former eighteenth-century specialist – the connections between Glasgow’s eighteenth-century past and its twenty-first century present have always been apparent, and I really enjoyed having the opportunity to write about those connections here. People MAKE…
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