Art & design
Mightier than the sword
The pen of Vin Deighan, aka artist Frank Quitely, is triumphing in the resurgent world of superheroes and comics at…
I love this: Tower Mill Heart of Hawick
Tower Mill, formerly a spinning mill, once served the flourishing textile industry of Hawick. It was the river system…
Behind closed doors: Wedgwood
Traditional craftsmanship combines with cutting-edge design in the china manufacturer’s collaboration with Lee Broom…
By joining forces and pooling resources, the four women behind Collect Scotland have put printed textiles – and their talented makers – firmly centre stage
The textiles scene in Scotland is big business. We may no longer manufacture on anything like the same scale as in the…
Design Archives: Lucienne Day 1917-2010
Lucienne Day, one of the greatest talents of 20th-century textile design is being celebrated throughout 2017, the…
Art Words by Stephen Bird
My maternal grandmother, Margaret Rose Magness, lived in a beautiful ivy-clad, red-brick cottage just off the main road…
This life – Doshi Levien
The boundary between home and work has been erased for these two extraordinary designers, and they couldn’t be…
Powerful photographs of women doing ordinary things by Franki Raffles
Franki Raffles’ photographs of ‘ordinary women doing everyday tasks’ make a powerful, enduring…
Art Words by Sophie Morrish
Sophie Morrish studied at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art. She moved to Scotland in the…
Behind closed doors: East End Press
An old factory in Bridgeton is inspiring Glasgow printmaker Ellie Hodesdon to produce her best work yet When Ellie…
This life: Janice Kirkpatrick and Ross Hunter
The couple behind the design consultancy Graven have found fresh inspiration at their Ayrshire farmhouse “Everyone is…
Behind closed doors: Trakke
It makes its award-winning bags by hand in time-honoured fashion using all-British materials. But this Glasgow design…
Design Special – Utility rooms
An old-fashioned luxury still finds its place in the contemporary home Think about the most relaxing place in your…
Royal Yacht Britannia
There are commissions, and then there are commissions. Ask any designer, maker, artist: being commissioned to undertake…