Stories

Stories
Stories
Telling the stories of design
Our words, pictures and videos explore design from unexpected perspectives, inspired by what we do and where we are.
Our free articles, interviews, podcasts, comics, and more aim to provide a deeper understanding of design for all.
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Featured articles
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Catwalk ambassadors
Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show celebrates over 100 years of catwalk history and we have so many incredible ambassadors representing the exhibition.
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V&A Dundee: As Seen on Screen
Take a look back at some of our favourite moments of V&A Dundee onscreen.
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We Took from Nature to Make this Charcoal – How Does it Feel?
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Nick Knight CBE – Homogenic by Bjork
We caught up with legendary image-maker Nick Knight CBE, who collaborated with Alexander McQueen and Bjork on the infamous cover for Bjorks's album, 'Homogenic'.
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A long way from home: the Paisley pattern and India
As part of our decolonisation series, we take a closer look at the paisley pattern. Suchitra reflects on her own experience in India and the Scottish involvement in the evolution of this iconic motif.
Podcasts
Listen to our talks, articles and interviews with designers that bring our stories to life.
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Garden Futures Podcast Series
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A Fragile Correspondence Podcast Series
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Young People's Collective Podcast: What the Hat?!
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Talking Tartan with Alan Cumming and Simon Sladen
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Ian Schrager, interviewed by Benji B
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Valentines: Women in the Workforce - Ishbel McLean
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Back to the 60s: an audio tour of Mary Quant
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What is Sewing Box for the Future?
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RIBA + VitrA Talk: Yasmeen Lari
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Material Narratives with Dean Brown
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Beyond the gift shop: Making Glasgow Womens Library
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In conversation with Atelier E.B
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Design as an Attitude with Alice Rawsthorn
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On Quant: Meredith More meets Heather Tilbury Phillips
Webcomics
These webcomics were created by University of Dundee’s Masters in Comics and Graphic Novels students. The whole class was commissioned to produce work and the project acted as a live brief for their Comics Production module.
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Webcomics: Amy Galloway
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Webcomics: Andrew Sztehlo
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Webcomics: Cecilia Lee
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Webcomics: Danny Barnfield
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Webcomics: Emma Canziani
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Webcomics: Emma Oosterhous
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Webcomics: Gabriele Zubauskaite
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Webcomics: Holly Fishman Crook
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Webcomics: Rayne Zaayman-Gallant
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Webcomics: Riky Christian
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Webcomics: Tony Holdsworth
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Webcomics: Vincent Bell-Robertson
Decolonisation
Through a collaborative research and writing process, we have made small but important changes to the narrative of the galleries, especially regarding Scotland’s role in building and maintaining the British Empire and the devastating impact of this on colonised people around the world.
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A long way from home: the Paisley pattern and India
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Paisley shawls in literature
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A "tasteless" history of the Paisley pattern
Decolonising Scotland's design history
Decolonising our galleries: An introduction
Latest Articles
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Garden Futures Podcast Series
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Next Level Nature
Experience a season of art and design shaped by the natural world!
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Catwalk ambassadors
Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show celebrates over 100 years of catwalk history and we have so many incredible ambassadors representing the exhibition.
article
V&A Dundee: As Seen on Screen
Take a look back at some of our favourite moments of V&A Dundee onscreen.
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