Currently Craving: A Hobby

Oxfordshire: The Key to More Sustainable Energy

When I saw the cover to Close Knit, it struck me that this is precisely what I crave this month: the chance to learn/improve my skills; a more sustainable approach to style (the rate I knit those scrunchies will be the ultimate slow fashion accessory); something I can do by candlelight if the threatened power outages become a reality; a money-saving hobby. The list goes on and on but what really makes me excited about this book are the dynamic designs by ‘Europe’s hippest textile designer’, the very Insta-friendly, Lærke Bagger.

I want every single one of these creations so may just have to enlist the skills of my mother-in-law if I want that fabulous coat any time before Christmas.

Close Knit: 15 Patterns and 45 Techniques from Beginner to Advanced by Lærke Bagger is published by Prestel

£25 uk.bookshop.org

Modern Artisan

A World of Craft Tradition and Innovation

Artisanal crafts are having a renaissance thanks to our growing preferences for fair-trade practices, an urgent call to protect the planet, and a renewed respect for the quality and durability of handmade objects.

Clay Brown Julie Rodrigues Rosalind Holley Lucy Muigai. Photo Credit Mykola Romanovskyy min lfihky

Wed 16 Oct 2024

Louder Than Words Festival

In September, the largest-ever gathering of B Corps took place at the inaugural Than Words Festival in Oxford. The organisers' aim was to harness the power of people using business as a force for good, put ideas into action and tackle the issues that matter.

Mon 14 Oct 2024

Marilyn Monroe

A New Exhibition

This October a new exhibition will showcase 250 historic objects from the largest private collection of ‘Marilyn-bilia’ in the world. Offering a rare and unprecedented glimpse into the private world of Marilyn Monroe, the exhibition opens for a limited run at Arches London Bridge this October.

Fri 4 Oct 2024

Inspired by The Ashmolean’s Animals

This autumn, a limited-edition hand-printed book by Artweeks artist Deb Sutcliffe, Animals in Antiquity, promises a series of stunning linocuts each derived from sketches of striking sculptures and painted ceramics in the collections of Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum.