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Questions & Answers / Christopher Breward
“I’ve always been a closet Ivor Novello fan, ‘We’ll Gather Lilacs’ has both a seasonal and epochal relevance right now!’ DES speaks to Christopher Breward, newly-appointed director of the National Museums Scotland.
Spring 2020
Scotianavian Project: Northern Grace
Rachel Simmonds explores the common currency of Scottish and Scandinavian architecture, looking at the work of Reima & Railia Pietila and Basil Spence.
Spring 2020
Questions & Answers / Peter Holmes
‘When I say I am an upholsterer, I often get a blank expression. You can see people turning the word over in their head, slightly puzzled. It’s funny, every day most of us sit on upholstered furniture’. Proud upholsterer, Peter Holmes discusses firm favourites, collaboration & Pilates. Spring 2020
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