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Scottish Design Icons: Christopher Kane
The sibling harmony behind the empowering fashion brand
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Made in Scotland: designing the Queen Mary
Find out more about the role Scotland played in the construction and design of the nation's favourite ship
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Scottish Design Relay: legacy in the making
How do you distil a six month national project into a focused exhibition?
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Make Works: Donna Wilson
Scottish textile designer Donna Wilson discusses the inspiration and process behind or Selkies
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Beyond the glamour: propaganda and ocean liners
From poverty to colonialism, explore a darker side of ocean travel
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Scottish Design Icons: Dounreay
The Dounreay Nuclear Reactor was the world’s first fast nuclear reactor to supply energy to a national grid
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Make Works: DC Thomson
Telling the stories behind our exclusive retail collaborations
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VADvent 2018: creating a Christmas mural
An insight into the design of our beautiful, festive Instagram illustration
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Scottish Design Icons: Basil Spence
Work that makes you a household name isn't always safe from criticism
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Make Works: Edward Smith
Telling the stories behind our exclusive retail collaborations
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Q&A with Maeve Redmond
Designer Maeve Redmond explores how her compelling graphic design piece came together
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Scottish Design Icons: Pringle knitwear
The pioneering technological innovation of Pringle
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Lusitania and the First World War
To commemorate the centenary of the First World War, we explore how the ocean liner Lusitania was both created and destroyed by war
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ST.MARTiiNS: matching music with cover art
How creative collaboration inspires Dundee duo ST.MARTiiNS
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Scottish Design Icons: Lemmings
One of the the most successful video games in the world was born in Dundee
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Star Wars: Attack of the Clothes
How costumes in a cinematic universe were inspired by vintage Paisley
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Speedo: breaking records and taboos
The Racerback swimsuit made quite a splash in the 1920s
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Hand wash only: caring for Ayrshire needlework
Embroiderers stitched unique designs on a microscopic scale
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Scottish Design Galleries: a beginner's guide
Our Scottish Design Galleries will explore Scotland’s unique design landscape, both historically and today
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