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Dr Josie Barnard: Writing with Objects
Dr Josie Barnard on the benefits of museum objects as a starting point for writing. [Video]
Sash Guna: “Days Gone By”
A charming love story by Middlesex Creative Writing Student Sash Guna, inspired by a Silver Studio design
Dr Jill Stewart: A housing and health perspective on MoDA’s collections
Dr Jill Stewart of Middlesex University talks about her use of MoDA's collections in her teaching and research. [Video]
Jamie Burnett: Grabbed by a biscuit tin
On how a tattered tin captured one of the most significant periods in British history, and grabbed my utmost attention
Cecilia Hughes: Katagami Stencils
Staring at the stencil, layers of a mind-warping visual unfold. The katagami cutout, housed in the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture (MODA), at first glance seems an abstract optical illusion, its two-toned linear patterns almost moving on the surface. On closer observation, individual sparrows, each unique, emerge from the background. This Japanese stencil dates […]
Anders Myrset: Banknotes from a desperate period
Three banknotes. Three snippets of paper. Three different prints, but with a single purpose: exchanging goods. A form of unofficial currency produced in Weimar Germany in response to the hyperinflation of the 1920s. A collection of sixty German bank notes, or ‘notgeld’, from that troubled era are held by Middlesex University’s MoDA (Museum of Domestic […]
Caroline Collinge: ‘Waves’ dance performance film
Designer-maker Caroline Collinge was one of the participants in our Katagami in Practice project. Inspired by Japanese paper stencils used within traditional textile printing of kimonos, Caroline’s film Waves draws on the rich textile culture of Japan and the traditional art of paper folding ‘origami’. The title of the piece was suggested by the water and wave […]
Sarah Kadrnka: illustrations with watercolour
Sarah Kadrnka, a BA Illustration student, chose two watercolours by Silver Studio designer, Winifred Mold, as the theme of her video. “I chose my objects because I really loved the composition and style of the pieces. Being an avid watercolour user myself, I was drawn to Winifred Mold’s pieces. I found this project fun. I enjoyed […]
Sofia Picciuto: “Old King Cole”
Sofia Picciuto, Illustration student at Middlesex University, was inspired by a nursery rhyme [Video].