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When someone thinks of the University of Portsmouth, it is hard not to think of “Corporate Purple”, a fundamental feature of our visual identity and a colour with cultural and psychological associations with luxury, creativity and dignity. Perhaps surprisingly, purple pigments, relatively rare in …
I’ve chosen this week’s book from our fashion and textiles collection, Indian Textiles by John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard, in anticipation of my trip to the V&A tomorrow to see The Fabric of India exhibition. The book examines the long history …
How exciting, June’s new word list from the Oxford English Dictionary includes ‘Yarn bomb’. Does this mean that yarn bombing is no longer rebellious, under-ground and subversive, brightening an often grey and beige cityscape with a riot of colour and texture? …
