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Design for Scotland is a collaborative project exploring the development of a national design policy through research and engagement, led by V&A Dundee and funded by @creativescots.bsky.social Find out more here:

Our June Object of the Month is Louise Kirby's 'Dundee Delights Tea Towel' (2017) 🫖 Dundee Delights is an illustrated collection of products celebrating some of Dundee's delicious delicacies and iconic local places. This tea towel celebrates marmalade which was made in Dundee until 1992 🍊

BOOKENDS is now open at Central Library, ahead of Dundee Book Festival 2026 📚 📍Level 1, Central Library, The Wellgate 🗓️ Thursday 18 June - Sunday 21 June Every pair of bookends is unique, reflecting how each designer creates, thinks and designs differently 💭

Dundee Book Festival 2026 📚 Join Dundee-based storyteller Erin Farley and Alistair Heather for a deep-dive into the lives of lighthouse keepers 🔦 📍Steps Theatre, Central Library 🗓️ Sunday 21 June, 10-11am 🎟️ £5: https://dundeebookfestival.com/product/erin-farley-lighthouse-lives/

Design for Scotland Lab 🗺️ Visit @vadundee.bsky.social before the end of June to explore projects and stories that showcase Scotland's design economy. Play the role of 'Future Minister of Design', learn about the missions for creating a national design policy, and share your views. 💬 📸 Lydia Smith

We're delighted to share that Dundee-based print + textile designer Kate Scarlet Harvey has been selected for Scotland’s Creative Cities Living Heritage Residencies Programme! Kate will undertake a micro-residency at New Lanark, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the river Clyde, later this month 🌊

SPOTTED! 👀 Design Lives Here supporters Studio Ordinary have gone BIG, printing a massive version of our design mark for their studio window! Just look at that soft pink glow 🌸 💻 Design Lives Here identity and graphic design by Stein Design.

Vennels: Perth’s Little Streets 🏙️ This new exhibition developed in collaboration with Perth UNESCO City of Craft explores the fascinating past and present of the vennels, closes, alleys and lanes that have crisscrossed the city of Perth for centuries 🔨 📍 Perth Museum 🗓️ 29 May - 6 September 🎟️ FREE

We're excited to share that our 2024 exhibition BOOKENDS will be reshown for the first time at Dundee Book Festival this June! 📚 📍Central Library, The Wellgate 🗓️ Thursday 18 June - Sunday 21 June 📸 Photography by Reuben Paris.

Dundee Book Festival 2026 📚 Join Dundee-based designer Cally Booker in-conversation with Annie Marrs of @designdundee.bsky.social for an inspiring exploration of her new book, Designing and Weaving Double Cloth ➿ 📍Steps Theatre, Central Library 🗓️ 19 June, 2:30pm 🎟️ £5: https://tinyurl.com/2vwmsy2c

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