Plymouth University researcher Polly Macpherson, Associate Professor in 3D design, has given a keynote presentation as part of the first International Crafts Week in China. Polly presented at the International Conference of Innovative Traditional Crafts at Hangzhou Creative Design Centre explaining the need to marry traditional craft/designing and making with modern innovation, and joined a… Continue reading Polly Macpherson gives international keynote presentation
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Polly Macpherson featured on BBC Radio Four
Polly Macpherson, Associate Professor in 3D Design, has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour to discuss the ‘other’ category of show’s upcoming craft prize. Polly is one of the category’s judges and describes the diverse range of entries received, including mosaic, paper, basketry, leather and various new materials. The Woman’s Hour Craft Prize 2017… Continue reading Polly Macpherson featured on BBC Radio Four
Plymouth University Researcher to judge Woman’s Hour Craft Prize
Polly Macpherson, who is an Associate Professor in 3D Design at Plymouth University, has been invited to be a judge in The Woman’s Hour Craft Prize 2017. The Woman’s Hour Craft Prize is an initiative between the BBC, Crafts Council and V&A to find and celebrate the most innovative and exciting WOMEN craft practitioner/s and designer-maker/s… Continue reading Plymouth University Researcher to judge Woman’s Hour Craft Prize
Journeys and Transmission – The Land/Water symposium (16-17 June 2016)
Thursday 16 and Friday 17 June 2016 Roland Levinsky Building and Scott Building, Plymouth University The Land/Water 2016 symposium, Journeys and Transmission, explores contemporary concerns about our relationship to the world. Following the journeys we make as artists and researchers to acquire knowledge and to share an understanding of what it is to be human… Continue reading Journeys and Transmission – The Land/Water symposium (16-17 June 2016)