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Dundee Contemporary Arts @dcadundee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Last chance to become a DCA Young Filmmaker! The deadline is approaching to apply for our free Stop Motion Animation Week in October. This five day programme is designed for teens aged 15 to 18 who want to learn stop motion animation skills and work together to create a finished animation.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Have you picked up a copy of the latest 99 Things to See and Do in Dundee guide? 📖 Back for 2026, @creativedundee.bsky.social's crowd-sourced, pocket-sized guide to Dundee includes highlights across nature, play, creativity and more!

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Biome Collective @biomecollective.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Open call: Creative Producer Meet-up Do you make creative work happen? Join a small cohort for six informal sessions on creative practice, collaboration, projects, business, funding and more. Sep to Nov. Dundee + online options. Apply by noon, 23 Sep: arcadiadundee.com

A stylised poster showing lots of hands doing lots of things like working, gaming or writing to demonstrate multi skilled people with the following words - Arcadia presents Creative Producer Meet-up with logos of Biome Collective, UNESCO City of Design Dundee and Creative Dundee.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

OPEN CALL: Dundee’s Designer Christmas Trees 📣 🎄 3 bespoke ‘Christmas Trees’ by local designers or creative practitioners ♻️ To be created from reused or recycled materials + utilise multiples of an object 💷 A £2,200 award for each design 🗓️ Applications close on 12pm on Monday 28th September 👇

Open call for Dundee’s Designer Christmas Trees 2026 — two people beside a wooden sculptural tree in a city centre.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It's time for a new Object of the Month at Central Library, from across our Cities of Design Network 🪟 🌾 Harakeke Bag 📍 Whanganui, New Zealand Created by Māori designer and maker Matthew McIntyre Wilson using harakeke, a large evergreen plant native to New Zealand and found here in Dundee 🌿

Hand with gold mesh watch holding the top of a square woven straw basket bag against a pale wall.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Textile Legacies resident, Hannah Sabapathy delivered a fascinating talk in Dundee back in May, where she reflected on her time in Whanganui, New Zealand and shared her practice 🌿 This talk is now available to watch in full over on our YouTube channel:

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Bad Specimens: Cuttings and Swatches in Aotearoa Archives

Join UNESCO City of Design Dundee for this presentation from Textil...

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Congratulations to local maker, Camillo Atlas who has been appointed to create bespoke prizes for the bands and artists being recognised at this year's SAY Award Ceremony on Thursday 5 November at Caird Hall Dundee 👏 cityofdesigndundee.com/camilloatlas...

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Camillo Atlas: Appointed Maker for 2026 SAY Award Design Commission - Design Dundee

PRESS RELEASE, 11th August 2026 Camillo Atlas: Appointed Maker for 2026 SAY Award Design Commission As part of the Scottish Album of the Award’s (SAY) host ...

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

SUBIMIT YOUR TRINKETS TO BE FEATURED ON UNION STREET 🔑🥛 For the final stage of the Union Street Transformation Project, we are asking people from across Dundee to contribute a small object or trinket that tells a story about a connection to Union Street Find out more 🔗 tinyurl.com/auds4ay8

Two hands holding a small round beige dish with metal parts on a terrazzo tabletop.

Brass threaded ring, two metal plates and small screws scattered on a terrazzo tabletop.

Hands placing a rectangular terracotta tile on a terrazzo tabletop beside a small stone dish and a brass threaded ring.

Terrazzo tabletop with brown and black stone chips, a small gold inlay ring, and a ribbed clear glass of water at top left.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

For August, our Object of the Month has been selected by our Career Ready intern, Daisy-belle ❤️ 🧣 World Cup Scarf (2026) 📍 Dundee, Scotland Commissioned by @vadundee.bsky.social, and co-designed by printmaker Aoife Cawley and pupils from Rockwell Learning Centre 🦄

Three smiling fans on stadium steps holding colorful scarves, one reading "Think Again."

Person cheering, holding up a blue scarf reading "THINK AGAIN" beside a waterfront and stepped concrete building.

Young woman standing by a railing wearing a colorful unicorn scarf and blue eyeliner, modern building facade behind

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

In May, Dundee based maker, Rhona Jack and Lebanese animator, Romy Matar created a collaborative mural at Kirk Lane footpath in Dundee's City Centre, titled Overlapping at the Seams 🖌️ 🔗 You can read more about this collaboration here: cityofdesigndundee.com/projects/bei…

Woman speaking into a microphone by a colourful mural while a small crowd, some with umbrellas, listens on a rainy day.

Seven smiling adults standing arm-in-arm indoors by a potted tree and a decorated window.

Four smiling adults standing together on grass in front of a colourful painted mural wall.

Curved concrete wall painted with a colourful abstract geometric mural beside a park path and grass under a tree.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Design and Disability at V&A Dundee 💞 The landmark exhibition that centres disability as an identity and culture through design continues at @vadundee.bsky.social! 🗓️ Friday 5 June - Sunday 4 October 2026 🎟️ Admission FREE 📸 Photography by @grantandersondotme.bsky.social.

Banner reading "Disabled People Fightback — Nothing About Us Without Us" above a bench; two visitors, one using a wheelchair.

Two people chat by a blue exhibit wall with a mounted bicycle and orange benches; one person stands with a cane.

Woman in white tee viewing architectural models in blue-walled gallery; two visitors chat in background, one with cane.

White lace bridal gown on a mannequin in a pink exhibition space, a man in a wheelchair looks at the display.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

⏱️ You have until midnight on Wed (22nd July) to submit your expression of interest for this year's SAY Award design commission! We'd like to hear about proposed materials, concepts of what an 'award' could be and how they will celebrate music and design 🎵 🔗 www.sayaward.com/designcommis...

Woman holding a textured green-and-clear glass sculpture against a beige background.

Smiling man and woman standing behind a table, each holding handcrafted layered wooden sculptures against a dark background.

Two smiling men holding a blue-and-white patterned plate and a colourful vase with a sunflower

Bearded man in a green jacket holding a vertical stack of rounded white stones, standing by yellow-and-black striped pillars.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

It’s time for a new Object of the Month! Utilising our window space at Central Library we display a different design object every month from across the Cities of Design Network 🪟 Our July object is: 🎴 Quality Toolkit 📍 Montréal, Canada

Two hands fanning colourful illustrated playing cards on a white background.

Fanned colourful cards titled 'Design Montreal Quality Toolkit' with prompts on design, architecture, urban resilience.

Stylised red-and-grey city scene showing groups of pedestrians, a person with a small dog, and abstract buildings.

Magenta-framed "Object of the Month" window revealing a display with small colourful objects, and desks and chairs through the window.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Do you have an idea for Dundee Design Festival 2027? Or a venue that could host a project? As we plan the DDF 2027 programme, we're keen to hear from anyone who's interested in connecting with us. 💬 To organise a chat, please email Lizzie Day on elizabeth.day@leisureandculturedundee.com

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This morning @vadundee.bsky.social have announced that they will be the first venue to host V&A's David Bowie: On Tour 💫 😍 Coming to Dundee in November! This exhibition will be the first time highlights from David Bowie’s archive have been shared on this scale outside London - don't miss out! ⭐

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Due to popular demand, BOOKENDS has been extended until Thursday 9th July at Central Library! 📚 Make sure to drop-in and visit for free! 🤩 📍Level 1, Central Library, The Wellgate 🕐 Mon, Tues, Thurs + Fri: 9am - 8pm Wed: 10am - 8pm, Sat: 9.30am - 5pm Sun: Closed 📸 Photography by Lydia Smith.

Two bookends on a wooden table: layered natural wood (left) and marbled blue plastic (right), 'BOOKENDS' sign blurred behind.

Man viewing ceramic sculptures on wooden A-frame shelves in a gallery with large "BOOKENDS" text on the wall.

Small green paper mache figure holding a pink magnifying glass ring in front of its face

Hands taking a green-covered brochure from a stack on a wooden stand marked "Free exhibition brochure."

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

In conversation with Jane Petrie 🎭 Join Leisure & Culture Dundee's Anna Day tomorrow evening as she sits down with renowned costume designer Jane Petrie! 📍 The McManus 🗓️ Tuesday 23 June, 6:30pm 🎟️ £10: tinyurl.com/ytkftn8t 📸 Photography by @grantandersondotme.bsky.social

Person smiling in round glasses and striped sweater in a museum beside a red Victorian dress and a Suffragette poster

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

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 💭

Person in a striped shirt leaning on wooden display shelves in a gallery beneath large BOOKENDS wall text with sculptures.

Person in a striped shirt holding two textured white stone sculptures threaded with wooden dowels on a wooden table.

Gallery with wooden A-frame racks displaying small sculptures and ceramic objects on a pale wood floor.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

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

Gallery exhibit with metal mesh display with table and chairs, a wall map of Scotland and a V&A Design for Scotland poster.

Three people around a table with a tiered wooden model, smiling and laughing during a design discussion.

Two hands holding purple cards over a wooden tabletop, one labeled Education and a small How to Play instruction card.

Colourful wall posters promoting design for technology, fashion, textiles and health, including a photo of surgeons.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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: dundeebookfestival.com/product/erin…

Dundee Book Festival poster with an image of a brown haired woman standing against a mural. The poster details: Erin Farley, Lighthouse Lives talk, Sun 21 Jun 10am, Steps Theatre, £5

Person holding a book titled "Lighthouse Lives" at sea with a distant lighthouse visible on the horizon.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

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 🌊

Woman in white shirt wearing a colorful headscarf and floral earring, looking right among purple and yellow wildflowers.

Person hidden behind tall dark beach towel with colorful geometric and floral patterns, sandy beach and seaside houses behind.

Two young men in colorful patterned sweatshirts and scarves by a graffiti-covered brick wall, one sitting on wooden pallets.

Playful colorful collage of geometric shapes and icons, including Big Ben, cars, buildings, stars and hearts, on a cream background.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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.

Meeting room with wooden table and red chairs, windows overlooking a river; pink window decal reading "Design lives here."

Concrete Dundee university building with blue shield crest; white circle and arrow highlight a third-floor window.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

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

Hand holding "Vennels: Perth's Little Streets" brochure with two figures walking on a pink-brick alley; stone building in background.

Person with long blonde hair in black clothing stands in a museum doorway, looking toward colorful exhibit panels.

Person seen from behind walking along a corridor beside a colorful mural depicting a ship, rope knots and sailing scenes.

Stone relief of a market stall: vendor, hanging meats, basket of produce, dog, chickens and cat on blue background.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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: tinyurl.com/2vwmsy2c

Person with teal glasses by colorful thread spools; Dundee Book Festival promoting a weaving talk Fri 19 Jun, 2:30pm

Book cover and woven samples in green and lavender showing double-cloth patterns, with weaving shuttles and threads.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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.

Two striped wooden half-cylinders with cork-textured tops on copper bases, set on a white table.

Two green-and-pink abstract figurative sculptures on a white pedestal in a gallery.

Two textured, stacked stone-like sculptures pierced by wooden rods on a white pedestal against a gray concrete wall.

White pedestal holding two wedge sculptures: a natural wood wavy block and a blue marbled resin block.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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 🍊

Hands holding black-and-white fabric printed with jar illustrations; person in a striped shirt with a ring and pastel wristwatch.

Black-and-white repeating pattern of jam jars labeled "Dundee Marmalade" over plaid, striped and dotted backgrounds.

Folded black-and-white tea towels with a teal band labeled Dundee Marmalade Tea Towel, featuring a jar illustration.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Last Friday we were excited to preview @dundee.ac.uk DJCAD Degree Show featuring the work of over 400 students! With a huge range of inspiring work on display, don't miss out on its final weekend! ⌛ 📍 DJCAD, 13 Perth Road 🗓️ Sat 30 May, 10:00 - 20:00 + Sun 31 May 10:00 - 16:00 🎟️ FREE, Drop-in

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

We are delighted that Dundee Design Festival has secured funding from @creativescots.bsky.social Expanded Festival Fund to return in 2027! 🥳 🔗 Read more about the fund + each of the successful festivals across Scotland here: bit.ly/4dT5EiA

Woman kneeling with young child, both smiling and waving in front of a sign reading "Dundee Design Festival".

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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

From Dundee to Alexandria, SHHE continues her musical explorations of water on new record Thalassa Ahead of very special shows at Dundee's Bonar Hall and @thequeenshall.bsky.social, we catch up with SHHE www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interv... #newmusicfriday

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Spotlight On... SHHE - The Skinny

Following the release of her latest album, THALASSA, and ahead of two quadraphonic shows celebrating its release, we catch up with sound artist and producer SHHE.

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Creative Dundee @creativedundee.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Exciting news! We've joined with Agency of None, Biome Collective, Bit Loom, tialt & Very Evil Demons to launch a new collaborative workspace! We're excited about what Hapworks_Studios can demonstrate for collective, visible creative infrastructure in Dundee & hope to welcome you to the space soon:

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How flooding and rising rents forced Dundee's creative firms to open new hub

Six of the city's top creative companies now work in a shared office space.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

SHHE at Bonar Hall 📡 📍 Bonar Hall Park Place 📆 Thursday 28 May, 7:30-10pm 🎟️ £13-20, concession prices for artworkers 🔗 tinyurl.com/29fdra4v To celebrate the release of their new album THALASSA, Dundee-based SHHE presents a special hometown show performing live in quadraphonic.

Close-up portrait against red background of SHHE; white "shhe" is painted across the hairline; poster noted gig date "28th May" and location "Bonar Hall, Dundee".

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

GTMO 441: Games, Detention, Power 🕹 Join @biomecollective.bsky.social and @abertayuni.bsky.social for this public sharing of experimental playable media shaped by the lived experience of Mansoor Adayfi. 📍 Abertay University 🗓 Thursday 28 May, 5-8pm 🔗 events.humanitix.com/gtmo-441

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GTMO 441: Games, Detention, Power

Public sharing from a week-long residency developing a video game based on the lived experience of Mansoor Adayfi, detained without charge at Guantánamo Bay.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

1/3 🖌️ We recently welcomed back project partner, Ahla Fawda for the launch of Overlapping at the Seams. Founder, Imane Assaf also spent time with local orgs @biomecollective.bsky.social @creativedundee.bsky.social @scrapantics.bsky.social MAXwell centre + Transition Dundee in a cultural exchange 💬

Woman speaking into a microphone by a colorful mural on a grassy verge, holding a red bag and an open notebook.

Two women at a workshop table examining colorful printed fabric pieces, with shelves of folded textiles behind them.

Two women tending trays of seedlings inside a plastic-roofed greenhouse, with shelves of pots and a hanging planter overhead.

Two women smiling and talking at a table in a colorful community room with a play and family mural behind them.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

In-conversation with Hannah Sabapathy 💬 📍Steps Theatre, Central Library 📆 Wednesday 27 May, 6-7pm 🎟️ FREE: tinyurl.com/2r9epdd2 ⭐ Part of Dundee Month of Design Hannah Sabapathy is a Dundee-based designer who interrogates the power dynamics behind South Asian and British textile history 🌿

Woman seated on tall stool speaking into a microphone on stage under a projected slide, audience blurred in foreground.

Two rolled fabrics: left with black diagonal stripes in panels; right textured beige with a faded rust band.

Woman seated on a stool speaking into a handheld microphone, gesturing with one hand beside a small table.

Herbarium sheet (Stewart Island Museum) with dried Phormium flax leaves and dark flower stalk and handwritten label.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

WRITING COMMISSION ✏️ As part of 'A Poet in Every Port', Dundee Book Festival are commissioning a new poem celebrating creativity and innovation ❤️ 🗓️ Applications due 5pm, Friday 22 May 💷 £600 set fee 📍 Applicants must have a strong connection to Dundee 🔗 tinyurl.com/2de96jmu

Hands applying tape to assemble a floral-themed collage on paper with dried flowers, a daisy, and small photo cutouts.

Colorful signboard reading A Poet in Every Port — National Poetry Library on tour, May–Sept 2026, Southbank Centre

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

OVERLAPPING AT THE SEAMS 🖌️ The new mural by Rhona Jack and Romy Matar has now launched! This project has been supported by the British Council's Momentum Follow-up Fund and is a collaboration between, UNESCO City of Design Dundee, Open/Close Dundee and Ahla Fawda. 📸 Photography by Ben Douglas.

Curving paved path beside grass and a long colorful abstract mural on a wall, with a church clock tower and trees behind.

Textured painted wall with blue, yellow and dark green stripes and torn paper pieces, one showing partial 'Colour Mix' text.

Colorful geometric mural on a block wall along a shaded walkway, with tree shadows and grass.

Two people wearing sunglasses stand by a colorful mural; one arms-crossed in a gray hoodie, the other in a green sweatshirt.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Dundee Book Festival returns for its second year! 🎉 📍Events across Central Library + The McManus 🗓️ 19-21 June 2026 🎟️ £0-10: tinyurl.com/2kyesw3b 📸 Mike Stirling, Director of Mischief at Beano.

Smiling man in striped sweater holds a Beano comic and a sign calling Dundee Beano's home beside a book festival poster.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Following today's mural launch, join us for an informal talk by Imane Assaf, Founder of Ahla Fawda. There will also be the chance to buy their products to support their ongoing fundraising efforts 🌍 📍 @scrapantics.bsky.social Community Space ⏱️ TODAY, 5-7pm 🎟️ FREE: tinyurl.com/2vmtmz6p

Amber glass tumblers on a wooden dining table set with plates and napkins, blurred vase of tulips and a tall candle behind.

Amber glass tumbler on a wooden dining table, shallow depth of field with blurred glasses and warm sunlight.

Smiling woman with glasses perched on her head, wearing a dark sweater and turtleneck, head tilted.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Join Textile Legacies resident Hannah Sabapathy for a talk about her learnings from Whanganui, NZ, including research into tapa cloth, harakeke and "bad specimens" 🌿 📍Steps Theatre, Central Library 📆 Wed 27 May, 6-7pm 🎟️ FREE: tinyurl.com/2r9epdd2 ⭐ Part of Dundee Month of Design

Woman standing in an industrial space, neutral expression, wearing mustard cardigan, rust tank top and blue skirt, hands clasped.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

MURAL LAUNCH🖌️ Join us for the launch of a new collaborative mural, designed by Lebanese animator Romy Matar, and Dundee-based maker Rhona Jack_ ⬇️ 📍 King Street/Kirk Lane Footpath ⏱️ Thursday 14 May, 4-5pm 🎟️ FREE: tinyurl.com/4pnwuyt5 ⭐ Part of Dundee Month of Design

Roller on pole applying white textured paint to a rough stucco wall, showing painted and darker unpainted area.

Hand holding black marker tracing simple pencil sketches on taped tracing paper, green Stabilo highlighter nearby.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

SPRING MEET-UP 🌼 We're back with another relaxed, in-person meetup - join us for some networking, complimentary refreshments, and the chance to tour Meadow Mill! 📍 Wasps Studios, Meadow Mill ⏱️ Wednesday 20 May, 4-6pm 🎟️ FREE: tinyurl.com/2sbczh2v ⭐Part of Dundee Month of Design

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We're so excited to announce a new collaborative mural, designed by Lebanese animator Romy Matar and Dundee-based maker Rhona Jack, will soon be installed in Dundee City Centre! 🌍 ❤️ This is a collaborative project produced with Open/Close Dundee and Ahla Fawda, supported by the British Council.

Smiling person wearing sunglasses and a yellow-flower wreath, blue T-shirt, standing in a sunny green garden

Abstract fabric panels in beige, tan and olive joined by black running stitches forming scalloped seams.

Colorful stylized portrait of a young woman with hoop earrings and a hair bun writing in a notebook.

Illustration of two abstract figures sitting in a subway car. One with dark hair and striped pants, holding a phone. The other with red hair, wearing a green jacket.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Our May Object of the Month is: 👜 Water Hyacinth Woven Bag (2024) 📍Chiang Rai, Thailand This bag is designed by the team behind Modaloom, a fashion brand focused on sharing Thai heritage through contemporary design, and woven with water hyacinth. ⭐ Part of Dundee Month of Design

Hand holding a woven straw half-moon handbag with red patterned-wrapped handles against purple leafy backdrop

Woven straw bag handle wrapped and tied with red geometric ribbon bow against purple foliage.

Woven straw handbag with round handles wrapped in red geometric scarf tied in a bow, hand holding the top.

Woven straw handbag with a colorful patterned scarf tied to its handle, displayed behind glass beneath an "Object of the Month" sign.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

30 days of Textile Legacies 🧶 Māori designer Matthew McIntyre Wilson has spent the last few days of his residency exploring museum collections, visiting local designers, and researching alternative weaving methods for harakeke 🌿 Find out more 🔗 tinyurl.com/yjnhteuk

Hands using a folding knife to scrape long flax-like leaves into thin white fibers across a rock, plants in background.

Woven beige wall hanging with purple letters spelling "weave" and fringe, hanging beside craft shelves and a curtain

Two people examine a woven harakeke cloak in an archive; one in a yellow jacket, the other leaning over with a phone.

Person in overalls arranging long dry grasses on a table outdoors beside a stone building.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

DUNDEE MONTH OF DESIGN GUIDE HAS LAUNCHED! ⭐💛🌼 You can now find our printed guides, showcasing events across the month of May, at @vadundee.bsky.social, @abertayuni.bsky.social, The McManus, DJCAD and more! Find out more + view the full programme🔗 tinyurl.com/skpp5vjy

Hand holding a gray and yellow Dundee Month of Design 2026 brochure against a colorful graffiti wall.

Hand holding open booklet with yellow exhibition page and black-and-white runway photo against green shrubs with white blooms

Open event brochure with yellow brush-stroke graphics and listings, held open by a hand on a speckled countertop.

Hand holds a brochure reading "Dundee Month of Design 2026" in front of a Central Library sign on a brick wall.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Designer Matthew McIntyre Wilson has been visiting Māori collections in Dublin and Glasgow, learning traditional European flax spinning techniques, exploring Pictish stone sites in Angus and Perthshire, and sharing some of his weaving knowledge🌿 Find out more 🔗 tinyurl.com/yjnhteuk

Four smiling adults in winter coats posing around a mossy standing stone with spiral carvings under a cloudy sky

Two hands weaving pale green plant fibers at a table, with glasses, a coffee mug, and an eyeglass case nearby.

Woman demonstrates spinning wool on a drop spindle as a man watches inside a thatched wooden hut.

Worn O.H.M.S. tag with handwritten address mentioning Dublin, tied to a brown patterned woven textile.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

2 weeks to go! 💛⭐🌼 We'll be celebrating Dundee Month of Design throughout May, spotlighting events, workshops, talks and more. View the programme 🔗 cityofdesigndundee.com/dundee-month… 📸 KT New Jewellery, photography by JillyJilly Studio.

Three people in aprons lean over a workbench, examining small metal pieces and tools in a sunlit, plant-filled workshop.

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Join illustrator Laura Darling for a playful drawing workshop inspired by The McManus' new temporary exhibition 'Curtain Call: Costumes from Stage to Screen' 🎭 📍The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum 📆 Monday 20 April, 5:30-7:30pm 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdfsdfxe

Eight people in teal tartan kilts skipping and dancing, arms raised, diverse skin tones and hairstyles.

Smiling woman with glasses drawing a colorful landscape with colored pencils on a table, viewed from above.

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