- Synthetics
Skip to: Timeline / Fibre info / Burn test / Finishing treatments / Sources The biggest revolution to take place in fashion was not one… Read more: Synthetics - When the penny drops
Do you remember the elaborate charity collection tubs that would stand near the checkouts in most supermarkets? What fun it was to watch mum’s change… Read more: When the penny drops - Born from the sea
As The Collector’s Companion enters its thirtieth year, we thought we’d mark our pearl anniversary by taking a look at some. Such is the history… Read more: Born from the sea - Scenes of Japan
Utagawa Hiroshige was a prolific travel blogger who was also a success in the world of fast-fashion, with somewhere between 600 and 1000 designs for… Read more: Scenes of Japan - In plentiful supply
You may be familiar with artist Ai Weiwei from the sea of 100 million hand-painted porcelain sunflower seed husks in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, his… Read more: In plentiful supply - Drinking games
I know of a person who would amuse himself by piercing a hole in someone’s can of Coke, causing an annoying dribble when they tipped… Read more: Drinking games - Precious plastics
Back in the summer of 2022 (#106) we shared the paintings of artist Hermoine Burton. A keen amateur artist, her life’s works ended up discarded… Read more: Precious plastics - Profile Vics
With any new and exclusive technology, there inevitably comes the moment when it is seized upon by the masses and it becomes ordinary and everyday.… Read more: Profile Vics - Barbie
Ok, maybe we’re a bit late to this party and we’re all a bit sick of pink by now, but Barbie®: The Exhibition is still… Read more: Barbie - In the parlour
Maricourt is a Snakes & Ladders style board game, c1900, intended to be played by couples, but it can be played as individuals. Interestingly, the… Read more: In the parlour - More than meets the eye
On blogs scattered across the Internet there are tales told of the plucky and resourceful Victorian women who would fight off the unwanted attentions of… Read more: More than meets the eye - High tea / high fashion
Having profiled one 1920s tea set in this issue, we thought it would be nice to show another, very different set, from the same period.… Read more: High tea / high fashion
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