| February 2008 |
Dovecot Studios |
Infirmary Street Baths Project: updated images - artists impressions. |
Artist Impressions |
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| November 2007 |
Dovecot Studios |
In late November the Studios hosted a lunch for the Cutting Off Ceremony of a new tapestry taken from Vicky Crowe’s design entitled ‘Two Views’.... (61k) |
pdf copy of the Article with picture |
| November 2007 |
Dovecot Studios |
Rug raises £11,000 for Maggie’s Centre at Fire and Ice fundraising evening at Prestonfield Hotel.
The opportunity to design or transfer your child’s design into
a rug was recently auctioned at a charity dinner at Prestonfield Hotel
outside Edinburgh in November ’07. After some exciting
bidding the hammer finally went down at £11,000. We are
very proud to be able to support Maggies’ Centre. |
www.maggiescentres.org |
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| 2 August 2006 |
Edinburgh Evening News |
News article about Dovecot Studios plans to move
to Infirmary Street Baths – creating a permanent home for tapestry in Scotland (1Mb) |
pdf copy of the Article |
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| 19 January |
Country Life |
Giving pause for thought - 'Pause on the Landing' by Patrick Caulfield being hung in British Library (290k) |
pdf copy of the Article |
| May 2006 |
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Dodging and Weaving by Sue Prichard - pdf (564k) |
pdf copy of the Article |
| 18 January 2006 |
In the Know |
The director of Dovecot Studios, David Weir doesn't go as far as to say that he liked the product so much that he bought the company but the reality isn't that far removed... - pdf (724k) |
pdf copy of the Magazine |
| 18 January 2006 |
The Herald |
Patrick Caulfield design 'Pause on the Landing' is on display at the British Library from 19 January - pdf (533k) |
pdf copy of the Newspaper Article |
| 15 January 2006 |
Scotland on Sunday |
'Thread of Life' article by Sarah Harrison on Dovecot Studios - pdf (459k) |
pdf copy of the Newspaper Article |
| 19 December 2005 |
Evening News |
Rug design 'Edinburgh Skyline' recreated from a painting by Sophie Renton is on display at Holyrood - pdf (231k) |
pdf copy of the Newspaper Article |
| July to Sept 2005 |
G8 Conference - Gleneagles |
Humankind Tapestry displayed at G8 Conference (part of the Burrell Collection) 'Friends Preview - July to September', The Magazine of Glasgows Museums (page 3) - pdf (582k) |
pdf copy of the Magazine |
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Liz Rideal and Dovecot Studios - 'flying carpets and woven pixels' - pdf (140k) |
pdf
copy of the article
click
here for the pictures |
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Patrick Caulfield in the Making |
click
here for the pictures |
| Summer |
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Lothian Life 4 page article 'Magic Carpets and More' - pdf (530k) |
pdf
copy of the article |
| June 2005 |
Moscow Visit |
News article 'Huge success for Scottish Textiles in Moscow' - pdf (240k) |
pdf
copy of the article |
| 14 May 2005 |
Moscow Visit |
The Scotsman Newspaper article, 'Russia rolls out the red carpet' - pdf (220k) |
pdf
copy of the article |
| 6 May 2005 |
Moscow Visit |
British Embassy Newsletter Moscow - pdf (170k) |
pdf
copy of the article |
| April 2005 |
Moscow Visit |
Russian Design publications articles on Dovecot Studios - pdf (350k) |
pdf
copy of the article from Design News in Russian |
| April 2005 |
Moscow Visit |
Dovecot Studios to visit Moscow as part of 'Scottish Textiles Showcase' 19 - 20 April 2005 |
pdf
copy of the article from FrontLine in English |
| January 2005 |
Dovecote Studios |
Independent Newspaper article - pdf (200k) |
pdf
copy of the article |
| January 2005 |
Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
The international art fair for contemporary
objects
Presented by the British Crafts Council
12 - 17 January |
www.craftscouncil.org.uk/collect |
| July 2004 |
Dovecot Studios |
Royal visit to Dovecot Studios - pictures
of the Queen's visit |
click
here for the pictures |
| June 2004 |
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Scotsman Magazine article - pdf (380k) |
pdf copy of the article |
| 17th June 2004 |
Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh |
Ilustrated lecture about Dovecot |
www.scottishartsclub.co.uk |
| May 2004 |
Harvey Nichols, Edinburgh |
Dovecot Tapestry Retrospective.
Exhibition runs 10th May to 10th June 2004 |
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| 10th March 2004 |
Lunch time lecture |
Dovecot – fine art tapestry weaving
in the 21st Century |
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| January 2004 |
Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation, London |
'Red Card' designed by
Willie Rodger ARSA on loan for exhibition 'Urban Living'
– scenes from contemporary life. Exhibition runs 27th January-
3rd April 2004 |
www.flemingcollection.co.uk |
| January 2004 |
Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
'Night Divisions' new rug
designed by Barbara Rae RA. Exhibition runs 8th January – 4th
February |
www.scottish-gallery.co.uk |
| November 2003 |
David Weir lecture at Royal Glasgow
Institute of Fine Art |
Dovecot tapestry commissions 1912 to
date |
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| 4-31 August 2003 |
Dovecot Colour, a Working Exhibition |
To coincide with the Edinburgh International
Festival (9-25 August), the Edinburgh International Book Festival
(9-25 August) and the Edinburgh Fringe (3-25 August) -
'Dovecot
Colour, a Working Exhibition' featuring tapestries and rugs
recently completed with Alan Davie, Barbara Rae and John Bellany. |
www.edbookfest.co.uk
www.edfringe.com
www.edinburgh-galleries.co.uk
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25 – 29 June and
2 - 6 July |
Dovecot Studios at “Scotland
at the Smithsonian”. |
Dovecot is delighted to have been invited
to participate at the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington
DC, USA. More than 1 million visitors are expected to attend this
event on the National Mall, surrounded by the U.S. Capitol, the Washington
Monument and the Smithsonian museums. |
To learn more about the Smithsonian
Folklife Festival, visit www.folklife.si.edu. |
| June 2003 |
Save the Children Charity Ball |
Dovecot rug child’s design raises
£2,000 for charity event |
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| 21 March – 10 May |
Barbara Rae RA Travelog Exhibition
Glasgow Print Studio. |
Travels and residencies in France,
Ireland, Italy, Scotland and the USA have resulted in a rich resource
of drawings and sketches from which Barbara Rae has created vibrantly
colourful paintings, monotypes, editioned screenprints, etchings and
a tufted rug – the result of a collaboration with Dovecot Studios
master weaver Douglas Grierson |
www.gpsart.co.uk |
| November 2002 |
Caledonia magazine |
See the feature in Scotland's contemporary
lifestyle magazine. 'Material wealth'.
'If tapestry
seems old-fashioned to you, think again as David Weir takes over the
legendary Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, a company aiming to make one
of the oldest art forms a 21st-century trend. Ian Gale meets a man
of vision'. |
To visit Caledonia magazine website,
click here. |
| 19 November 2002 |
National Museums of Scotland |
Gala Dinner and Auction |
To visit the NMS website, click
here. |
November/
December
2002 |
Crafts magazine |
The latest issue of this bi-monthly
magazine of the Crafts Council includes a feature on Dovecot Studios. |
To visit The Craft Council's website,
click
here.
Click
for a pdf of the article |
