Like Pierre de Courbertin’s oft-quoted 1908 Olympic adage, “The most important thing is…not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well” – artists and designers often derive most pleasure from the act of making and not the finished product. Being the enquiring type, I often find equal if …
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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip at 78 Derngate
A behind the scenes look by David Walsh at a recent visit to 78 Derngate by Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. 2017 was quite the year at 78 Derngate. Early on I was involved in putting together the Centenary Exhibition, “Charles Rennie Mackintosh & The Great War“. Featuring many original works by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the …
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