In this episode we listen to a conversation between two stewards of culture: Leonie Bell, our director here at V&A Dundee, and Vivien Sansour, founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library, in Battir, Palestine.
Together they talk through the journey of the seed, and how it has shaped design and the world around us. It bridges both of our current exhibitions Garden Futures and Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine.
**Content warning: This episode contains depictions of genocide and death.**
This podcast series is part of the exhibition public programme for Garden Futures: Designing with Nature, which is open from the 17 May 2025 until 26 January 2026.
To book tickets, or for more information, please visit our website: vam.ac.uk/dundee
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In this episode we listen to a conversation between two stewards of culture: Leonie Bell, our director here at V&A Dundee, and Vivien Sansour, founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library, in Battir, Palestine.
Together they talk through the journey of the seed, and how it has shaped design and the world around us. It bridges both of our current exhibitions Garden Futures and Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine.
**Content warning: This episode contains depictions of genocide and death.**
This podcast series is part of the exhibition public programme for Garden Futures: Designing with Nature, which is open from the 17 May 2025 until 26 January 2026.
To book tickets, or for more information, please visit our website: vam.ac.uk/dundee
Mackintosh’s Masterpiece: written and read by Yan Xia
V&A Dundee
5 minutes 57 seconds
5 years ago
Mackintosh’s Masterpiece: written and read by Yan Xia
Scottish Design Icons is a series of small articles showcasing the big hitters of Scottish design. In this one, Yan Xia tells us how one particular object, the Oak Room, evokes powerful emotions for her.
This piece is part of a collaborative project with Amina MWRC to train local Muslim, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women as freelancers to deliver guided tours of our Scottish Design Galleries in both English and their native language.
V&A Dundee
In this episode we listen to a conversation between two stewards of culture: Leonie Bell, our director here at V&A Dundee, and Vivien Sansour, founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library, in Battir, Palestine.
Together they talk through the journey of the seed, and how it has shaped design and the world around us. It bridges both of our current exhibitions Garden Futures and Thread Memory: Embroidery from Palestine.
**Content warning: This episode contains depictions of genocide and death.**
This podcast series is part of the exhibition public programme for Garden Futures: Designing with Nature, which is open from the 17 May 2025 until 26 January 2026.
To book tickets, or for more information, please visit our website: vam.ac.uk/dundee
