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14/10/2022

Garmology: Round and round – With Dr Lynn Wilson, the Centre of Circular Design (S05 E05 #104)

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We’re staying in Scotland for this week’s episode, with Dr Lynn Wilson, currently of the Centre of Circular Design. Lynn has had an incredibly long and varied career in the clothing industry, including working in vocational art and textile training in a high-security prison, helping communities in Africa build a textile business, public policy and Zero Waste Scotland. There is…

07/10/2022

Garmology: Bleak with a sprinkle of joy – With Sofi Thanhauser, author of “Worn” (S05 E04 #103)

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This week my guest is Sofi Thanhauser, professor and author of the book “Worn – A people’s history of clothing”. We get into the history of the various fibres, the implications on society and the development of clothing technology through the ages. The evolution of our clothing has been a very mixed joy, depending on your position, so expect som…