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Hawthorne & Heaney goes to Ocean Liners: Speed and Style

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Spanning across 8 rooms the V&A museum’s exhibition, Ocean Liners: Speed and Style, takes us back to an era of opulence and lifestyle travel. Walls painted in moody grey tones, wooden floors, all paired with ocean sounds create an atmosphere of warmth and comfort.   Starting off with a brief history of ocean liners and […]

Hawthorne & Heaney in Conversation with Laura Lees

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Fellow embroiderer, artist and designer Laura Lees is usually found creating highly colourful, fine art pieces furniture pieces but she took a little time away from her usual pursuits to speak with us about her work:   Hawthorne & Heaney: Thank you so much for taking the time to chat with us today, we’d like […]