Victoria & Albert Museum - Art, Design, Culture
By Victoria and Albert Museum
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Podcast Description
The V&A is one of the world's greatest museum of art and design, with collections unrivalled in their scope and diversity. From modernist kitchens to iconic t-shirt designs, by way of Medieval plastercasts and contemporary tapestry, these podcasts capture the diverse cultural life of the museum.
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China Design Now: Part One | China Design Now explores the recent explosion of new design in China. It will display the work of Chinese and international designers, focusing on architecture, fashion, youth culture and graphics as well as film, photography, product and furniture design and digital media. This podcast introduces the full audiotour from Acoustiguide, featuring in-depth interviews with over a dozen contributors to the exhibition, including Han Jiaying, Freeman Lau, Norman Foster, Wang Xu, Jiang Qiong Er, Hu Yang, Zhu Pei & Zhang Xin and provides an excellent commentary and insight into the works on display. To download the complete tour, please visit www.acoustiguide.com. | 29 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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China Design Now: Part Two | China Design Now explores the recent explosion of new design in China. It will display the work of Chinese and international designers, focusing on architecture, fashion, youth culture and graphics as well as film, photography, product and furniture design and digital media. This podcast introduces the full audiotour from Acoustiguide, featuring in-depth interviews with over a dozen contributors to the exhibition, including Han Jiaying, Freeman Lau, Norman Foster, Wang Xu, Jiang Qiong Er, Hu Yang, Zhu Pei & Zhang Xin and provides an excellent commentary and insight into the works on display. To download the complete tour, please visit www.acoustiguide.com. | 29 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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China Design Now: Part Three | China Design Now explores the recent explosion of new design in China. It will display the work of Chinese and international designers, focusing on architecture, fashion, youth culture and graphics as well as film, photography, product and furniture design and digital media. This podcast introduces the full audiotour from Acoustiguide, featuring in-depth interviews with over a dozen contributors to the exhibition, including Han Jiaying, Freeman Lau, Norman Foster, Wang Xu, Jiang Qiong Er, Hu Yang, Zhu Pei & Zhang Xin and provides an excellent commentary and insight into the works on display. To download the complete tour, please visit www.acoustiguide.com. | 29 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Golden Age of Couture: Balenciaga Suits | For the well-dressed woman in the late 1940s and early 50s, the tailored suit was a staple of elegant day-wear. In Paris, none had a greater reputation for making tailored suits than the Spanish-born couturier, Cristobal Balenciaga. Percy Savage, the Australian born press-officer for the fashion house of Lanvin during the 50s, explains what it was that set Balenciaga apart. | 9 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Golden Age of Couture: Lady Alexandra - A Couture Client | The V&A has a great collection of dresses made by the French couturier Jacques Fath. They were the gift of one of his favourite clients, Lady Alexandra Dacre.Lady Alexandra's daughter, Xania Dennen, rembembers her mother's special arrangement with Fath, who was at the time one of the city's most celebrated designers. | 9 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Golden Age of Couture: New Look Suit - Hardy Amies | The British couturier Hardy Amies combined the grand tradition of British tailoring with a Parisian flair for the latest style. But he never lost sight of a particularly British attitude to couture. Ian Garlant, today's Chief designer at Hardy Amies, explains how this relates to to cultural history. | 9 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Friday Late Twilight: Chrystel Lebas | Listen to Chrystel Lebas, photographer, as she leads you through some of the V&A's galleries, commenting on some inspiring objects. Produced for Friday Late Twilight, 27th October 2006. | 18 10 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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V&A CultureCast: August 2006 (enhanced with images) | The August 2006 edition of CultureCast features a preview of the new Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, a new addition to the photography collection, and a number of museum visitors reminiscing about life and fashion in 1960's London. | 18 10 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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V&A CultureCast: August 2006 (no images) | The August 2006 edition of CultureCast features a preview of the new Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, a new addition to the photography collection, and a number of museum visitors reminiscing about life and fashion in 1960's London. | 18 10 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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V&A CultureCast: July 2006 (enhanced with images) | The July 2006 edition of CultureCast features design historian David Crowley discussing the image of Che Guevara within the context of 1960s culture and politics. It also has an extract from a tapestry gallery talk given by Sue Lawty, V&A artist in residence and an article about the cast of the Portico de la Gloria in the Cast Courts. | 10 7 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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V&A CultureCast: July 2006 (no images) | The July 2006 edition of CultureCast features design historian David Crowley discussing the image of Che Guevara within the context of 1960s culture and politics. It also has an extract from a tapestry gallery talk given by Sue Lawty, V&A artist in residence and an article about the cast of the Portico de la Gloria in the Cast Courts. | 10 7 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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V&A CultureCast: June 2006 (enhanced with images) | The June 2006 edition of CultureCast features graphic designers discussing Korda's iconic image of Che Guevara, a curator discussing an Early Medieval standing cross and an interview with two winners of this year's Inspired By competition. | 12 6 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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V&A CultureCast: June 2006 (no images) | The June 2006 edition of CultureCast features graphic designers discussing Korda's iconic image of Che Guevara, a curator discussing an Early Medieval standing cross and an interview with two winners of this year's Inspired By competition. | 12 6 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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V&A CultureCast: May 2006 (no images) | This month's CultureCast features an interview with Christopher Wilk, the curator of 'Modernism: Designing a New World', a preview of 'Che Guevara: Revolutionary and Icon' and a review of April's Friday Late 'Utopia' event. | 10 5 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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V&A CultureCast: May 2006 (enhanced with images) | This month's CultureCast features an interview with Christopher Wilk, the curator of 'Modernism: Designing a New World', a preview of 'Che Guevara: Revolutionary and Icon' and a review of April's Friday Late 'Utopia' event. | 10 5 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ceramic Points of View - Episode 10: Big White Jug | Curators, makers, writers and academics discuss 'Big White Jug', made in 1987 by Alison Britton OBE (born 1948) | 26 4 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ceramic Points of View - Episode 9: Cup on Base | Curators, makers, writers and academics discuss 'Cup on Base', made in 1986 by Gillian Lowndes (born 1936) | 19 4 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ceramic Points of View - Episode 8: Cornucopia | Curators, makers, writers and academics discuss 'Cornucopia', made in 1983 by Richard Slee (born 1946) | 12 4 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ceramic Points of View - Episode 7: Optical Pot | Curators, makers, writers and academics discuss 'Optical Pot', made in 1980 by Elizabeth Fritsch (born 1940) | 5 4 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ceramic Points of View - Episode 6: Pot | Curators, makers, writers and academics discuss 'Pot', made in 1975 by Hans Coper (1920-1981) | 29 3 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ceramic Points of View - Episode 5: Bull | Curators, makers, writers and academics discuss 'Bull', made in 1954 by William Newland (1919-1998) | 22 3 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ceramic Points of View - Episode 4: Cider Jar | Curators, makers, writers and academics discuss 'Cider Jar', made around 1938 by Michael Cardew (1901-1983) | 15 3 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ceramic Points of View - Episode 3: Teapot and Jug | Curators, makers, writers and academics discuss 'Teapot and Jug', made around 1936 by Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995) | 8 3 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ceramic Points of View - Episode 2: Madonna | Curators, makers, writers and academics discuss 'Madonna', made around 1930 by William Staite-Murray (1881-1962) | 1 3 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ceramic Points of View - Episode 1: Teacup and Saucer | Curators, makers, writers and academics discuss 'Teacup and saucer', made around 1924 by Bernard Leach (1897-1979) | 23 2 06 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 25 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Why does it stop in 2006????
Would love to have current exhibitions commentaries.
Needs images
They're very interesting podcasts, but are let down by the lack of images. I had to simultanously google images of the subjects, in order to make the podcasts more interesting.
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