Dovecot Studios
- Telephone 0131 550 3660
- Opening times Mon–Sat 10.30am–5.30pm.
- Website www.dovecotstudios.com
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The renovated former Victorian baths that house Dovecot Studios can be found in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. The organisation was established in 1912, when the founding weavers were recruited from Merton Abbey in London. Today, Dovecot works to commission, collaborating with architects, interior designers, museum curators and private collectors as well as putting on exhibitions and going on tour. The studio’s weavers have put their extensive experience to good use on projects as diverse as Elizabeth Blackadder's Irises for a domestic interior and Frank Stella's design for a series of 12 tapestries for PepsiCo in New York.
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Follow the Thread – Artist Rugs: Dovecot's Contemporary Rug Collection
Pioneers in tapestry and rug making for over a 100 years, Dovecot Studios presents an exhibition of hand-tufted rugs created in collaboration with well known contemporary artists. These graphic and vibrant works uniquely showcase the colour blending and design skills of Dovecot’s artist weavers and rug-tufters working…
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
Sun 4 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
Follow the Thread – Dazzle@Dovecot
Dazzle@Dovecot returns for a second consecutive year with an exhibition of over 50 contemporary jewellery designers and silversmiths, and – for the first time in Edinburgh – Dazzle will also be presenting work from a number of international printmakers including Emiko Aida from Japan. Included in the exhibition will be an…
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:30 – 18:30 Dovecot Studios Follow the Thread – Dazzle@Dovecot
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:30 – 18:30 Dovecot Studios Follow the Thread – Dazzle@Dovecot
Sun 4 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:30 – 18:30 Dovecot Studios Follow the Thread – Dazzle@Dovecot
Follow the Thread – Fleece to Fibre: The Making of the Large Tree Group Tapestry
Follow the Thread is a celebration of weaving and wool, presenting three distinct exhibitions which celebrate the diversity, skill and ingenuity of artists, designers and makers who choose to work with yarn and textiles. Victoria Crowe’s celebrated painting, Large Tree Group (1975), was chosen by Dovecot Studios in…
Fri 2 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
Sat 3 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
Sun 4 Aug
Free / 0131 550 3660
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
Reviews & features
Dovecot: Weaving Influences
21 Aug 2008
An appreciation of the historic art of tapestry is not strictly necessary to enjoy this, one of two shows launching Dovecot as a new exhibiting space for art, craft and design. The twist here is that all the works were designed by leading modern artists…
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