Chinese Patchwork Miffy PhD candidate and founder of

PhD candidate and founder of Design Museum Dharavi

Lifting its name from the Persian word for 'herbs'

Night Parrot suggests they look for a seed to grow a tree big enough for everyone

and folklore-this enticing collection is brimming with wisdom and wit about all things avian

Chinese Patchwork Miffy PhD candidate and founder ofPatchwork design has a long history in China, dating back almost two thousand years to the arrival of Buddhism in the region. Across millennia, a thread can be followed from spiritual practitioners embracing patchwork textiles as a visual expression of their beliefs to patchworks use in secular culture, where it was prized for its protective powers. Eventually, patchwork became a form of domestic decorationand an outlet for artistic ingenuitythat