A modernist potter, restorative gardening and sustainable fashion

Chapter 1

Lucie Rie at Kettle’s Yard

We hop on a train from London’s King’s Cross to Cambridge to pay a visit to the city’s cultural hotspot, house and gallery space Kettle’s Yard, to get an insight into their forthcoming retrospective of iconic modernist potter Lucie Rie.

Chapter 2

Alice Vincent’s ‘Why Women Grow’

British writer and gardener Alice Vincent has been on a quest to investigate the reasons why women turn to the earth. Eventually, this turned into a new book, ‘Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival’.

Chapter 3

Amy Powney’s ‘Fashion Reimagined’

One woman on a quest to show what end-to-end sustainability really looks like is Amy Powney, creative director of Mother of Pearl. And the intense journey she went on to try to create a fully sustainable collection from field to finished garment is now charted in new independent documentary ‘Fashion Reimagined’.

Chapter 4

Kumihimo: Japanese silk weaving

A new exhibition at Japan House on London’s High Street Kensington is delving into the history and techniques of ‘kumihimo’. This ancient form of silk-weaving is the intricate and decorative craft of braiding hand-dyed silk threads into cords and a practice that dates back more than 1,500 years.

Chapter 5

Perfect slumber party

It’s easy to obsess over one type of clothing item. For some women, it’s shoes for every occasion; for others, it’s the search for that perfect winter coat. For Konfekt’s deputy editor, Chiara Rimella, it’s a quest for cosiness that reigns king.