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Getting Creative in Lockdown: the rise of the knitting needles

18th February 202116th February 2021Jenna Colaco

Image description: three balls of yarn and a knitting needle A 21-year-old woman is not the first image that comes to mind when most people think about knitting. I picture a sweet, old granny swinging back and forth in a rocking chair knitting a cute pair of socks for her grandchildren. However, this does not […]

Keyboards: a quirky lockdown hobby

5th June 20209th June 2020Ollie Banks

There are over two billion keyboards in the world. They are one of the most used objects in daily life. Yet the trillions of words written every day are largely conveyed through dull, black, plastic varieties that proliferate offices everywhere. The average person will spend five years of their life typing – more than they […]

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Getting Creative in Lockdown: the rise of the knitting needles

Keyboards: a quirky lockdown hobby

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