Curated collections
Discover hand-picked objects from UAL's digital collections, curated to cultivate curiosity.
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Head Rest, David Usborne Collection, DU_001 The Body in the Archive
A selection of items referring to, or implying a 'body'
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Image of degree show slide showing a painting of the giraffe enclosure at London Zoo with three giraffes and three zebras, part of the Chelsea College of Art and Design College Archive (object reference CCAD/1/12/3/35) Animals in the Archives
A selection of objects featuring animals for the 2024 Explore Your Archive campaign
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Pair of steel tailors scissors, used by tailors to cut cloth. Part of the David Ubsorne Collection (object reference DU_366) Exploring examples of Fashion and Textiles
A selection of objects which showcase fashion and textiles for the 2024 Explore Your Archive campaign
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Work by a Chelsea College student, from 1966. R, Ward, photographer unknown, ref number CCAD/1/1/1/31 Chelsea Slides Collection - Best of 1966-2000
Best of 1966-2000 curated by Assistant Archivist Madeleine Shanks
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'Beige Wool and Multi-coloured Cotton Pile Weave' by Barbara Sawyer, The Barbara Sawyer Archive (BSY/3/1/1/39) The Obscured Weaver
A collection of weaves and placemats made by obscured weaver Barbara Sawyer.
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Detail from Tom Eckersley poster celebrating '100 Years Of Printing Education' (object reference TE/2/1/1/1) Graphic Design Education
Collection of posters designed by Tom Eckersley for the London College of Printing.
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UAL, London College of Fashion Alt. Fibres
Alternative sustainable fibres in the Katharine Hamnett Sustainable Fabric Archive.
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Mending Portraits by Andrea Hsiang-En Liu (2018) Sustainability
Curated collection exploring sustainability across UAL's collections.