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Design Life | Podcasts

Studio Snack packs a picnic

30th May, 2023 by Lydia Thornley

Sunshine! For the May Studio Snack podcast, we’ve gone outdoors to talk about picnics. Grab a blanket, a Scotch egg and tune in to hear about the curious indoor history of the picnic, picnics in numbers, a sandwich in Sandwich and this month’s design experiment.

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Recent posts

  • Montage of Lydia at the Tower Gallery opening and art pieces at both exhibitions
    Two pictures, two openings, two ideas6th March, 2026
  • Montage of slides showing timeline of Lydia's practice, a detail of Lydia at a live sketching session and a map of geographical opportunities
    The shape of creative practice3rd March, 2026
  • Montage of title slide, Lydia speaking and a tiny notebook on which a linocut hand points round a corner
    Turning up, nerding out and pointing round corners2nd March, 2026
  • Exterior of Memorial Community Church and view towards the Royal Docks from the studio window
    Two views16th February, 2026
  • Montage of a sketch of a dog looking both ways, the exterior of St Bride Foundation and a drawer of type with the label 'hands' on the front and a pointing hand
    Seeing the point6th February, 2026
  • Montage of pictures: Lydia playing with reflections on the train, sketch of La Piscine in situ, section of exterior cropping the name to 'see'
    Creative adventuring19th January, 2026
  • Montage of pictures: Workshop resource sheets, Cody Dock wildlife illustration, Lydia at the Alice Billing House workshop, sketch from the Give Your Best fashion show
    The value in the intersections2nd January, 2026
  • Montage of project images: perfume boxes, textile prints made from Studio Snack podcast episode images, lithograph for 26 Bridges and cover detail from Bowen Craggs report
    Creativity from the thinking end30th December, 2025
  • Montage of sketchbook pages drawn at the British Museum and on a journey and a screenshot of the article on the 26 website
    Practice, process and past16th December, 2025
  • Montage of pictures: podcast collaborators Lydia and narcis reflected in a Christmas bauble, shadow selfie, the Gantry co-working space and the bench where the project began
    A four-year conversation5th December, 2025

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