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    Mila(da) Burcikova commented on the post, William Morris versus Steampunk, Steampunk versus William Morris? 2 months ago

    Thank you, Kevin, for a brilliant point. Yes, I also agree with you in that it seems quite hard to think of William Morris as embracing the new. Could this have to do with the black and white picture of Morris I […]

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    Mila(da) Burcikova wrote a new post, William Morris versus Steampunk, Steampunk versus William Morris? 2 months ago

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    Steampunk is the intersection of technology and romance. http://www.steampunkworkshop.com

    Top hats, corsets, chugging steam engines and adventurous gentlemen merrily exploring yet undiscovered secrets of the ever […]

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    Mila(da) Burcikova commented on the post, Craft and utopianism 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Thanks, Stephen. I dare to say many at this forum (me including) do undoubtedly share your “wishful thinking”. Yes, we are still fighting the very same battle that made William Morris become a man of many […]

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    Mila(da) Burcikova commented on the post, Craft and utopianism 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Stephen, thanks again for an inspiring comment. I would be very interested to know more about your thinking on this. Do you believe the comeback of local manufacturing and small specialised industries could […]

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    Mila(da) Burcikova commented on the post, Craft and utopianism 3 months ago

    Thank you very much, Cate, Tanya and Stephen. A couple more posts on this topic shall follow in some next weeks, so it would be a great pleasure to see you back and hear your thoughts.

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    Mila(da) Burcikova wrote a new post, Craft and utopianism 3 months ago

    Thumbnail“Many things would be easier if we could eat grass”, remarks Ernst Bloch rather unexpectedly in his monumental work The Principle of Hope. Indeed, this sounds very timely in the face of the hardships of current […]

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