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Kirsuberjatréð

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Talented designers show their works at this long-running women’s art-and-design collective. Highlights include the bracelets and purses made from soft, supple, brightly coloured fish-skin leather, music boxes made from string, and, our favourite, beautiful coloured bowls made from radish slices.


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