knitting salon at nest

i was lucky enough to acquire a last-minute invitation to the knitting salon at nest last night, organised by deidre from craftspace and trevor pitt of pod projects. It was admittedly a little more tame than the bourgeoius eighteenth century french salon of my imagining, but followed both of horace's aims - "either to please or to educate" - quite nicely. Taking placemaking as our theme, we talked about the city and its inhabitants; our experiences of migration and settlement; our relationship with our neighbours; intergenerational communication and misunderstanding; ideas of community, and how we are connected and disconnected from the places we live and work in. I really hope the series of talks continues as the benches tour the country, inspiring similar conversations as they settle in new spaces.