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14 August 2026

Following the passing of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, her work - featuring her signature dots - has been making headlines everywhere. Yet, this motif is nothing new; a fashion for enamel dots on clay pipes has existed since as early as 1860. Our dedicated volunteer Elisa, who has been managing our social media for three years, used AI to create a fitting background featuring some of these dotted pipes. In doing so, we pay tribute not only to Ms. Kusama but also to the creative pipe makers of the 19th century. And... to Elisa!

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