Edmund de Waal with Dame Laura Lee: A Mug for Maggie's
11 November 2026 · South Kensington
About this event
Artist and writer Edmund de Waal talks with Dame Laura Lee, chief executive of Maggie's, about the special-edition bone china mug he designed to mark 30 years of the cancer charity. The conversation covers the design's origins and making, inspired by the kitchen table at the heart of every Maggie's centre.
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