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Back to SearchTom Dixon on welding (and other things).
Season 3 Episode 1
Tom Dixon is one of the biggest names in design with ‘hubs’ in New York, Hong Kong SAR, China, London, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
In this episode we sat d…
7 years ago
Adam Nathaniel Furman on making waves.
Season 2 Episode 6
Adam Nathaniel Furman is an artist and designer based in London. His work has been exhibited in Paris, New York, Milan, Rome, Eindhoven, Minneapolis,…
7 years, 3 months ago
Mourne Textiles's Mario Sierra on hand-weaving.
Season 2 Episode 5
Mourne Textiles is a rather brilliant hand-woven textile company based in Northern Ireland. It was founded by Gerd Hay-Edie after the Second World Wa…
7 years, 3 months ago
Laura Ellen Bacon on willow.
Season 2 Episode 4
Sculptor Laura Ellen Bacon weaves extraordinary structures out of willow. Her work has been shown in venues such as the Saatchi Gallery, Chatsworth, …
7 years, 3 months ago
Simone ten Hompel on silver.
Season 2 Episode 3
Simone ten Hompel started her career as an apprentice blacksmith but has gone on to become one of the most influential metal artists in the world. Ov…
7 years, 3 months ago
James Shaw on plastic.
Season 2 Episode 2
James Shaw is an up-and-coming designer who has made a name for himself through his use of that most controversial of materials – plastic.
Using a gu…
7 years, 3 months ago
Kate Malone on clay.
Season 2 Episode 1
Kate Malone is one of Britain’s most important ceramicists, with pieces in the collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Manchester Art Galler…
7 years, 4 months ago
Bill Amberg on leather.
Season 1 Episode 1
Bill Amberg was the first ever guest on the Material Matters podcast. The renowned leather designer is arguably best known for his bags but over the …
7 years, 7 months ago
Eleanor Lakelin on timber.
Season 1 Episode 2
Eleanor Lakelin appeared on in the first series of Material Matters and is one of the UK’s leading woodturners, concentrating on making an array of v…
7 years, 7 months ago
Edmund de Waal on porcelain.
Season 1 Episode 3
Edmund de Waal is that rarest of creatures, a potter who has broken out of the crafts world into the fine art market. He also happens to be a best-se…
7 years, 7 months ago