Florian Gadsby is a bit of a phenomenon. The ceramicist currently has a new show at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and has also published a memoir, By My Hands, that charts his formative years with clay, including apprenticeships in the UK and, most intriguingly, Japan. Essentially, it unpicks his route to becoming a fully, fledged professional potter, while ... Show More
Aug 13
Bonus episode: Hyosung TNC's Simon Whitmarsh-Knight on creating elastane from sugar cane.
Welcome to another summer bonus episode of Material Matters with Grant Gibson, this time in association with Hyosung TNC.In this special episode, Grant talks to the South Korean company’s marketing and sustainability director, Simon Whitmarsh-Knight, about an intriguing new mater ... Show More
46m 10s
Jul 31
Bonus episode: Algae, sustainability and systems design with Rebecca Lawson of Aesop and Jessie French of Other Matter
Can algae reshape a global beauty brand's material future? In this special summer bonus episode — recorded live at Aesop's Copenhagen store during 3daysofdesign — Grant Gibson is joined by Rebecca Lawson, Aesop's head of sustainability, and multi-award-winning artist and designer ... Show More
46m 20s
Mar 2021
Women making art from clay
<p>Pottery is one of the oldest and most widespread decorative arts and has enjoyed rising popularity in recent years. At the same time, ceramics are increasingly significant as contemporary art. Kim Chakanetsa talks to two ceramicists about sprigging, drying, firing and smashing ... Show More
26m 58s
Oct 2022
Turning Your Hobby Into A Profitable Business
<p>In this episode of <i>Shopify Master</i>s, we’re in London, UK, chatting with, Raquel Acosta the ceramist and owner of Glaze Me Pretty. Raquel shares how her pottery hobby became a profitable business, how she uses Instagram to grow her sales, and what it takes for you to buil ... Show More
28m 35s