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
Oct 14
Corin Mellor on stainless steel, Sheffield, and designing beautiful cutlery.
Corin Mellor is the creative director of David Mellor Design – a brand that is synonymous with his father, David, but also the design and manufacture of beautiful cutlery, primarily made of stainless steel. According to Sir Terence Conran, David was ‘Britain’s most serious, modes ... Show More
55m 13s
Sep 15
Artist Nicola Turner on horsehair, sheep's wool and her solo show at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Nicola Turner is a UK-based artist who is best known for her use of horsehair and wool in her extraordinary, and often quite dark, sculptures. She originally trained as a theatre designer – working for the likes of the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Sydney O ... Show More
57m 57s
Sep 9
John Tuomey on the importance of materials in architecture, designing London's V&A East, and his new book, Middle Quarter.
Dublin-based architect John Tuomey first appeared on Material Matters in 2024 to talk about his brilliant memoir, First Quarter. Now he’s written the follow-up, unsurprisingly entitled, Middle Quarter. John is the co-founder of O’Donnell + Tuomey. He was the inaugural professor o ... Show More
1h 7m
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