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
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
Oct 2020
#291 Sharon Walters: Art as Therapy
Welcome back to Ctrl Alt Delete, my guest today is Sharon Walters: a London-based artist, speaker & freelance educator who creates hand-assembled collages celebrating Black women. The series, entitled 'Seeing Ourselves' explores under-representation in many arenas in particular, ... Show More
27m 12s
Jul 2024
Best of Design Matters: Oliver Jeffers
Working in painting, bookmaking, illustration, collage, performance, and sculpture, Oliver Jeffers joins to talk about his career making art and telling stories. His new book, Begin Again, explores humankind’s impact on itself and our planet, asking the big question: Where do we ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 2023
89. London Design Festival Special #2 - Colourful, Convivial Design Collaborations
<p>In episode two of our series of mini-episodes reporting from the London Design Festival, an annual event that takes over the UK capital every September, we visit some of the exhibitions on show in the west side of town at <a href="https://bromptondesigndistrict.com/" target="_ ... Show More
25m 37s
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 Opera House – before doing a Fine Art MA in her fifties. Since then, her work ha ... Show More
<p><strong>As the </strong><a href="https://www.londondesignfestival.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>London Design Festival</strong></a><strong> kicks off, we take Create Tomorrow on the road for a series of mini-episodes reporting on the various events, in ... Show More
