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Thomas Thwaites on making a toaster by hand and attempting to become a goat (yes, really).
Grant Gibson talks to designer Thomas Thwaites about his epic quest to make a toaster by hand and his (arguably more epic) attempt to turn himself into a goat. -
Emeco's Gregg Buchbinder on recycled aluminium.
Grant Gibson talks to Gregg Buchbinder, owner of US-based furniture company Emeco, about recycled aluminium, the history of the classic Navy chair, and working with the likes of Philippe Starck, Frank Gehry and Terence Conran. -
Yinka Ilori on colour and narrative.
Grant Gibson talks to designer Yinka Ilori about his extraordinary use of colour and the sense of narrative that runs through his work. -
Stuart Haygarth on rubbish.
Grant Gibson talks to artist and designer, Stuart Haygarth, about working with waste and his obsession with collecting things that other people throw away. -
Juli Bolaños-Durman on recycled glass.
Grant Gibson talks to artist Juli Bolaños-Durman about her extraordinary sculptures made from recycled glass and her desire to give materials a 'second magical chance'. -
Steve Barron on hemp (and working with Michael Jackson).
Grant Gibson talks to film director Steve Barron about why he decided to start a hemp farm in the Cambridgeshire countryside and creating Michael Jackson's iconic Billie Jean video (among other things). -
Paola Antonelli on curating.
Grant Gibson talks to Paola Antonelli, senior curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, about how design can help re-shape our post-pandemic world. -
Sarah Corbett on stitching and activism.
Grant Gibson talks to Sarah Corbett, an award-winning campaigner, author and founder of the Craftivist Collective, which champions 'gentle protesting' and 'slow activism' using cross-stitching and embroidery. -
Phoebe Cummings on raw clay.
Grant Gibson talks to artist Phoebe Cummings about her beautiful, ornate sculptures created from raw clay. Inspired by nature (either real or imagined), her pieces are ornate, fragile and, often, decay over time – giving them a wistful dynamism. Phoe… -
Tomáš Libertíny on beeswax.
Grant Gibson talks to designer and artist Tomáš Libertíny about his series, Made by Bees. For the extraordinary work Libertíny constructs vase-shaped beehive scaffolds and, essentially, lets nature take its course, in a process he has dubbed ‘slow pr…
Material Matters with Grant Gibson
By Grant Gibson
Material Matters features in-depth interviews with a variety of designers, makers and artists about their relationship with a particular material or technique. Hosted by writer and critic Grant Gibson. Follow Grant on Insta @grant_on_design
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