The Jan/Feb issue of Selvedge has just arrived at Material. This is a fantastic issue featuring Cinderellas in Breeches, a Tailors Story, Men of the Cloth and the world of Timothy Everest. Selvedge is available in store and via mail order and is £10.

The new issues of Exit, Monocle and Creative Review have arrived in store this week. For Monocle’s February issue- The Hospitality issue- there is a round-up of the world’s best hotels and hosts, comments from hospitality experts and our illustrated guide to perfect inn-keeping. It also features a 28-page regional survey of Liguria, Italy… You [...]

Recently arrived at material are two new lovely hand printed Valentines cards by Sarah Ray. The cards are silk screen printed and cost £2.50 a pop. We have plenty of other card designs to choose from, many of which are hand printed so come and find something for your valentine.

The new issue of Dazed & Confused is now in stock featuring the Dutch legends that are Viktor & Rolf who explain how their stunning tulle ballgowns defy both gravity and conventional economic wisdom. Elsewhere, bodycon meets sportswear in a shoot styled by Dazed senior fashion editor Karen Langley, and we talk to Raf Simons, [...]

We have just had delivery of The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & other stories by Tim Burton- as recommended by a dear friend of ours. The book comprises of twenty-three illustrated gothic tales from the dark corridors of the imagination of Tim Burton. Burton – the creative genius behind Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Mars Attacks! [...]

We recently stumbled across this wonderful book of wartime recipes, perfect for penny pinching traditional home cooking. Supplemented by recipes by the Daily Telegraph Home Cook, this delightful facsimile edition includes recipes for the perfect omelette made with dried egg, mock cream, mock fish pie (made with Jerusalem artichokes!) and seven ways to stuff potatoes, [...]

Both Coco and I know How To Cook are back in stock today. Both beautiful foody/ cooking books published by Phaidon. The bible of traditional French home cooking with 1400 recipes, I Know How to Cook has been a best-seller since its first publication in 1932, with millions of copies sold in France, it is [...]

After having sold out almost instantly just before Christmas, we now have more copies of issue no. 1 of Elephant magazine back in stock. Get it quick before they go again. For more info, see blog on 17th December 09…

This week, we have put together a selection of items to go on sale in store on our very special SALE TABLE. There will be up to 25% off a range of products from Hulger Skye Phones to back issues of IdN, Grafik and Eye. So, if you missed an all important issue of one [...]

After a few hours in the shop, we realised that Ludlow is a ghost town and everyone has gone sledging so we have taken the opportunity to do the same (can you blame us?) and, thus, have closed up for the day to have some snow based fun and we think you should do the [...]