Since becoming a sell out last Christmas, we have been on tenterhooks awaiting the reprint of this fantastic little gem from Taschen 1000 Dessous: A History of Lingerie by Gilles Néret. Beautifully compact with a substantial 576 pages and a snip at £9.99, this publication is stylish, saucy, informative and outright cheeky. 1000 photographs and [...]

Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller began their prolific collaboration as Faile in 1999 by creating street art in New York City. Today, Faile have established themselves along with Banksy and Shepard Fairey as the leading figures in the genre of urban art. This book is the first comprehensive collection of Faile’s wide range of prints, [...]

New in at our London store today is the hot off the press new title by Hywel Davies Fashion Designer’s Sketchbook Fashion Designers’ Sketchbooks explores many major names working in the fashion industry today. Photographs, sketches, mood boards, line-ups, toiles, fabric swatches and more all contribute to the creation of ideas for fashion designs, and [...]

Issue 36 of Selvedge, the Roving! issue is now available to buy from Material. Featuring… Returning to the Fold Why high profile figures are championing a wool revival. London Design Festival Diary Life’s Werk: Eley Kishimoto Find out how the Fashion Designers keep things frsh. Symbiotic Anthropologie and their relationship with independent designers. £9.95Available in [...]

New at Material this week is a fantastic etching by one of our best selling artists Nick Morley entitled Rhino Girl. The piece was produced as part of the East London Printmakers recent portfolio of 17 works. Edition of 20Print dimensions 570mm x 750mm£220 unframed£320 framed Also available to buy online

The latest issues of Fantastic Man and Gentlewoman are now available at Material and they really are flying off the shelves so get there quick. The previous issues sold out pretty early on with no chance of getting more in and, remember, history does have a habit of repeating itself… FANTASTIC MAN ISSUE 12On the [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Dkq2NLHtQ?fs=1] ShapeMaker is a set of 25 colourful, geometric design, hand printed, beautifully crafted, environmentally friendly hardwood blocks made of rubber wood – a replenishable wood. The blocks can be excitingly arranged to create a menagerie of thousands of surprising creatures and tons of sparkling, imaginative, engaging images that guarantee to delight children from 3 [...]

The preview of PAPER HORSES: WOMEN, WITCHCRAFT AND SEX- new work by Amelia Johnstone- went down a treat at Material London this Thursday and to top it off, the new issue of Varoom! arrived this week with an article featuring the artist. The issue also features a few more of our guys including Bill Bragg [...]

Material got a little mention in the people | lifestyle section of this month’s issue of House & Garden. The article profiles the Bevan family who have the wonderful Bespoke Furniture Design Company Rupert Bevan based in both Ludlow and London.

Those of you who yearn for an honest healthy approach to fast food may be familiar with the London chain Leon Written by the man behind the fast food chain, Henry Dimbleby, Leon’s recently published and beautifully designed book is both inspriring and exceptionally practical; a reflection of the design and premise of the restaurant [...]