We really don’t get out much or, at least we rarely stretch beyond the boundaries of London and/ or Ludlow and the M40 that lies in between which is why, on visiting Brighton and Hove last Sunday, we had a glorious time. First on the agenda was a visit to John Dilnot’s Open Studio [...]
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Take Flight
“(Ludlow) is the cutest market town in the UK” Wuon Gean-Ho, 24th April 2012 We are pleased to announce that this coming May, we will be hosting our second solo show of work by artist and printmaker, Wuon Gean-Ho in our Ludlow space. Wuon Gean makes rich glowing prints and artist books with [...]
Floral Fancies
From next week at our London store, our counter will be blooming as we will be receiving regular deliveries of flowers from our good friends at Jamjar. Based in Kennington, South London, Jamjar is the brainchild of Take 2 Model Director Melissa Richardson and i-D designer Jocelyn Lloyd. They offer bespoke floral designs in [...]
A curious observer of ordinary plants and other greenery.
As spring arrives and whilst the daffodils are blooming, now may be a good opportunity to feed yourself with some gardening wisdom and this new addition to our shelves could do for you just The Plant Journal is served as a collective of interviews and articles exploring the relationship between creative people with plants. [...]
Hot off the Primitive Press:
After starting his business venture in late 2010, Louis Vincent has emerged into the design world under his own appellation, Primitive Press. While only just finishing his degree at London College of Communication, Primitive Press has had a fast flowing first year in industry creating beautifully arranged screen-printed designs for apparel and home [...]
Unplanned Magic is drawing to an end…
Marcus Walters’ exhibition at Material will soon be drawing to an end but, the good news is, we have extended it by a week. Yes, that’s right, the show will now run until 8th MARCH. For those of you who haven’t had a chance to see it, we have uploaded images of [...]
Stack it any which way
New to our London store… The drawer started life as a result of the widespread use of the chest or coffer in Medieval Europe. It was introduced as a more practical solution to storage to the simple chest and, from there, it’s popularity grew and the design developed. As discovered over time, one [...]
Relaunching with Unplanned Magic
And so… nearly a year has passed since Material arrived on Rivington Street. Having successfully dug it’s heels in and set a place in Shoreditch’s Design Triangle, the retail venture is now here for another year to come. Unleashing itself in a brand new part of the gallery- no longer residing behind the [...]
Introducing Katy Goutefangea
Katy Goutefangea, a printmaker from Hackney and member of the East London Printmakers, has created a delicious array of products all hand drawn and hand printed from water based silk screen printing and letterpress printing techniques. Her intricate patterns, of which is the main focus of her work, are referenced from objects and textures found [...]
We will be back very soon
It’s true – our Rivington Street shop is running on time and we are confident that we will be open next week! Yes, we really will. As many of you know we have been closed since the beginning of the year, we have moved (next door) and have been beavering away, with the help of [...]