This 5 storey property with sea views has been returned to something comparable to the original splendour created long before Delboy and Co. came “down to Margate.”
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Ever wondered what it’s like to be on a reality TV show? I hadn’t.
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The Darwinian compulsion to seek out protection is an integral part of our continued survival on this planet.
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Both big and small, metals are formed to create countless components that aid our daily existence
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Shortly after Katie Gillies graduated from Leeds College of Art with her Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design degree in 2015 she was faced with a dilemma.
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The decision of the first Homo Sapiens to try and utilise the hide of animals, for which they had reared and slaughtered for meat, was a pivotal moment in the development of our species.
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With the Colour in Design Award now in it’s 3rd year here’s a look back to me explaining what it’s all about during the 2018 event at New Designers.
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Being a protein fibre grown through the skin of sheep means wool is a completely natural and wholly sustainable material.
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A film made with Cube Video for Design Insider Live documenting the history of ceramic and it’s usage in contemporary design.
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In the north of England, not so far from the historical sites of large-scale textile mills in Lancashire, textile designer Laura Slater plies her trade in a converted industrial mill space in central Leeds.
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When considering the longevity and influence of all the materials that we know and use on the planet, it’s easy to conclude that being the oldest, stone must carry the most significance to us a species.
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Whilst there are various material ages of humankind, the Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Iron Age to name a few, there is one material that not only built an entire empire, but literally laid the foundations for all of those to come.
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The colours and materials we use to bring projects and products to life are increasingly seen as integral components of ‘good design’.
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Take yourself back to 1688 and imagine this conundrum; you’ve created a new form of carbonated wine made from the uncommonly used white grape, but you can’t keep those bubbles in.
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Bucking the trend of brands tightening their purse strings, the Frankfurt based show welcomed 3,025 exhibitors of home and contract textiles from 65 countries and proved that it is still a go-to event for contemporary fabrics and material trends.
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A love for materials and keen interest in contemporary technologies has led Laura Perryman along an interesting and fairly unique path within the world of design.
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Having ushered in another new year with a collective desire for new dawns, fresh beginnings and positive change perhaps stronger than ever before, it’s worth taking note of developments that are occurring in the world of materials; they are after all the building blocks of our physical world.
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A film documenting an exhibition I created to bring Dulux’s Colour Futures trend forecast to life using materials that evoke the principles of Biophilic design and enhance wellbeing.
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Some 2000 years ago a material discovery was made. Paper was invented in China, with the earliest examples dating back as far as circa 180BC.
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