Material Matters with Grant Gibson

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

January 22, 2019
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Bill Amberg on leather.

In the first-ever episode of Material Matters with Grant Gibson, Bill Amberg discusses his life in leather. He explains how he grew up with the material, the way he carved out a...
January 22, 2019
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Glenn Adamson on material intelligence.

In this bonus episode of Material Matters with Grant Gibson, the New York-based writer, curator and critic Glenn Adamson talks about his latest book, Fewer, Better Things and di...
January 22, 2019
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Peter Layton on glass.

In this episode of Material Matters with Grant Gibson, the studio glass artist Peter Layton looks back on a career that took him from being a refugee in Bradford to part of the ...
January 22, 2019
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Celia Pym on darning.

In this episode of Material Matters with Grant Gibson, Celia Pym explains how a degree in sculpture from Harvard, as well as stints as a teacher and nurse (and an MA from the Ro...
January 22, 2019
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Edmund de Waal on porcelain.

In this episode of Material Matters with Grant Gibson, the prolific potter and writer Edmund de Waal discusses his relationship with porcelain and how it has shaped his life and...
January 22, 2019
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Eleanor Lakelin on timber.

In this episode of Material Matters with Grant Gibson, the brilliant wood turner Eleanor Lakelin describes how she turned her back on a career in teaching to concentrate on timb...