Milan Material Finds
May 8, 2026 11:45 am Comments Off on Milan Material FindsWith Salone del Mobile.Milano once again anchoring Milan Design Week, the 2026 edition reaffirmed the city’s position as one of... Read More >
Author Archives for Jim Biddulph
About Jim Biddulph
Jim Biddulph is a freelance materials, colour and interior specialist with over a decade of experience working with architects and interior designers. Communicating ideas about design through creative copy has always been at the core of his work, something he has shared with Design Insider for a number of years.
A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Sophia Gravina, Spira Design
April 20, 2026 12:15 pm Comments Off on A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Sophia Gravina, Spira DesignSophia Gravina is an architect with experience across culture, workplace and retail areas in the UK, but it was her... Read More >
Valuing Waste to Help Reduce Carbon
April 13, 2026 1:34 pm Comments Off on Valuing Waste to Help Reduce CarbonFollowing on from our recent article highlighting material-led projects that harness the power of diverting waste streams, we continue to... Read More >
Material District, Utrecht 2026
April 9, 2026 1:10 pm Comments Off on Material District, Utrecht 2026Last month, Jim Biddulph, headed to MaterialDistrict Utrecht, one of Europe’s leading platforms for material innovation, to see firsthand how... Read More >
A Conversation Between: Jim Biddulph & Micaella Pedros
March 31, 2026 7:30 am Comments Off on A Conversation Between: Jim Biddulph & Micaella PedrosDesigner Micaella Pedros has built her practice through playful yet purposeful inventions of material wastestreams. Working between material research and... Read More >
Designing for the Next Generation: Inside Grimsby’s Horizon Youth Zone
March 13, 2026 7:35 am Comments Off on Designing for the Next Generation: Inside Grimsby’s Horizon Youth ZoneHorizon Youth Zone, Grimsby In towns like Grimsby, the case for investing in youth spaces is both urgent and underfunded.... Read More >
Circular Surfaces
March 2, 2026 7:36 am Comments Off on Circular SurfacesWalking the aisles of this year’s Surface Design Show, what was most striking was not just the sheer diversity of... Read More >
Recouping Bio-By-Products for a Regenerative Built Environment
February 25, 2026 7:30 am Comments Off on Recouping Bio-By-Products for a Regenerative Built EnvironmentIf the previous chapter in this material story was about harvesting nature, this one is about what happens next: recouping... Read More >
Harvesting Nature for a Regenerative Built Environment
February 10, 2026 7:40 am Comments Off on Harvesting Nature for a Regenerative Built EnvironmentBio-grown materials are shifting the centre of gravity within design, from extraction and manufacture towards cultivation and care. Instead of... Read More >
A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Alicia Storie, AdesignStorie
January 26, 2026 7:30 am Comments Off on A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Alicia Storie, AdesignStorieAlicia Storie is the founder of the multi-award-winning, climate-conscious interior design studio AdesignStorie. She specialises in creating interiors that integrate... Read More >
Cityhub’s Hospitality Blueprint for Adaptive Reuse
January 20, 2026 10:45 am Comments Off on Cityhub’s Hospitality Blueprint for Adaptive ReuseAcross European cities, large amounts of commercial space sit vacant, often overlooked or else dismissed as too constrained or awkward... Read More >
StudioMorey x Hospital Rooms Bring Art to Healthcare Settings
December 3, 2025 8:06 am Comments Off on StudioMorey x Hospital Rooms Bring Art to Healthcare SettingsThe design community often talks about the emotional qualities of materials and the atmospheres they help create, and how surface,... Read More >
A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Gavin Hughes
November 10, 2025 10:00 am Comments Off on A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Gavin HughesGavin Hughes’ journey into design has been as diverse as his portfolio. Since joining as Design Director for London in... Read More >
Valuing Waste to Help Reduce Carbon
October 30, 2025 7:00 am Comments Off on Valuing Waste to Help Reduce CarbonFollowing on from our recent article highlighting material-led projects that harness the power of diverting waste streams, we continue to... Read More >
An Ambitious Expo 2025 in Osaka
October 20, 2025 10:15 am Comments Off on An Ambitious Expo 2025 in OsakaAs Expo 2025 Osaka draws to a close after a six-month stint on Yumeshima Island, and a full month since... Read More >