Happy Birthday Clerkenwell Design Week
May 25, 2019 8:32 pm Comments Off on Happy Birthday Clerkenwell Design WeekAs the days get longer and brighter and nature pops back into life, bringing with it some welcome colour and... 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.
Jim Biddulph & Laura Slater in conversation
May 25, 2019 8:09 pm Comments Off on Jim Biddulph & Laura Slater in conversationWhilst we may have lost a large proportion of the manufacturing that made the UK one of the world’s textile... Read More >
Jim Biddulph & Sally Angharad in Conversation
April 25, 2019 2:04 pm Comments Off on Jim Biddulph & Sally Angharad in ConversationThe colours and materials we use to bring projects and products to life are increasingly seen as integral components of... Read More >
Jim Biddulph & Laura Perryman in Conversation
February 22, 2019 10:16 am Comments Off on Jim Biddulph & Laura Perryman in ConversationA love for materials and keen interest in contemporary technologies has led Laura Perryman along an interesting and fairly unique... Read More >
Material Explorations for 2019
January 29, 2019 12:45 pm Comments Off on Material Explorations for 2019Having ushered in another new year with a collective desire for new dawns, fresh beginnings and positive change perhaps stronger... Read More >
Getting heavy with metal
December 18, 2018 9:16 am Comments Off on Getting heavy with metalAs my short material essays have detailed over the course of the year, there have been multiple ‘material ages;’ large... Read More >
A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Daniel Webb
December 7, 2018 8:07 pm Comments Off on A conversation between: Jim Biddulph & Daniel WebbBack in June we launched our documentary Materials: Living with plastic, in which we spoke to Daniel Webb, founder of... Read More >
A conversation with Bill Amberg
December 2, 2018 9:36 pm Comments Off on A conversation with Bill AmbergThis month we focus leather and there are few here in the UK who know more about the material than... Read More >
Leather Under Wraps
November 26, 2018 12:28 pm Comments Off on Leather Under WrapsOnce again, this month we are focusing on a material that has a long lineage and an everlasting presence in... Read More >
Warming up with wool
October 28, 2018 4:34 pm Comments Off on Warming up with woolOctober is always a time of change. Leaves transforming through every warm shade until finally turning brown and untethering from... Read More >
Trend Report: London Design Festival
October 25, 2018 11:25 am Comments Off on Trend Report: London Design FestivalLast month London Design Festival returned for the 16th year, celebrating 10 years at the V&A as the official Festival hub.... Read More >
Jim Biddulph in conversation with Anne Kyyro Quinn
October 18, 2018 8:01 pm Comments Off on Jim Biddulph in conversation with Anne Kyyro QuinnAs wool is celebrated in all of its guises during the 9th Campaign for Wool events this month, it seems... Read More >
A conversation with: Jim Biddulph & Sebastian Cox
October 2, 2018 12:19 pm Comments Off on A conversation with: Jim Biddulph & Sebastian CoxThere aren’t many design brands that can boast to having the facilities to not only design and make their products,... Read More >
Considering our material roots
September 13, 2018 5:55 pm Comments Off on Considering our material rootsWhen considering the longevity and influence of all the materials that we know and use on the planet, it’s easy... Read More >
Peeling back the surface of cork
August 30, 2018 7:01 pm Comments Off on Peeling back the surface of corkTake yourself back to 1688 and imagine this conundrum; you’ve created a new form of carbonated wine made from the... Read More >