A self proclaimed “composer of materials,” designer Giles Miller has experimented and worked with an enormous range; from ceramic to... Read More >
Like many of the materials we’ve already focused on this year, paint is another that we have a very deep... Read More >
The summer months are always abuzz with life and creativity, not least because it’s the time of year that final... Read More >
With a specific focus on plastic, and the release of our short documentary Materials, Living with plastic this month, it... Read More >
With almost 10 years experience in seeking out and representing some of the very best furniture, lighting and surfaces around,... Read More >
With Milan Design Week being such an influential show to the design world, we decided here at Design Insider to put together our first Trend Report for the show, capturing what we felt were the most inspiring ideas. We hope you enjoy!
Whilst it’s difficult to accurately date the moment of creation of glass, like last months material of focus ceramic, the... Read More >
With Glass the material of focus for this month I took the opportunity to have a chat with Jordan Söderberg... Read More >
Who ever said we should be bound to one career path? The beginning of the 21st century represents a time... Read More >
Some 2000 years ago a material discovery was made. Paper was invented in China, with the earliest examples dating back... Read More >
Bright light streams in to a studio crammed full with a CAD embroidery machine, screen print table and material samples... Read More >
The positive attributes of knitting make it somewhat of an unsung hero in the world of materials. As with its... Read More >
Whilst the work of designer Tracy Kendall is defined by it’s output as ‘wallpaper’, her hand screen-printed and richly embellished... Read More >
It had been announced! The planet has been scoured for the latest developments in lifestyle trends. Assessments have been made... Read More >
Troels Flensted studio follows in the footsteps of a plethora of design giants to have come out of Denmark since... Read More >