Zandra Rhodes on pattern, colour, and textiles.

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Artist Nicola Turner on horsehair, sheep's wool and her solo show at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Nicola Turner is a UK-based artist who is best known for her use of horsehair and wool in her extraordinary, and often quite dark, sculptures. She originally trained as a theatre designer – working for the likes of the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Sydney O ...  Show more

John Tuomey on the importance of materials in architecture, designing London's V&A East, and his new book, Middle Quarter.

Dublin-based architect John Tuomey first appeared on Material Matters in 2024 to talk about his brilliant memoir, First Quarter. Now he’s written the follow-up, unsurprisingly entitled, Middle Quarter. John is the co-founder of O’Donnell + Tuomey. He was the inaugural professor o ...  Show more

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