We’re excited to hear that the UK’s largest celebration of buildings and the city will be making a welcome return this June. The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) is something that’s been on the A&D calendar since its inception in 2004 and only helps to reinforce London’s reputation as an international creative hive of activity...
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What a month it’s been so far here at Material Lab! We’re not even halfway through and we’ve already enjoyed a factory tour or two, popped into various studios in and around London and enjoyed some of the offerings at the Surface Design Show...
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Noma Bar is an internationally renowned Israeli graphic designer known for his stark and intelligent prints and illustrations. With a staggeringly impressive client list - which includes Coca Cola, Wallpaper, Time Out and the BBC – Noma has gained such notoriety over the past 12 months that he has now been nominated...
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With Occupy Wall Street (OWS) continuing to take over the globe, there’s a new sense of anti-consumerism in the air as people either support the movement or are afraid to be against it by being considered over-indulgent spendthrifts. If that’s the case, how is OWS affecting interior design? Are designers still opting for the decadent metallic surfaces we’ve seen so much of in the past?...
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There is an awful lot of funding cuts going on out there and it seems that creativity could be compromised because of a squeeze on project budgets. Everyone from the design, architects and building firms is having to fight harder to ensure this level of ‘efficiency’ doesn’t have an impact on quality. Because quality, after all, is always the most important aspect of any scheme...
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The Material Lab team and all of our affiliate material partners have said a sad farewell to Ben Marshall this week. Ben has been studio manager since its inception over 6 years ago and has remained integral to the continued progression of the studio throughout. He is now moving on to persue new ventures.
During his time here, Ben has seen much development. Refits and refurbs, numerous material partners, new staff additions not to mention the thousands of projects and enquiries he has helped wi...
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This year’s London Design Festival marked the 1st anniversary of the Surfaces Range from Giles Miller one of the innovative designers we showcase here in the studio.
It proved to be a busy period with the launch of further surfaces to add to the already dazzling portfolio, some exciting new projects and the launch of Beam laser cutting, a facility set-up with new business partner Marcus Sharp. As part of the studio’s exciting and forward-thinking development plan Beam will operate f...
Finishing at the Material Lab design resource showroom on Great Titchfield Street as the London Design Festival was in full swing, the Material Lab Roadshow travelled the length of Britain to bring Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bristol and London the latest in new product concepts, colour trends, textures and design...
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Our very own Jim Biddulph is taking part in a new exhibition in London this month. Called Ombra:Selects – most of the work has been specifically made for the event and has not been seen in the public domain before. The exhibition at Ombra Bar & Restaurant on Vyner Street brings together six designers who all have a desire to strip back objects, with the emphasis firmly...
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This week, we thought we'd profile a family-owned business founded in 1946 in Sweden. Träullit is a functional, natural material composed of wood and cement which bonds together, making it lightweight, ideal floor cladding, one of its traditional uses...
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