LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS

For those of you living a little on the edge this Christmas, we will be offering a few gift ideas throughout the day.

The first installment are these fantastic Playshapes by Millergoodman- the people behind Shapemakers. A shapemaker would be a great way to keep the kids quiet this Christmas but, with 74 wooden geometric shapes which you can arrange or stack to make hundreds of 3D creations, Play shapes is going to win hands down.

Young children will enjoy balancing the head and body shapes to make all sorts of funny creatures. Older children may prefer recreating the inventive 3D structures from the enclosed illustrations, giving them inspiration and confidence to build their own creations. The shapes are also an intriguing and imaginative plaything for adults.
Beautifully crafted from environmentally - friendly, durable rubberwood, the shapes feel soft in your hand and the flashes of colour add a modern accent.

Because of some small parts PlayShapes has a 3+ recommendation these can be taken out and added in later.
Tested in accordance with European (EN) and U.S. (ASTM) standards
Box size L 21cm x W 19cm x H 15cm Weight 3.2kgs

£75 available in Ludlow only

THIS COULD JUST BE THE STOCKING FILLER YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR...

Beautiful notebooks by Tamasyn Gambell available in paperback (pack of three) made using 100% post consumer recycled paper. They are printed by a socially responsible co-operative with Green Mark accreditation and are FSC certified. They use vegetable oil based inks and printing processes, which reduce waste and improve environmental performance.

Their pages are made from reject sheets sourced by the cooperative.

They measure 10.5cm by 15 cm.
£9 per pack




The hard back range are bound in vintage scarves which have been overprinted in her unique designs. The spines are in contrasting colours. These were bound by a family bookbinders in Essex, and use recycled paper stock from a 100 year old British paper mill. No two notebooks are the same.

They measure 10.5 x 15.5 cm.
£17 each

Available in Ludlow only

for more information about the artist, visit her website

NEW PRINTS BY CHASE & WONDER ARRIVE IN LUDLOW

Chase & Wonder arrive in the Ludlow store just in time for all you christmas shoppers, with 4 different delightful prints to suit everyone's taste. Chase & Wonder are locally based in Worcestershire. This multi disciplined design studio is small but flexible and believe in excellence, comprised of Faye Pearce and David Aspinall they also have a wide range of talented colleagues.

A LADY'S A-Z






Limited edition of 200,
3 colour Screenprint,
Signed by artist (us)
Paper size- 300mm(w) x 420mm(h)

£60 unframed

A GENTLEMEN'S A-Z





Limited edition of 200,
3 colour Screenprint,
Signed by artist (us)
Paper size- 300mm(w) x 420mm(h)

£60 unframed

MANNERS MAKETH MAN



Limited edition of 200,
3 colour Screenprint,
Signed by artist (us)
Paper size- 210mm(w) x 300mm(h)

£40 unframed

RIDE ABOVE IT



Limited edition of 200,
4 colour Screenprint,
Signed by artist (us)
Paper size- 300mm(w) x 420mm(h)

£60 unframed

THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS HAS FINALLY ARRIVED

A little bit of a delay in this one as it did arrive last week but here it is anyway. The long awaited new issue of Lula has arrived and this one is guest edited by the fabulous Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte who interview the cover star Charlotte Gainsbourg.

The perfect stocking filler for the girl of your dreams, at £7.99 it's not one to be missed and it's selling thick and fast and, for those of you who won't be able to make it in store, we have popped a few on our online shop

PERFECT FOR PRESENT WRAPPING...

Be it with festive printed paper or just plain old parcel paper, these rolls of masking tape are a sure fire way to wrap your gifts in style. We have many colours and designs in stock but they are selling thick and fast so pop into either of our stores to see what's available.

Washi Masking Tape: rice paper tape
10m roll
£2.50

LE GUN FOR BEGINNERS BOOK LAUNCH

This Friday night saw the launch of Le Gun's first book Le Gun för nybörjare (Le Gun for beginners) at Material London.

The book is a glimpse into the minds of the people who make LE GUN magazine & the close associates that form the LE GUN collective - a group of artists whose interests are both diverse and overlapping.

It's a kind of joint sketchbook in which we see snapshots of the artists' inner workings and their deranged psyches, gracing us with darkness and depravity, the absurd and the downright silly.

LE GUN för nybörjare is published by Orosdi Back
£15
For distribution enquiries contact lucy@materialmaterial.com

Images of the show to follow so keep your eyes peeled...

MOUSTACHE MUGS COME TO LUDLOW

and to celebrate Movember (raising awareness for prostate cancer), we will donate £1 to the cause with every purchase of the mugs up until the 30th November




Peter Ibruegger's fabulous moustache mugs have finally arrived in Ludlow and are available exclusively from MATERIAL. Having presented these mugs at London Design Week in 2009, these mugs have really taken off.

Produced in Stoke on Trent, these fine bone china mugs are available in six different iconic tache styles.

Enjoy effortlessly masquerading behind a character moustache while drinking your favourite tea or coffee. Every mug has a different design on each side to explore your favourite masculine expression! Choose between feisty Fu-Magnum, the ambiguous Mustafa-Chaplin and cheeky Maurice-Poirot!

£12.99 each / £35 set of 3

Available in the Ludlow store or via mail order only.