BE PREPARED FOR THE BIG DAY WITH THESE...

For those who have had enough or certainly will have done when the time comes, graphic design Lydia Leith has created these rather appropriate Royal Wedding Sick Bags. Hand screen printed, the bags feature an illustration of Wills and Kate (sporting the rags they wore on the engagement, of course) proudly standing above a caption of recommended use "Keep this handy on April 29th".

Arriving at Material next week, the first print run of these "Throne Up" bags sold out some time ago, so there's no doubt these ones will waltz out of the door...

Reserve yours now to be sure to have one in time for the big day.

Royal Wedding Souvenir Sick Bags
Available in Royal Blue or Pillar Box Red
£3 each
Available in store or online from 3rd March

FABULOUS PRINTS FROM OUR FRENCH FANCY

Two new additions to Material, these wonderful screen prints by friend and designer William Jean have been in our possession for a few months now and, after some deliberation over the vastness of Fléches, we finally got them up...


Fléches // silk screen print // 120 x 176cm // edition of 50 // £300

A truly stunning print, Fléches, pictured above, is printed on the grand scale of 120cm x 176cm and has quite an impact. Based on the translation of the word: literally, arrow, from Old French fleche, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch vlieke arrow, Old English flēogan to fly the print was produced for William Jean's exhibition at the Festival International de l'affiches et du Graphisme in Chaumont 2010.


Infini // silk screen print // 100 x 80cm // edition of 50 // £100

Infini is £100 unframed / £185 framed (trimmed) and is also available to buy online

"CRITICISM OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE IS AN EXPRESSION OF SOCIAL CONSERVATISM"- Thom Anderson

The new issue of Mark (No 30) has just arrived on our doorstep. This issue has a fabulous dye cut coverand features the following visionaries...



ZECC UTRECHT – YASUTAKA YOSHIMURA TOKYO – MORPHOSIS SHANGHAI – CAAU HONG KONG – THOM ANDERSEN LOS ANGELES – RONNIE SELF HOUSTON – MANUELLE GAUTRAND VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ – JR SHANGHAI – HIROSHI NAKAMURA & NAP TOCHIGI – JUNICHI SAMPEI TOKYO - LETTER FROM CAIRO – TAKAYUKI SUZUKI KYOTO – BEAT KARRER ZURICH – NEY + PARTNERS BRUSSELS – SANDER ARCHITECTEN AMSTERDAM



With features including two architects covering historic buildings in glazed roofs, developments in New Cairo and a concrete building in Tokyo wrapped in steel, this one is not to be missed.



Mark magazine is £14 and available in store. For more information, visit the Mark website

ALL WRAPPED UP WITH ROB RYAN

New to material this week...
Great printed TAPE by rob ryan.
£10.50 for a whopping 66metre length and 5cm width.

Lots of different designs - pop in to see which suits your package !

L O V E

The new issue of LOVE magazine has hit the shelves of material !
This Androgyny issue pack full of glamour, decadence & flamboyance. This issue plays with gender on every level !
Come get your copy !
Ohh & don't forget to flip it over to get your Justin Bieber fix for February.




£6.00 in store.

2011...A HAPPY HOPPITY YEAR FOR HOPS AND LOPS, LEAPS AND BOUNDS

We would like to introduce you to the rabbit, a charming little fella from the Leporidae family, he is full of energy and optimism. In 2011 he will be motivating us all to try something new, from nosing around neighboring warrens to meet new friends to dumping the daily grind of the grass eating job to follow your dream; be it selling Duracell batteries or ferrying drinks in for Mr Heffner.

Pass on good wishes for 2011 with these beautiful handprinted cards by Wuon Gean.

£3.50 each available in store or via mail order

MOOMIN BOOKS 1-5 FEBRUARY OFFER

Buy Moomins 1-5 for the price of 4- that's 20% off (oh yes, we did the math)...

We all know and love Tove Jansson's classic, Moomins and we have been stocking the books published by Drawn & Quarterly at Material for some time now. This month, we are offering you the chance to purchase Books One to Five: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip for the price of four.

The books feature the strips drawn by Tove Jansson and written by her brother Lars for the London Evening News, before Lars took over both the art and the writing.

Lose yourself in these charming tales of Moomin Valley with stories such as "Moomin Under Sail," where the Moomins find themselves without a new adventure until Too-Ticky's compass gives them the idea to build a boat and head to sea and the story of the fickle and eternally lovestruck Mymble and Snorkmaiden who find themselves in competition over a thrilling new man.

"A lost treasure now rediscovered--one of the sweetest, strangest comics strips ever drawn or written. A surrealist masterpiece. Honest." --Neil Gaiman

The books retail at £12.99 each. To buy the set for our special price, visit our online store