FASHION DESIGNER'S SKETCHBOOK

New in at our London store today is the hot off the press new title by Hywel Davies Fashion Designer's Sketchbook

Fashion Designers' Sketchbooks explores many major names working in the fashion industry today. Photographs, sketches, mood boards, line-ups, toiles, fabric swatches and more all contribute to the creation of ideas for fashion designs, and here they are brought together for the first time to show how the final work is conceived and developed.

Numerous leading designers, including John Galliano, Dries Van Noten, Antonio Marras for Kenzo, Yohji Yamamoto and Vivienne Westwood, are interviewed alongside their sketchbooks, discussing the roles they play in evolution of their work, and how they inform and encourage their creative processes. The result is in an inspirational overview of cutting-edge design today.

The book is £28 and is available from our London store and available for pre order at our Ludlow store.

NEW ISSUE OF SELVEDGE NOW IN STOCK

Issue 36 of Selvedge, the Roving! issue is now available to buy from Material.

Featuring...

Returning to the Fold
Why high profile figures are championing a wool revival.

London Design Festival Diary

Life's Werk: Eley Kishimoto
Find out how the Fashion Designers keep things frsh.

Symbiotic
Anthropologie and their relationship with independent designers.

£9.95
Available in store and online

RHINO GIRL

New at Material this week is a fantastic etching by one of our best selling artists Nick Morley entitled Rhino Girl.

The piece was produced as part of the East London Printmakers recent portfolio of 17 works.

Edition of 20
Print dimensions 570mm x 750mm
£220 unframed
£320 framed

Also available to buy online

BRYAN FERRY: THE UPPERMOST GENTLEMAN & INEZ VAN LAMSWEERDE: GENTLEWOMAN

The latest issues of Fantastic Man and Gentlewoman are now available at Material and they really are flying off the shelves so get there quick. The previous issues sold out pretty early on with no chance of getting more in and, remember, history does have a habit of repeating itself...

FANTASTIC MAN ISSUE 12
On the cover and inside the magazine is the very gentleman Mr. BRYAN FERRY photographed at home by Mr. JUERGEN TELLER. Other in-depth profiles and photo series include Mr. DAVID WALLIAMS, the comedy actor who recently married the world’s no. 1 model LARA STONE; Mr. AI WEIWEI, the artist who is about to reveal his commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall; Mr. FEDERICO MARCHETTI of the pioneering retail website YOOX; and Mr. STEFANO TONCHI, the New York editor who has the eyes of the fashion industry on him following his recent takeover at W magazine.
This issue is one of great innovation, including an entire FANTASTIC MAN fashion show presenting forty looks for the autumn and winter seasons.

GENTLEWOMAN ISSUE 2
The second issue of The Gentlewoman features in-depth interviews with photographer Inez van Lamsweerde, artist Yoko Ono, comedian Julia Davis, singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis and businesswoman Meena Pathak, as well as fantastic fashion series by renowned photographers such as Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Terry Richardson, Alasdair McLellan, Willy Vanderperre, Liz Collins, Daniel Riera, Anuschka Blommers & Niels Schumm and Benjamin Alexander Huseby.

SHAPEMAKERS HAVE ARRIVED AT LUDLOW

ShapeMaker is a set of 25 colourful, geometric design, hand printed, beautifully crafted, environmentally friendly hardwood blocks made of rubber wood – a replenishable wood. The blocks can be excitingly arranged to create a menagerie of thousands of surprising creatures and tons of sparkling, imaginative, engaging images that guarantee to delight children from 3 yrs and upwards. The blocks perfectly illustrate millergoodman’s commitment to combine function with the highest design principles, producing beautiful, sensitive New Classics in the children’s market. Includes design suggestions.

Millergoodman are Zoe Miller and David Goodman, designers who live and work in Brighton. They design and make kids books for the Tate Gallery. A is for artist 2004 Colour 2006 and Shape 2008 we also produce an exclusive Tate product range

In 2008 they launched their millergoodman brand, and the first product ShapeMaker won best gift for kids at Top Drawer 2008

Zoe and David also run a consultancy called silence which helps creatives explore their ideas through still and moving image reference.

Shapemakers are cureentlt available in our Ludlow store and will be available in our London store and online from next week.

AMELIA JOHNSTONE EXHIBITION & VAROOM ARTICLE

The preview of PAPER HORSES: WOMEN, WITCHCRAFT AND SEX- new work by Amelia Johnstone- went down a treat at Material London this Thursday and to top it off, the new issue of Varoom! arrived this week with an article featuring the artist.

The issue also features a few more of our guys including Bill Bragg (Birdman artist) and harry Malt (of Bare Bones fame) so, all in all, it's a great issue.

The Paper Horses exhibition will run until October 16th and then we will bring it to Ludlow. Also look out for her Shadow Play Symposium which is due to take place at the Welsh Assembly this coming November.

MATERIAL GETS A MENTION IN HOUSE & GARDEN

Material got a little mention in the people | lifestyle section of this month's issue of House & Garden. The article profiles the Bevan family who have the wonderful Bespoke Furniture Design Company Rupert Bevan based in both Ludlow and London.