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Material Matters

Material Matters

Material Matters

Taking over UNLOCKED, Material Matters featured as a pop-up exhibition showcasing a specially curated programme for Shoreditch Design Week.

About Material Matters

Unlocked Shoreditch, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3AY

Launched in 2019 as a critically acclaimed podcast, Material Matters grew into a leading international platform advancing material intelligence across architecture and design. With more than 140 episodes to date, it convened the global design community through its fairs in London and Copenhagen, its annual conference and an ongoing editorial programme. Owned and organised by Delizia Media Ltd, the initiative championed a deeper understanding of materials, sustainability, craft and innovation.

Set within a repurposed industrial space on Curtain Road, UNLOCKED Shoreditch offered a series of large, flexible studios designed for exhibitions, installations and live cultural programming. Its raw architecture and expansive layouts created a blank canvas for experimental design and immersive showcases during Shoreditch Design Week.

MATERIAL MATTERS WEBSITE

MATERIAL MATTERS INSTAGRAM

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    3M

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    3M brings its expertise in materials science to Material Matters London, presenting architectural solutions designed to give exist ...
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    Architextures

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Founded in Glasgow, Scotland in 2020, ARCHITEXTURES has grown to become the world’s leading digital material library. As a digital ...
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    Benchspace

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
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    Blast Studio

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
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    Bo Gyeom Kim

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Bo Gyeom Kim is an industrial designer whose practice constructs speculative worlds grounded in material conditions. His work spec ...
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    British Council

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    The British Council is the UK’s international culture and education organisation working through the Arts, Education and the Engli ...
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    Carbon Cell

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Carbon Cell provides an alternative to polymer-based foams, with a patent pending, plastic-free foam made with carbon-negative bio ...
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    David Colwell

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    David Colwell is a British designer and maker and a pioneer of thoughtful, material conscious design. Since the 1970s, his work ha ...
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    Deniz Beck Partners

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Deniz Beck is a Turkish-born, Portsmouth-based conservation architect, cultural producer and founder of Sustainable Conservation T ...
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    Fallen & Felled

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Fallen & Felled turns trees felled in and around London into high-quality hardwood, giving them a second life as furniture, both i ...
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    FRONT and Biomason

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Mimmik Tile: the first tile ever grown with the help of bacteria  Traditional cement production accounts for 8% of global Co2 emis ...
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    Helena C Williams

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    At Material Matters London during Shoreditch Design Week, Williams will present Itera, a modular furniture system that combines be ...
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    India Iles

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    India Iles will present a new collection of lamps featuring dyed Scottish kelp shades in vibrant colours. Inspired by the playful ...
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    Josh Ling Studio

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Josh Ling Studio is an East London furniture design practice exploring the potential of British timber through contemporary craft. ...
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    Kenoteq

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Pioneering UK manufacturer of award-winning ultra-low carbon, architectural and decorative materials - the K-BRIQ®, K-SLIP™ and ne ...
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    LOXKIN

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    LOXKIN is a UK social enterprise making plant-based, non-toxic wood finishes from UK-grown regenerative hemp and beeswax. We repla ...
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    Made with Love

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Made with Love is a design studio developing interior products from floral waste. Taking a ‘nose-to-tail’ approach to the flower, ...
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    Malai

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
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    Material Matters

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Material Matters London returns for its fifth edition from 15-17 September, within a new district and a striking new venue, UNLOCK ...
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    Matrix Design

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    HAND, CODE, MATTER: A NEW FLOW FOR SPATIAL DESIGN 手、代码与物质:空间设计的新流程Global design agency Matrix Design presents ‘Hand, Code, Matter: ...
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    Neve Beill Ceramics

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Neve Beill is a London based ceramicist working with foraged materials and resources sourced from local waste streams. Her practic ...
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    Only Natural is a global student design movement championing natural materials in fashion and interiors. Founded to put emerging d ...
  • Pani Jurek

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    PANI JUREK STUDIO AT MATERIAL MATTERS Warsaw-based Pani Jurek Studio, run by Magda Jurek and Michał Borecki works at the intersect ...
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    Phyta Biodesign

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
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    Prima Materia

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Prima Materia is a circular design studio reimagining salvaged construction materials into distinctive, contemporary furniture.Wor ...
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    Procédés Chénel International is a young, creative and dynamic team helping designers with worldwide development, production and d ...
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    Rombachs

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
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    Shifu Artisans

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    An independent design studio developing innovative, material-led interior finishes and objects. Founded by designer Amy Saunders, ...
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    SoftTrace Studio

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Materials shape how everyday life looks, feels and lasts. We believe they should be designed with care — for the experience they c ...
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    Spared

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Spared is a Brighton-based design and material innovation studio exploring new possibilities for waste. With a mission to keep val ...
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    Steppe

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    We love our pets, but Steppe takes it one step further: Where might this love lead? Every bowl we fill, toy we offer and walk we t ...
  • Stoksel Furniture Design

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Stoksel Furniture Design: The Art of Enamel in DesignFor more than 3,000 years, vitreous enamel has been prized for its remarkable ...
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    Studio Gonzalo Bascuñan

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Studio Gonzalo Bascuñán is a Milan-based art and design practice exploring the intersection of craftsmanship, material innovation ...
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    Studio Onesta

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    We are a design studio that creates high-end furniture and interiors that connect people, materials, and place. Shaped through cir ...
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    Sunday Light

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Founded in 2023, Sunday Light brings bright light back into indoor spaces to support circadian rhythm and improve mood and energy ...
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    Tabitha Bargh

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Some of the most interesting materials are not always the newest. For designer-maker Tabitha Bargh, inspiration comes from looking ...
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    The New Materialist

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    The future of materials is not synthetic, nor extracted. It is grown, nurtured, and returned to the earth. The New Materialist ope ...
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    The Or foundation

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Based in Accra, The Or Foundation transforms textile waste into valuable new products. Cassaboard is a recycled biocomposite made ...
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    Ultrafabrics

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    At Ultrafabrics we create materials suited for life and the industries we serve are as diverse as the fabrics we create. Hands-on ...
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    WEI Studio

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Luis Ho is the designer of WEI Studio, a London-based furniture designer and maker who graduated with an MA Design: Furniture from ...
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    Wood Awards

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Wood Worth Celebrating For more than five decades, the Wood Awards have championed the very best architecture, furniture and produ ...
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    Zieta Studio

    Material Matters
    UNLOCKED, 118 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3PJ
    Zieta Studio presents ‘Whispers Bench’ lit by a constellation of Lampin lighting pieces. Zięta will present the unique Whispers Be ...

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