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L'alimentazione by Elisabetta Il fico: delizia estiva e scrigno di benessere🌿 Fichi: il frutto dell’estate che fa bene al corpo e al cuore Avete mai pensato che un frutto così dolce potesse essere anche un piccolo miracolo naturale? Il fico (Ficus carica) è molto più di una delizia per il palato. È una fonte incredibile di:✅ Potassio – perfetto per l’equilibrio della pressione✅ Calcio e fosforo – per ossa e denti forti✅ Magnesio, ferro, vitamine B e C – per un’energia naturale e sostenibile✅ Polifenoli – potenti antiossidanti contro l’invecchiamento cellularehttps://palcoscenicomondo.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/il-fico-delizia-estiva-e-scrigno-di-benessere/

2025-08-0603 min

Raport o stanie świata Dariusza Rosiaka Raport o książkach – „Delizia” John DickieDlaczego Włosi kiedyś pogardzali swoją pizzą? A najwięksi włoscy patrioci zajadali się przysmakami kuchni francuskiej? Czemu Mussolini chciał zakazać makaronu? I kiedy nastał moment, kiedy wszyscy Włosi mogli wreszcie jeść tyle ukochanej pasty, ile chcieli?Jedzenie to nie tylko rozkosz dla podniebienia, ale także klucz do zrozumienia historii, polityki, obyczajów i kultury.W tym odcinku rozmowa o książce Johna Dickiego „Delizia. Wielka historia Włochów i ich jedzenia”.Lektura idealna na wakacje i nie tylko.Prowadzeni...

2025-07-141h 12

Espresso Cadetto Ep. 22 - con Davide Abrescia e Lorenzo Delizia - L’ora del gran finale. La Cremontada dello Zini e l’occasione Spezi(A)le di D’AngeloA -1 dal sogno. Con la A bella in vista. Due gare, 180 minuti di fuoco. Una battaglia e due compagini: sarà Spezia contro Cremonese, D’Angelo contro Stroppa, nel rewatch delle finali del 2022.Quella volta ebbe la meglio il Monza del tecnico lodigiano, contro il Pisa dell’allenatore pescarese. Questa volta…chissà. Perché dopo un Istanbul ci può essere sempre un Atene.A farci compagnia, qua a Espresso Cadetto, sono passati il collega di Sky e Telesveva, Davide Abrescia, e Lorenzo Delizia di SampTube, con focus sulla situazione playout e blucerchiati.I temi della punt...

2025-05-2748 min

Hungry Books Delizia! The epic story of the Italians and their food by John Dickie🍝Hungry Books is presented by: Rocio Carvajal food anthropologist, culture and gastronomy educator.Episode 4Italian is one of the world’s most popular cuisines, but how did it all start? What makes it so delicious? And how it became a global comfort food? This book is filled with fascinating and unexpected revelations, like the fact that many recipes became the best form of political propaganda, and that hunger and war were key in shaping how people ate, even more so than peace and abundance.Delizia! The epic story of the Italians and th...

2025-04-0534 min

Embark On A Sensational Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food by John DickiePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646601to listen full audiobooks. Title: Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food Author: John Dickie Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Buon appetito! Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well? The answer lies amid the vibrant beauty of Italy's historic cities. For a thousand years, they have been magnets for everything that makes for great eating: ingredients, talent, money, and power. Italian food is city food. Delizia! is much more than a history of...

2023-05-0212h 03

Unlock a Library in Your Pocket With Full Audiobook Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food Audiobook by John DickieListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 646601 Title: Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food Author: John Dickie Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 12:03:05 Language: English Release date: 05-02-23 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: History, Cooking, Non-Fiction, Europe Summary: Buon appetito! Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well? The answer lies amid the vibrant beauty of Italy's historic cities. For a thousand years, they have been magnets for everything that makes for great eating: ingredients, talent, money, and power. Italian food is city food. Delizia...

2023-05-0212h 03

Savor This Breakthrough Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Delizia! by John DickiePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/133442to listen full audiobooks. Title: Delizia! Author: John Dickie Narrator: Simon Vance Format: mp3 Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins Release date: 05-02-23 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 10 ratings Genres: Gastronomy Publisher's Summary: Buon appetito! Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well? The answer lies amid the vibrant beauty of Italy's historic cities. For a thousand years, they have been magnets for everything that makes for great eating: ingredients, talent, money, and power. Italian food is city food. Delizia! is much more than a history of Italian food. It...

2023-05-0212h 03

Download Best Full Audiobooks in History, Europe Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food by John DickiePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food Author: John Dickie Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Buon appetito! Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well? The answer lies amid the vibrant beauty of Italy's historic cities. For a thousand years, they have been magnets for everything that makes for great eating: ingredients, talent, money, and power. Italian food is city food. Delizia! is much more than a history...

2023-05-0205 min

Il Raccolto del Ribelle Puntata 2 | Croce e deliziaOrmai ci siamo: il 25 settembre è il giorno delle elezioni politiche. Croce e delizia, come suggerisce il titolo. Croce, perché non sempre abbiamo le idee chiare su dove mettere la "x": di solito è molto più facile sapere per chi non votare. Delizia, perché il voto - non dobbiamo dimenticarlo mai - è espressione della democrazia, per cui tanti hanno lottato e conquistato col sangue. In attesa di domenica, ne parliamo un po': ai microfoni, come sempre, Mirco Zanoni (presente con il nome di battaglia "Milton") e Paolo Papotti ("Olmo").

2022-09-2216 min

Yol Yolcu Yolculuk #36 - Delizia FlaccaventoDelizia sosyal sorunlar, etnik azıklıklar ve engelli spor konularına yoğunlaşmış belgesel fotoğrafçı. Kendi ülkesi İtalya’da Felsefe bölümünden mezun olduktan sonra, İngiltere ve yüksek lisans derecesini aldığı ABD’deki Ohio Üniversitesi Görsel İletişim bölümünde foto muhabirlik eğitimi aldı. İngiltere'de tanıştığı belgesel yönetmeni Ayşegül Selenga Taşkent'le tanışıklığı ve ortak üretecekleri projeler onu İstanbul'a getirdi. Hala İstanbul'da. Ben açıkçası bir italyanın yaşamak, çalışmak için İstanbul'da olmasını pek anlayamıyorum. Bu şaşkınlıkla sordum sorularımı. Delizia da, italyan aksanlı güzel türkçesiyle ga...

2022-05-3146 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson 1882 Ltd's Emily Johnson on manufacturing ceramics in Stoke-on-Trent.My final guest of the latest series is Emily Johnson, co-founder of the Stoke-on-Trent-based, ceramics company 1882 Ltd. Clay is part of the former TV executive’s DNA. She is the fifth generation of Johnson to work in the industry, with her father and business partner, Chris, spending over 30 years as a production director of Wedgwood, after it bought the family firm in 1964. Since launching a decade ago, 1882 Ltd has worked with an eclectic roster of designers including: Max Lamb, Faye Toogood, former Material Matters guest Barnaby Barford, architect John Pawson and fashion designer Paul Smith. According to th...

2021-05-2544 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast S2E4: Steven Salvatore, Author InterviewMel talks with Steven Salvatore, author of Can't Take That Away! "You shouldn't have to explain yourself everyday." They discuss mental health/therapy rep in the book, Steven's experiences that inspired Carey and their journey, and how important it is for people, especially young people, to be able to see themselves in literature. Steven mentions some other queer books they have loved including, Reverie and Bedazzled by Ryan LaSala and Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. Steven has their next book, And They Lived, coming out in March of 2022, and Can't Take That Away is available in North America, any...

2021-05-221h 04

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Sir John Sorrell CBE on a life in design.As regular listeners will know, every once in a while I break free of Material Matters’ self-imposed format and meet someone with an overview of the design world. And in this episode, I’m delighted to chat with Sir John Sorrell CBE. It’s a question really of where to start with John’s career (but here goes). He was chair of the Design Council from 1994-2000; chair of CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) from 2004-2009; vice-president of the Chartered Society of Designers from 1989-1992; and chairman of the Design Business Association from 1990-1992. In 2014...

2021-05-1848 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast S2E3: Where to find a Social WorkerMel chats with Alex (@thebookadvocate) about different places they've both worked, and different types of facilities that you may find a social worker. While a social worker is not the only option to receive mental health services from, Mel and Alex are both social workers and discussed their own experiences in this episode. (This episode was co-produced by @loslibrary) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2021-05-1559 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Garry Fabian Miller on cibachrome paper.What does an artist do when the material he has devoted his working life to runs out? Garry Fabian Miller is a renowned photographer, who doesn’t use a camera in his practice. Instead, he works in his darkroom and relies on a combination of light and cibachrome paper, using exposures that can last between one to twenty hours. His extraordinary, abstract pieces are inspired by nature and the things he sees on walks around his home in Dartmoor. His work is held in an array of public and private collections, including MoMA in Ne...

2021-05-1154 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast S2E2: Types of TherapyMel talks with Jess, a fellow social worker/therapist, about different types of therapy, and how the different therapeutic modalities are used for different diagnoses and situations. Mel & Jess both specialize in trauma, and while a lot of different therapeutic modalities are covered, this episode is not a comprehensive list. They both recommend researching and asking questions when you're trying to find a therapeutic approach that is the right fit for you.

2021-05-0845 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Mark Miodownik on animate materials.This episode investigates the near-future and how material technology could transform the way we live. Mark Miodownik is the UCL professor of materials & society. He received his PhD in turbine jet engine alloys from Oxford University, and has worked as a materials engineer in the USA, Ireland and the UK. For more than twenty years he has championed materials science research that links to the arts and humanities, medicine, and society. This culminated in the establishment of the UCL Institute of Making, where he is a director and runs the research programme.He’s the au...

2021-05-0456 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast S2E1: Starting TherapyMel talks with Elisa about the process of starting therapy. [content warnings include mention of financial issues & discussion of insurance stress] They discuss ways to find a therapist, questions to ask before starting, insurance stuff, and much more. Mel and Elisa are both licensed professionals, Mel a Social Worker, and Elisa a Marriage and Family Counselor. This episode is meant to be educational and helpful for someone considering starting therapy, but is in no way us telling you what to do or how to do it. We always tell our clients they are the experts of their own lives and we...

2021-05-011h 16

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Sarah Wigglesworth on building with straw.One of the joys of Material Matters is that it allows me to roam across disciplines. So one week I can discuss carbon fibre and Formula 1 racing with John Barnard, while in the next I could be talking taxidermy with fine artist Polly Morgan. My guest in this episode is the excellent Sarah Wigglesworth. I think it’s fair to say that Sarah has been a pioneer of sustainable architecture through her eponymous practice. Over the years projects have included cultural centres such as Siobhan Davies Dance Studios, housing schemes like Umpire View in Harrow and Trent Bas...

2021-04-2858 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Jasleen Kaur on food.Jasleen Kaur is an artist, designer and maker, who graduated from the jewellery and metal course at the Royal College of Art in 2010. Since then her practice has encompassed pieces created for gallery spaces as well as work that is socially-engaged. She has described herself, rather intriguingly, as a ‘cobbler’. Recently, she has created films and pieces of text which investigate untold histories and notions of identity that are both personal – detailing her Sikh background from Glasgow – and, in some instances, to do with this nation’s colonial past. And, more often that not, embedded in all this...

2021-04-2147 min

La Madonna negli scritti di Maria Valtorta L'anima creata per essere Madre e delizia di DioI singolari privilegi di Maria. Il primo: l'Immacolata Concezione, seconda parte. Maria fu pensata ab aeterno dalla Santissima Trinità e da Lei creata per essere la sua delizia, per farne dono a se stessa. La sua anima è luce il cui bagliore è il più vivo e luminoso dell'intero Paradiso. Fu creata per essere delizia di Dio e dell'universo intero. La sua eccellenza, unicità e grandezza è superiore alle possibilità comuni e ordinarie di pensiero. Ci vuole tempo e luce divina per comprenderne, riconoscerne ed accoglierne le grandezze. Ciclo di catechesi "La Madonna negli scritti di Maria Valtorta", cinquantaseiesima puntata, Mercoledì 24 Marzo 2021

2021-03-2459 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Alice Potts on sweat.Alice Potts is a material researcher, who ‘explores the poetry of the human fluids’. She caused quite a storm when she graduated from the fashion department of the Royal College of Art in 2018 with a collection of crystals grown on various garments – including an extraordinary pair of ballet shoes dyed in red cabbage juice. These crystals were a little different though as they were created from the user’s own sweat. Unsurprisingly perhaps, the collection was entitled PERSPIRE and Alice was quickly picked up by some of the fashion world’s big beasts, including Nick Knight and Sarah Mower.In 2019...

2021-03-0457 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Thomas Thwaites on making a toaster by hand and attempting to become a goat (yes, really).Thomas Thwaites was one of the first people I wanted to interview when I started Material Matters in 2019. I’m not entirely certain why it has taken so long to arrange a chat. The designer graduated from the Design Interactions course of Royal College of Art in 2009, with a piece that has gone on to become genuinely iconic. In The Toaster Project, Thwaites set out to make this industrially manufactured product by hand. He mined his own iron ore, extracted copper from water and attempted to persuade BP to allow him onto an oil rig to bring bac...

2021-02-241h 08

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Emeco's Gregg Buchbinder on recycled aluminium.Gregg Buchbinder is the owner of US-based furniture manufacturer, Emeco. The Electrical Machine and Equipment Company was founded in 1944 and quickly created the 1006 chair for the US Navy. The piece, made out of recycled aluminium, has gone on to become a design classic but its story is far from straightforward. By the time Buchbinder bought the firm from his father in 1998, its factory in Hanover, Pensylvania was on the edge of closure. He pumped its chest with a roster of high profile designers and pieces, starting with the Hudson chair by Philippe Starck in 2000.Since t...

2021-02-1756 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Yinka Ilori on colour and narrative.Yinka Ilori started his practice from his parents’ back garden in 2011, after receiving a £3000 loan from the Prince’s Trust. Initially, the designer made his name by creating a string of chairs, notable for their strong use of colour that came from his Nigerian heritage, and a profound sense of narrative – the pieces were often based on the stories of old school friends and parables his parents told him as a child. However, after creating his eponymous studio in 2017, the scale of his work started to change. Happy Street is a permanent installation in a Battersea underpass, for inst...

2021-02-1051 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Stuart Haygarth on rubbish.Stuart Haygarth is an artist and designer who works with the stuff that other people throw away. After beginning his career as a photographer and illustrator, he burst onto the design scene in 2005 at Designersblock in London’s Shoreditch with a pair of extraordinary chandeliers. Millennium was made from a series of party poppers he’d collected on the first morning of the year 2000, while Tide comprised of flotsam and jetsam picked up over several years from the Kent coastline. Subsequently other pieces have used the tail lights of cars and spectacle frames.He has exhibited around the...

2021-02-0335 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Juli Bolaños-Durman on recycled glass.Juli Bolaños-Durman is an artist and sculptor best known for her work with cut and engraved recycled glass. She was born and raised in Costa Rica, initially studying graphic design. However, in 2010 she moved to Edinburgh to take an MA in her chosen material and her career took off. Her beautifully colourful, joyfully decorative, genuinely jaunty pieces have been exhibited at the V&A in London, Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, Somerset’s Make Hauser & Wirth, Design Days Dubai and the Corning Glass Museum in the US. Over the years, she has also received commissions from the...

2021-01-2748 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Therapeutic Yoga! with JamieMel talks with Jamie, who is a yoga therapist, and Mel's amazing teacher, to talk about benefits of therapeutic yoga, how Jamie got into the field, who could benefit from different types of yoga, how to create safer spaces, mental health, and book recs!! You can find Jamie on instagram @jamiehanley_ and find the list of books we talked about there! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-12-2352 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Steve Barron on hemp (and working with Michael Jackson).Usually on Material Matters I speak to a combination of designers, architects, artists or makers. This episode is a little bit different. Steve Barron is a multi-award winning movie and television director, who made his name in the eighties with a slew of iconic videos featuring artists such as: Michael Jackson, Dire Straits, A-ha, Madonna, Paul McCartney, David Bowie and The Jam to name just a few. Subsequently, he segued into films – directing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Coneheads, and Mike Bassett: England manager – as well as the small screen, with recent credits including The Durrells on the BBC...

2020-12-2240 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Reiki! with AllisonMel talks with Allison Feehan, owner of Integrative Healing and Wellness in Bayhead, NJ. Allison is a Reiki Master and teacher, a medium, and so much more. They discuss Reiki and Energy healing, some ways to protect and take care of your energy at home, even if you're not reiki trained, mental health, some books to read if you're looking to learn, and more! Allison can be found at integrativehealingandwellness.com and @integrativehealingandwellness on instagram! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-12-1538 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Paola Antonelli on curating.As regular listeners will know the idea behind the show is that I speak to a designer, maker, artist or architect about a material or technique with which they’re intrinsically linked and discover how it changed their lives and careers. However, every once in a while I mix the format up a bit and talk to someone who has an overview of the design world. This is one of those occasions.Paola Antonelli is senior curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art in the Department of Architecture & Design, as well as the institution’s foundi...

2020-12-0946 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Inclusivity! with TristanMel speaks with Tristan (@tristankatzcreative) about creating more inclusive spaces for the LGBTQ+ community in wellness spaces, and much more! They answer questions from listeners, discuss what they do to encourage change and educate others, and talk about mental health (of course). Tristan gives us some book recs, and good info for how educate ourselves better on these important topics!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-12-0855 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Sarah Corbett on stitching and activism.Sarah Corbett is an award-winning campaigner and author. She began her career in activism at the ripe old age of three and went on to have a successful career working for NGOs including Christian Aid, Oxfam and the UK Government Department for International Development. However, her life took a different turn in 2009, when she created the Craftivist Collective, which champions ‘gentle protesting’ and ‘slow activism’, often using stitching and embroidery as a fundamental part of its process. Since then the organisation has grown in size and has thousands of members, while Sarah has delivered talks and lectur...

2020-12-0257 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Empaths, Auras, & Tarot, Oh My! with Mira & KatelynMel talks with Mira (@mirandabythebook) and Katelyn (@whatiskatelynreading) about being an empath, feeling auras, intuition, tarot, and more. They answer some questions from followers (@thebookadvocate mostly, thanks Alex) and talk about the differences between being empathetic and being empathic. Mel discusses the psychology behind intuition and the connection to the theories of Carl Jung. Are you an empath too? Have questions that weren't answered? Let us know! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-12-0100 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Phoebe Cummings on raw clay.Phoebe Cummings is an artist who works in clay. Intriguingly, she uses the material in its raw form – so unfired and unglazed – for sculptures that are usually site specific. Inspired by nature (either real or imagined), her pieces are ornate, fragile and, often, decay over time – giving them a wistful dynamism. The writer, Imogen Greenhalgh, has described them rather lyrically as ‘holding bays for her thoughts and ideas’. This is clay as performance art but, perhaps most importantly, in her hands, the material becomes extremely beautiful. Phoebe was the winner of the British Ceramics Biennial Award in 2011, picked up t...

2020-11-2537 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Eye Rolls For Gender Roles! with TylerMel & Tyler answer questions about toxic gender roles and stereotypes, and how these things are discussed and worked through in their relationship. They discuss gender norms and expectations that they feel are harmful, ways in which they communicate with each other, parenting goals, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-11-2400 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Tomáš Libertíny on beeswax.Tomáš Libertíny is an artist and designer, who was born in Slovakia but currently lives and works in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He burst into the wider consciousness with his Honeycomb Vase during Milan’s Design Week in 2007. For the extraordinary piece, Libertíny constructed vase-shaped beehive scaffolds and, essentially, let nature take its course, in a process he dubbed ‘slow prototyping’. The beeswax work took one week, and approximately 40,000 bees, to create. It is now in MoMA’s permanent collection in New York. Since then, the designer has worked with a range of other materials, including paper, which...

2020-11-1849 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Therapy! with Mel, Alex, Molly & Elisa & Guest Host, SamIn this episode, Mel steps back as the interviewer and has Sam (@staxsonstaxs) take over! Mel (@shelf.acceptance), Alex (@thebookadvocate), Molly (@mollyrosereadsalot), & Elisa (@lovinglyread) are all therapists, answering questions about therapy. Discussing that what therapy looks like varies drastically based on many different circumstances. Mel, Alex, Molly, & Elisa talk about what led to them becoming therapists, boundaries, time frames/length of therapy, modalities that are used, and how they take care of themselves so as to not hold on to other people's "stuff." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/ap

2020-11-1700 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Peter Marigold on bio-plastic and mending (with a bit of wood thrown in too).Peter Marigold is a London-based product designer who originally studied sculpture at Central St Martins before changing tack and enrolling at the Royal College of Art in 2004. Since then he has created gallery pieces for the likes of Libby Sellers and, more recently, Sarah Myerscough, had furniture and shelving manufactured by SCP and others, as well as creating a porcelain collection for Meissen. Best known for his use of wood, in 2015 he launched a new product FORMcard, essentially a small piece of bio-plastic which can be heated and then moulded, allowing users to mend their own products. ...

2020-11-1150 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Raising Them! with Kyl MyersMel talks with Kyl, author of Raising Them about the book, gender creative parenting, & mental health!! Kyl can be found on Instagram @kyl_myers --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-11-1000 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Vote! with friendsThis episode urges you to be mindful with your vote. Mel talks to a lot of friends, and reads statements from others, about how a vote for Trump directly harms them individually. Mel asked some friends to talk about how they're taking care of themselves this week with the election and the anticipation of waiting to find out the results. If you haven't voted already, we hope this episode will help you consider who you're voting for more carefully, and if you have voted, we hope you find some comfort in knowing you're not alone in feeling nervous, scared, stressed...

2020-11-0300 min

VUÊ O FEVELIN DI...VUÊ O FEVELIN DI... DEL 30/10/2020 - Buinore// Grancj numars a vendeme finude: a Cjasarse i "Viticoltori friulani La Delizia" e fasin fiesteGrancj numars a vendeme finude: a Cjasarse i "Viticoltori friulani La Delizia" e fasin fieste

2020-10-3011 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Group! with Christie TateMel is joined by author, Christie Tate to discuss Christie's debut memoir, Group! Mel and Christie discuss Christie's process of writing, all about group therapy, and of course, mental health and books. Group is out now, anywhere you can buy books. You can find Christie at her website christietate.com and on instagram @christieotate! The Shelf Acceptance Book Club will be discussing Group for the month of November, so be sure to check in with Mel @shelf.acceptance on instagram or via email at shelfacceptance@gmail.com if you want to join in on the conversation!!

2020-10-2700 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Thrillers! with MiraMel talks with Mira from @mirandabythebook about all things thrillers and of course mental health. Listen to hear thriller queen, Mira, give us all of her thriller recs and talk about what she loves most about thrillers. We discuss the importance of accurate mental health rep, specifically in this genre and Mel mentions one of the only thrillers she's read! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-10-2000 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Polly Morgan on taxidermy.Polly Morgan is an artist who has been hugely responsible for the recent revival of interest in taxidermy, an art form more readily associated with the Victorians, hunting trophies, and dusty bell jars. The one-time English Literature graduate and bar manager has set about upsetting those traditions, creating dark, but alluring, pieces that often place her creatures in disorientating environments. In her hands, a prone, and obviously lifeless, bird dangles from a string attached to a single red balloon; a white rat can be found filling a champagne glass; and a stag’s belly is filled with tin...

2020-10-1451 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Invisible Illnesses! with AutumnFor this episode, Mel is joined by Autumn from @theliteraryheroine to discuss invisible illnesses. They talk about living with a disability, labels & diagnoses, how to be a good friend to someone with a disability or invisible illness, the importance of self care & so much more!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-10-1300 min

Siamo Sport Borracce croce e deliziaBorracce, croce e delizia di questo Giro d'Italia. In questo podcast i nostri consigli all'uso e la gamma di borracce e porta borracce di Syncros. Parola d'ordine integrazione.

2020-10-0704 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Benchmark's Sean Sutcliffe talks wood and remembers Sir Terence Conran.Sean Sutcliffe co-founded high-end furniture maker, Benchmark, with the late Sir Terence Conran in the early ’80s, when he was fresh out of Parnham College. Initially, he produced work for The Conran Shop, Heals and Habitat, before helping Terence change the face of the London restaurant scene by creating furniture and fittings for Bibendum and Quaglino’s. Subsequently, Benchmark has gone on to do commissions for the likes of the National Gallery, the Natural History Museum, the Eden Project, Vodafone’s world headquarters, and The Gherkin (or 30 St Mary Axe) to name just a few. Sutcliffe has also co...

2020-10-0754 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Natsai Audrey Chieza on bacteria.Natsai Audrey Chieza is a designer who has built an extraordinary career by working with bacteria. She grew up in Zimbabwe, before moving to the UK at the age of 17 and training as an architect at Edinburgh University. Subsequently though, she changed tack and completed her MA on the Material Futures course at London’s Central Saint Martins. Now through her experimental studio, Faber Futures, she operates between biology, design and our wider society, working, for instance, with microorganisms to find new, ecologically-sound, processes for dying our clothes. As one magazine put it: ‘For Chieza, design...

2020-09-3055 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Book Clubs! with HannahMel is joined by Hannah from @thepaperbackbruncher and host of the Brunch Babes Book Club! Mel & Hannah discuss some favorite things about Book Clubs, Bookstagram, Buddy Reads and how Hannah came to create her own book club! As always, they discuss the importance of mental health and some exciting things coming up! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-09-2955 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Julia Lohmann on kelp (or seaweed).Julia Lohmann is a German-born designer who first came to prominence after graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2004 with a chandelier fashioned from 50 preserved sheep stomachs. She followed that up with a stool made by casting the inside of a dead calf and, perhaps most famously, with her Cow Bench – essentially a sculpture of a cow’s body covered, anatomically correctly, with an entire hide. Both beautiful and a bit disturbing, the pieces were created as provocations, to make us consider the provenance of the stuff we wear and sit on everyday. However, more recently, she h...

2020-09-231h 00

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Personalities! with AshleyIn this episode, Mel is joined by Ashley from @_shelflove_ to talk about Personality types! Mel & Ashley discuss their personality types, some background info about Myers Briggs & Enneagram, and analyzed what they think would be the personality types of some of their favorite bookish characters. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-09-2252 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Esna Su on the refugee crisis and creating contemporary art from traditional Turkish craft.Esna Su is an artist and jewellery designer, who was brought up in Turkey, near the Syrian border, before arriving in London in 2003. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2015, she has developed a reputation for her extraordinary pieces that attempt to highlight the plight of refugees. Her wearable sculptures curve and bulge around the body, using traditional Turkish techniques of hasir, twining, needlework and crochet, as well as materials such as leather, cotton and paper rush.In her collection entitled The Burden I, for example, knitted vegetable tanned leather cord is moulded around some o...

2020-09-1544 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Mental Health In A PandemicIn this episode, Mel discusses some important info about Suicide Awareness and Prevention, therapy, & some updates about her own mental health! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-09-1543 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Dominic Wilcox on inventing.Dominic Wilcox is a London-based designer, artist and inventor. I first came across his work in 2002 when he created The War Bowl, in which he melted down plastic toy soldiers from a particular battle and turned them into, well, a bowl. Since then he has gone onto to create a singular space in the design world, with witty creations and drawings that are a combination of David Shrigley and Heath Robinson, with a dash of Vic and Bob thrown in to boot. In Wilcox’s hands your shoes can tell you where to go, a crane comes out...

2020-09-0857 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast In Love! with TylerMel chats with her partner, Tyler & answers questions submitted by listeners!! They talk about Tyler's reading habits, their relationship, some important things about how they help & learn from each other, & more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-09-0853 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Boundaries! with AlexIn this episode Mel talks with Alex (@thebookadvocate) about social work things, therapy & our fav, boundaries!! Listen to hear us talk about our jobs, how we best take care of ourselves by setting boundaries, and why it's so important for everyone to take time to recharge and relax! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-09-0156 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Dentists! with KatiMel talks to Kati, from @shelfmadewoman about Dentist traumas, mental health, suicide awareness, books, self care, burnout, and other goodies! For info about the books we discussed in this episode, visit @shelf.acceptance on instagram or shelfacceptance.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-08-2556 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Romance! with SamListen to Mel chat with Sam, from @staxsonstaxs and The Booksta Gays, and talk about all things romance! Mel and Sam discuss their favorite romance novels, favorite tropes, rom coms, & all of their shared love for diversity in romance, and the importance of seeing yourself in books you love. Visit Shelfacceptance.com to find a full list of all the books discussed in this episode on the blog, and visit @shelf.acceptance on instagram to let Mel know your favorites! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2020-08-1857 min

Shelf Acceptance Podcast Welcome!Get to know Mel in this first episode of Shelf Acceptance, a podcast about books and mental health. Mel is a highly sensitive, book loving therapist, who has anxiety. The goal of this podcast is to create a safe space for honesty, vulnerability, advocacy, and normalizing all feelings. You can find her at shelfacceptance.com or @shelf.acceptance on instagram.

2020-08-1118 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Alexis Peskine on nails.The final episode of this special ‘lockdown’ series of Material Matters features Alexis Peskine. I came across the Paris-based artist’s work at last year’s 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair at London’s Somerset House and described it in a subsequent Instagram post as ‘breathtaking’. Rather than using canvas, Peskine takes an earth and coffee-stained timber base. And instead of paint, he hammers nails at different heights, which are often tipped with gold leaf to form the features of a face. The resulting portraits of black subjects – or Power Figures – are large scale and immensely detailed while being both be...

2020-07-161h 02

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Lin Cheung on stone and the importance of jewellery.In the fifth ‘lockdown special’ of Material Matters, I speak to the brilliant Lin Cheung. Lin is one of the world’s most intriguing jewellery designers, her output vacillating between installation pieces, work that contains political and social commentary, as well as high profile commissions, including the medals for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. She picked up an Arts Foundation Award in 2001 and a Jerwood Contemporary Makers Award in 2008. In 2017 she was shortlisted for the Woman’s Hour Craft Prize, while in 2018 she won the prestigious Francoise van den Bosch Award. She is also a teacher on the jewel...

2020-06-2453 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Fernando Laposse on corn, colour and (Mexican) culture.The fourth ‘lockdown special’ episode of Material Matters features the excellent Fernando Laposse. The up-and-coming designer has made his name in recent years with his colourfully beautiful veneer, Totomoxtle, which is made from the husks of Mexican corn grown in the tiny village of Tonahuixtla. The product was included in last year’s exhibition Food: Bigger than the Plate at the Victoria and Albert Museum, as well as being shortlisted for the London Design Museum’s Beazley Designs of the Year in 2018.In this episode the Paris-born but Mexican-bred designer talks about the background of this deep...

2020-06-021h 05

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Freddie Robins on knitting.The third 'lockdown special' of Material Matters features the radical knitter Freddie Robins. The common perception of knitting is that it’s a gentle, mindful activity. A thing you can do quietly in front of the television to relax after a hard day. Well Robins’ work is the antithesis of all that. It’s frequently dark, and always provocative. Her subject matter encompasses death, loss, religion, depression and challenges the perceived hierarchy of the art and craft worlds. It is work meant for the gallery rather than to be worn at home and comes with titles such as ‘Bad...

2020-05-1250 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson SCP's Sheridan Coakley on manufacturing, retailing and pioneering British design.The second ‘lockdown special’ episode of Material Matters features the excellent Sheridan Coakley. The entrepreneur cut his teeth as a modern furniture dealer before founding the iconic SCP – or Sheridan Coakley Products – in London’s Shoreditch during the mid-eighties. The manufacturer and retailer burst onto the nascent British design scene with pieces by Jasper Morrison and Matthew Hilton. In 1991 it produced the latter’s Balzac armchair, which has gone on to become a bona fide classic. Over the years the roll call of designers Sheridan has worked with includes: Konstantin Grcic, James Irvine, Michael Marriott, Donna Wilson, Rachel Whiter...

2020-04-2251 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Gareth Neal on timber and technology.This is the first special ‘lockdown’ edition of Material Matters. As regular listeners will be aware, we usually record our interviews in the studio or workshop of our guest but, because of the virus, this wasn’t able to happen.So instead this show was done over the internet with the brilliant Gareth Neal. The London-based designer and maker has exhibited pieces across the world and has work in the collections of the V&A and the Crafts Council. Over the course of our chat, Gareth talks about his latest work in 3D printed sand; explain...

2020-04-0857 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Junko Mori on metal.Junko Mori is one of the world’s leading metal artists, who has work in the collections of The Goldsmiths’ Company, The British Museum and numerous others. The Japanese born blacksmith is renowned for her extraordinary work in mild steel or silver that aggregates hundreds of individually forged elements to create pieces that are often inspired by nature in general and cell division in particular. As she has said: ‘The uncontrollable beauty is the core of my concept.’ We talk about growing up in her native Japan; how she ended up fixing boilers in Tokyo for a living; w...

2020-03-0557 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Malene Hartmann Rasmussen on film, fairytales and clay.It’s safe to say that ceramist Malene Hartmann Rasmussen is a one-off. I vividly remember first seeing one of her pieces in 2011. ‘If I Had a Heart I Could Love You’ was tucked away in a corner of an exhibition. At its centre was a wood burning stove but instead of logs there were clay hearts sizzling in the fire. Phallic wooden stumps grew out of the walls, while on the floor a pair of ceramic snakes appeared to be taking a distinctly Machiavellian interest in a nearby squirrel. It was obviously profoundly influenced by the fairy t...

2020-02-2742 min

Fernando Vítolo Gelateria Delícia DeliziaAcompanhe essa entrevista com os proprietários (Cristina e o Chefe Giovanni) da Gelateria Delícia Delizia. Fernando Vítolo pergunta como é tocar uma gelateria e também como fica a relação marido e mulher no negócio. Curta, compartilhe e deixe seu like! Informações da gelateria Delícia Delizia Para visitar a gelateria: http://bit.ly/37ECQWN ✔ CONHEÇA MEU SITE: https://bit.ly/3xkhnAm ✔ WHATSAPP: http://bit.ly/38qVSkb ✔ NÃO CLIQUE AQUI: https://bit.ly/3dMla1D Gelateria italiana - como nasce um gelato? Ingredien...

2020-02-2420 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson John Barnard on carbon fibre.Car designer John Barnard is a Formula 1 legend. If motor sport is an orchestra of materials then John is its Simon Rattle. Over a garlanded career he worked for Ferrari (twice), Arrows and Prost. But his reputation was forged at McLaren, where he created the first car with a carbon fibre chassis. Lighter and safer, it won a lot of races too. More recently he has been working on a range of carbon fibre furniture with Terence Woodgate for British manufacturer Established & Sons.In this episode we talk about quite how controversial it was to u...

2020-02-191h 16

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Daniel Charny on fixing and repair.Daniel Charny is a design educator, curator and a creative consultant whose practice, From Now On, has worked with the likes of the Design Museum, developer U+I, and Heatherwick Studio. However, he is arguably best known for co-founding Fixperts, an organisation which in the words of one writer ‘started out as a simple way of celebrating and clarifying the ingenuity and problem-solving power of design’. Since then though it has become rather more than that. In this episode we talk about the importance of making and the ‘axis of care’ that runs the gamut from conse...

2020-02-1256 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Shelley James on maths, music and the magic of glass.Shelley James is a globally renowned glass artist with a fascinating tale to tell. She was ensconced in the corporate branding world – working for the likes of Imagination and Landor – before an injury to her head, sustained in a bicycle accident, completely changed her life and perspective. After a six-year (yes, six-year) period of convalescence, she decided to leave the business world behind and study printmaking. However, after a trip to the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, she became smitten with the material and has set out to push its possibilities ever since. Always looking to collaborate with...

2020-02-0653 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby – from plywood to (recycled) plastic.Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby of Barber Osgerby are renowned industrial designers who have worked for the likes of Vitra, Knoll, Magis and Flos, as well as working on installations for brands such as BMW and Sony. In this episode the intention was to chat about the role plywood played in their nascent careers with Iskon Plus. However, we ended up chewing the fat about (among other things): meeting at the Royal College of Art and nearly being kicked out; not slagging off Richard Rogers; the 'toxicity’ of contemporary design; how the British design scene has changed sin...

2020-01-301h 01

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Corinne Julius on a life in design and a love of craft.Corinne Julius is a London-based journalist, broadcaster and curator who was born into design. In this episode we discuss the history of her family firm, Hille, which revolutionised British furniture design after the Second World War, pioneering work from the likes of Robin Day and Fred Scott; her difficult time at the Royal College of Art and why she eventually felt compelled to leave; how she fell into journalism; and her introduction of craft to Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. Importantly too, we examine her curating work, which includes the Silver Speaks: Idea to Object exhibi...

2019-12-1849 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Sebastian Cox on food and furniture.Sebastian Cox is a young London-based furniture designer, who founded and co-directs his eponymous company. He is renowned for his use of traditionally coppiced hazel. In this episode he talks about his ambitious new manifesto, Modern Life from Wilder Land, that sets out a more sustainable future for food production in the UK. We chat about how we need to radically shift the way we use land; reducing our reliance on meat; how our woodlands need to be more effectively managed; and why design is a political act. Oh and we also discuss his issues w...

2019-12-1147 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Barnaby Barford on ceramic.Barnaby Barford is a London-based artist and satirist. He has work in the collections of the V&A, Crafts Council and The Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina. He initially came to prominence with work that often turned the mirror onto contemporary culture. In this episode he talks about his relationship with the material that brought him to prominence, ceramic.However, that’s only the start. Because he also discusses his feeling that he never quite fits in; his fascination with the British class system; why he creates pieces to understand the world around him; his des...

2019-12-0453 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Laura Youngson Coll on vellum.Laura Youngson Coll is an artist and sculptor based in London. In this episode we talk about her relationship with vellum. Historically the calf’s, or goat’s skin, has been used to write on. The Magna Carta, for example, was inscribed on it as, for centuries, were the laws of this land. However, Youngson Coll, who has featured in Jerwood Makers Open and was shortlisted for the Woman’s Hour Craft Prize in 2017, manipulates the material to create extraordinarily intricate art works.Her pieces have been inspired by lichen and the 19th-century biologist Ernst Haeckel. However, her mo...

2019-11-2737 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Andrew Waugh on CLT – or cross-laminated timber.Andrew Waugh is the co-founder of award-winning architecture practice Waugh Thistleton. In this episode we discuss why he decided to design tall buildings out of wood – or cross-laminated timber to be precise. In a wide-ranging conversation he lays out in no uncertain terms the issues the construction industry faces over sustainability, what it needs to do to avoid environmental calamity, and how CLT can provide some of the answers. En route he touches on the perceptions of the material and worries around wooden buildings post-Grenfell.Not only that but he also explains how growing up in M...

2019-11-2043 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Bethan Laura Wood on laminate.Bethan Laura Wood is a London-based designer, who creates pieces for industry and the collectible market. In this episode she talks about her love for the material that made her name nearly a decade ago – laminate. A wide-ranging (and occasionally hugely intimate) discussion touches on the Royal College of Art graduate’s fascination with turning the ubiquitous into the precious, as well as focussing on her love of colour. However, she also tells us about her childhood growing up a little bit different in Shrewsbury; how being teased at school encouraged a sense of style that s...

2019-11-1453 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Blackhorse Lane Ateliers' Han Ates on denim.Han Ates is the founder of the London-based craft jeans company Blackhorse Lane Ateliers, whose mantra is to ‘think global but act local’. During our interview we discover what it was like leaving Istanbul for London in the late ’80s; how he started his career in clothing on the floor of his uncle’s factory as a presser; the problem of running his own business; and why he became disillusioned with the world of cheap fashion and decided to open his own restaurant instead. That all happened before he started his small but perfectly formed company in...

2019-10-0346 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson The Design Museum's Deyan Sudjic on magazines and museums.At the time of recording Deyan Sudjic was the co-director of the London Design Museum. Although he has since stepped down from that role he remains a prolific author, essayist and curator and has been one of the most important figures in British design since the early ’80s. Over the course of our chat we touch on an array of subjects, including: becoming an Oz Kid in the ’70s and the obscenity trial that ensued; growing up with his Yugoslavian parents; why he was a useless architecture student; starting Blueprintmagazine from his Docklands flat; taking over the Desi...

2019-09-2642 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Kate MccGwire on feathers.Kate MccGwire is an award-winning sculptor whose installations have been shown around the world, including Harewood House in Yorkshire, The Harley Gallery at Welbeck, Messums Wiltshire, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida and Galerie Haas AG in Zürich. In 2018 she won The Royal Academy of Arts, Jack Goldhill Award for Sculpture.In this episode the Royal College of Art graduate talks about her fascination with feathers. Not only that but during the interview we also unpick her profound interest in mythology, water and the human body, discovering how they have become threads through her so...

2019-09-1945 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Peter Ting on Blanc de Chine.Peter Ting is a ceramic designer, art director and the co-founder of gallery Ting-Ying. In this episode he talks about his life-long relationship with Blanc de Chine, to coincide with a new installation on the material that opened at London’s V&A Museum in 2019. And it transpires he has quite a bit more to say too. We discuss growing up in Hong Kong and moving to an English public school at the age of 16; how he discovered clay in the first instance and why he decided to work in Stoke-on-Trent. Not only that but he e...

2019-09-1149 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Marlene Huissoud on Propolis (or bee glue, yes, bee glue).For this episode Material Matters travelled to Paris to chat to up-and-coming designer Marlene Huissoud about her relationship with propolis (or bee glue) – a substance made up of wax and resin that bees collect from vegetation and use to seal the honey frames inside their hive. Working the material a little like glass, the Central Saint Martin’s graduate has created a series of cooly dark, vaguely threatening, vessels as well as a number of other objects. During our chat we discuss what it was like growing up with her beekeeper father in the Alps; coming...

2019-09-0548 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Tom Dixon on welding (and other things).Tom Dixon is one of the biggest names in design with ‘hubs’ in New York, Hong Kong SAR, China, London, Los Angeles and Tokyo.In this episode we sat down in his King’s Cross complex to discuss his days welding scrap metal into pieces of baroque furniture but we got into quite a lot more besides. There’s his appearance on Top of the Pops, for example. And the time when some furniture he’d produced for shoe designer Patrick Cox fell apart at a dinner party. We hear what London used to be like in the ’80s a...

2019-08-2950 min $L\'arte Della Vendita For Dummies$

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2019-06-1430 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Adam Nathaniel Furman on making waves.Adam Nathaniel Furman is an artist and designer based in London. His work has been exhibited in Paris, New York, Milan, Rome, Eindhoven, Minneapolis, Portland, Kortrijk, Tel Aviv, Veszprem, Mumbai, Vienna and Glasgow as well as his home city, and is held in the collections of the Design Museum, Sir John Soane’s Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Abet Museum, and the Architectural Association. He has also played a fundamental role in the recent re-appraisal of post-modernist architecture and has become an advocate of the need for colour in our built environment. Importantly too, over the...

2019-05-2947 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Mourne Textiles's Mario Sierra on hand-weaving.Mourne Textiles is a rather brilliant hand-woven textile company based in Northern Ireland. It was founded by Gerd Hay-Edie after the Second World War and quickly went on to create pieces for the likes of Robin Day, Terence Conran, Liberty of London and fashion designer Sybil Connolly, becoming a staple of British modernism. After some difficult years, it has re-emerged from the doldrums and appears to be in fine fettle under the aegis of Gerd’s grandson Mario Sierra.In this episode Mario discusses how he grew up surrounded by hand-weaving in Northern Ireland; living thr...

2019-05-2336 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Laura Ellen Bacon on willow.Sculptor Laura Ellen Bacon weaves extraordinary structures out of willow. Her work has been shown in venues such as the Saatchi Gallery, Chatsworth, New Art Centre, Somerset House, Sudeley Castle (for Sotheby’s) and Blackwell – The Arts and Crafts House in Cumbria.Meanwhile, in 2017 she was a finalist of the Woman’s Hour Craft Prize at the V&A and was selected for Jerwood Contemporary Makers in 2010.In this episode she talks about growing up on a fruit farm in Derbyshire; her childhood obsession with building a two-storey tree house; her fear of failure; her intere...

2019-05-1544 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Simone ten Hompel on silver.Simone ten Hompel started her career as an apprentice blacksmith but has gone on to become one of the most influential metal artists in the world. Over the years she has had a major retrospective at the Ruthin Craft Centre and shown her work at fairs such as Collect at the Saatchi Gallery and What is Luxury? at London’s V&A. In an extraordinary interview she discusses: her ‘alternative’ East London studio; getting her first tool box at the age of six; her childhood in West Germany; her ability to ‘read’ the colour grey; the ‘taste’ of metal; her f...

2019-05-0844 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson James Shaw on plastic.James Shaw is an up-and-coming designer who has made a name for himself through his use of that most controversial of materials – plastic. Using a gun-like mini-extruder, he produces sausages of the material that he subsequently manipulates to create a huge variety of products – from candlesticks to tables. His work is an attempt to change its perception, to persuade people to treasure plastic, rather than using it once before burying it in the ground,During this episode we investigate our age of over-consumption and discuss the role of the designer as provocateur and activist. Not conte...

2019-05-0247 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Kate Malone on clay.Kate Malone is one of Britain’s most important ceramicists, with pieces in the collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Manchester Art Gallery and the V&A, to name just a few. She works in many different areas, from nature-inspired gallery pieces to batch production mugs via public art and architectural commissions – as she puts it rather wonderfully, her projects range in value from £25 to £1.5 million. In a discussion that can only be described as wide-ranging, we talk about her fascination with the natural world; how a near-deadly bout of meningitis changed her life f...

2019-04-2546 min

A spasso nel weekend 61 - Le Ville di Delizia di Cassinetta di Lugagnano [podcast]Cassinetta di Lugagnano è uno dei borghi più eleganti che sorgono lungo il Naviglio Grande, perché qui le famiglie dei nobili milanesi costruirono delle residenze estive bellissime, oggi conosciute come Ville di Delizia.

2019-03-1503 min

A spasso nel weekend 61 - Le Ville di Delizia di Cassinetta di Lugagnano [podcast] Cassinetta di Lugagnano è uno dei borghi più eleganti che sorgono lungo il Naviglio Grande, perché qui le famiglie dei nobili milanesi costruirono delle residenze estive bellissime, oggi conosciute come Ville di Delizia.

2019-03-1503 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Bill Amberg on leather.Bill Amberg was the first ever guest on the Material Matters podcast. The renowned leather designer is arguably best known for his bags but over the years he has increasingly worked on architectural projects with the likes of David Chipperfield at the RA and MUMA at Westminster Abbey. He is a master of his craft and a really good bloke to boot. In this episode we talked about his upbringing in Northampton (did you know his mum used to work with Alvar Aalto?), learning his trade in Australia, forging a business in London during the ’80s, his love...

2019-01-2231 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Celia Pym on darning.Celia Pym is an artist who has taken darning out of the domestic sphere and into galleries and museums. In this episode we chat about a career that has encompassed studying sculpture at Harvard via jobs in teaching and nursing – as well as a stint at the Royal College of Art – to being a finalist of the Woman’s Hour Craft Prize in 2018. One of the intriguing elements of Pym’s work is that she uses the process of darning and the objects that are brought to her to get to know people. As she told me in our di...

2019-01-2231 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Peter Layton on glass.Peter Layton is one of the pioneers of the British studio glass movement. During our interview Peter recounts an extraordinary life that has included fleeing Eastern Europe from the Nazis and settling as an immigrant in Bradford, studying ceramics under the likes of Ruth Duckworth (and not Dickinson as your tongue-tied host accidentally said) at the Central School of Art and Design, meeting the wildly influential glass artist Harvey Littleton while he was teaching in the US, and burning himself badly the first time he ever tried to work with the material. Naturally enough he di...

2019-01-2235 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Glenn Adamson on material intelligence.Every now and again I break the format of the podcast and speak to a critic or someone who can provide an overview of the field. In series one I featured the New York-based curator and commentator Glenn Adamson. The fact that he also had a new book out – entitled Fewer Better Things: The Hidden Wisdom of Objects – was an added bonus. I think it’s safe to say that we cover a fair amount of turf in our conversation: the relationship between academia and craft, the role of museums in our digital age, middle class consumption, and how...

2019-01-2235 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Eleanor Lakelin on timber.Eleanor Lakelin appeared on in the first series of Material Matters and is one of the UK’s leading woodturners, concentrating on making an array of vessels since 2011. As she explains: ‘I’m fascinated by wood as a living, breathing substance with its own history of growth and struggle centuries beyond our own. I’m particularly inspired by the organic mayhem and creative possibilities of burred wood. This proliferation of cells, formed over decades or even centuries as a reaction to stress or as a healing mechanism is a rare, mysterious and beautiful act of nature.’During our chat E...

2019-01-2229 min

Material Matters with Grant Gibson Edmund de Waal on porcelain.Edmund de Waal is that rarest of creatures, a potter who has broken out of the crafts world into the fine art market. He also happens to be a best-selling author of books such as The Hare with Amber Eyes and The White Road as well as a lucid and thoughtful speaker and curator. His work has been shown around the world in places such as the RA, Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, the V&A and the Ateneo Veneto in Venice. His first set design featured in the 2017/18 Season at the Royal Opera House for Yugen, a new ballet by...

2019-01-2240 min