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In Material Matters, host Grant Gibson talks to a designer, maker, artist, architect, engineer, or scientist about a material or technique with which they’re intrinsically linked and discovers how it changed their lives and careers. Follow us on Instagram @materialmatters.design and our website www.materialmatters.design Material Matters is produced and published by Delizia Media Ltd.
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Signup to Generate a PitchIn Material Matters, host Grant Gibson talks to a designer, maker, artist, architect, engineer, or scientist about a material or technique with which they’re intrinsically linked and discovers how it changed their lives and careers. Follow us on Instagram @materialmatters.design and our website Material Matters is produced and published by Delizia Media Ltd.
Material Matters with Grant Gibson is hosted by Grant Gibson. The show has published 156 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Corin Mellor on stainless steel, Sheffield, and designing beautiful cutlery." (14 October 2026, 55 minutes), "John Tuomey on the importance of materials in architecture, designing London's V&A East, and his new book, Middle Quarter." (9 September 2026, 67 minutes), and "Bonus episode: Hyosung TNC's Simon Whitmarsh-Knight on creating elastane from sugar cane." (13 August 2026, 46 minutes).
Material Matters with Grant Gibson publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 57 minutes across 156 episodes.
Booking probability for Material Matters with Grant Gibson is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Material Matters with Grant Gibson requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Material Matters with Grant Gibson's contact route on record: verified email.
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Grant Gibson hosts Material Matters with Grant Gibson, an arts podcast with 156 episodes published.
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Episode #4
Corin Mellor is the creative director of David Mellor Design – a brand that is synonymous with his father, David, but also the design and manufacture of beautiful cutlery, primarily made of stainless steel. According to...
Episode #2
Dublin-based architect John Tuomey first appeared on Material Matters in 2024 to talk about his brilliant memoir, First Quarter. Now he’s written the follow-up, unsurprisingly entitled, Middle Quarter. John is the...
Episode #10
Welcome to another summer bonus episode of Material Matters with Grant Gibson, this time in association with Hyosung TNC. In this special episode, Grant talks to the South Korean company’s marketing and sustainability...
Can algae reshape a global beauty brand's material future? In this special summer bonus episode — recorded live at Aesop's Copenhagen store during 3daysofdesign — Grant Gibson is joined by Rebecca Lawson, Aesop's head...
Can a $21 window help a nation survive a war? Harry Blakiston Houston, founder of Insulate Ukraine , joins Grant Gibson for this landmark 150th episode to discuss how a simple double-layer window — made from PET and...
Can imperfection reshape modern industry? Hella Jongerius — one of the most influential designers of her generation, and one of the field's sharpest critical voices — joins Grant Gibson to discuss craft, colour, and her...
Can a needle and thread mend more than fabric? Ceramic artist Leah Jensen joins Grant Gibson to discuss the radical pivot in her practice after a brain cancer diagnosis — and how stitching became a daily act of...
Can we actually recycle cigarette butts, dirty nappies, and coffee pods? Tom Szaky, founder of TerraCycle and the reuse platform Loop, joins Grant Gibson to reveal how 'Material Intelligence' can turn global rubbish...
Can a communication designer change the global conversation on rubbish? Sophie Thomas OBE—a rare blend of campaigner, chartered waste manager, and practicing designer—joins Grant Gibson to discuss her extraordinary...
Can a discarded pair of jeans become a luxury item? Anna Foster, founder of the sustainable fashion brand ELV Denim, has saved thousands of garments from landfill by proving that they can. She joins Grant Gibson to...
Can seaweed eradicate single-use plastic? Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez, co-founder of the award-winning packaging company Notpla, joins Grant Gibson to discuss the rapid rise of one of the world’s most exciting alternative...
Can a multi-disciplinary designer turn agricultural and industrial waste into raw materials for creativity? Shubhi Sachan, founder of the Material Library of India, joins Grant Gibson to discuss unlocking the potential...
Episode #8
Carole Collet is professor in Design for Sustainable Futures at Central Saint Martins. She is also director of Maison/0, the CSM – LVMH creative platform for regenerative luxury and co-director of the Living Systems...
Episode #7
This episode of Material Matters is as much about an object as it is a material. Tom Broughton is the founder of Cubitts, a modern spectacles company based in London’s Kings Cross. The company started in 2013 from his...
Episode #6
Brodie Neill is a Tasmanian-born but London-based furniture designer, who has made a name for himself by creating pieces from waste and reclaimed materials. In 2016, for example, he represented Australia at the...
Episode #5
James Fox wears a couple of hats. He is director of studies in History of Art at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and creative director of the Hugo Burge Foundation. As well as that he is a BAFTA-nominated broadcaster and an...
Episode #4
Bonnie Hvillum is a Danish designer and founder of Natural Material Studio, which, as the names suggests, makes its own materials using natural resources and various waste streams. Working at the meeting point between...
Episode #3
Simon Terry is the brand and marketing director, as well as owner (or as he prefers to describe himself, custodian), of the lamp company, Anglepoise, a product that has genuine claims to iconic status. Initially...
Episode #2
Lulu Harrison is a researcher and maker in sustainable material development. She creates glass pieces that have often been inspired by ancient making techniques, working with local and waste resources. Over the years...
Episode #1
Robin Givhan is the Washington Post ’s senior critic-at-large, writing about politics, race and the arts. She won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 2006 and is the author of The Battle of Versailles: The Night...
Recent guests on Material Matters with Grant Gibson. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
CEO and co-founder, TerraCycle and Loop
Creative Director & Founder of E.L.V. Denim, International Institute of St. Louis /St. Louis County Police Department
Dr John C Taylor Professor of Innovation and Head of the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing
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