Matter of Stuff Magazine, your weekly dose of design inspiration

Why are mirrors so important? Not only do they allow you to look at your beautiful face. But they can be a piece of art, or help open up a space. Adding colours and mixing materials into mirrors to adorn your walls can help cultivate the ambience of any room to your liking. 

What makes a home? Comfort, beauty, style. Our extensive selection of living room coffee tables achieves all those desires. This luxurious range of tables made all over Europe can be customised in size, colour, material, and finish. 

A stunning historical building and a cutting-edge all-day dining and bar concept 

WOOD-SKIN's Mesh Sheets are used for the interiors of Maison Margiela store in Milan, Italy.

WOOD-SKIN's Mesh Sheet is the main design feature of the interiors at Haru Sushi Garage, a fusion restaurant in San Benedetto del Tronto (Italy).

Profumo, in Chiaia Naples is an example of how Matteo Brioni’s Clay can be used.  

New SEEDS terrazzo collection from MIPA used for the flooring of the Lazzari Store, Verona.

WOOD-SKIN worked with Gensler to create tailor made panels for Ballston Point, an office building in Arlington, VA. 

The walls of the historic old part of Catania were covered in black clay plaster, a hypnotic anthracite black that was warm, mellow and rich with a range of shades that were revealed especially through cracks and peeling and which I followed with my phone as if they were rare butterflies to be snapped before they flew away.

What is ceramic extrusion? What is the extrusion process? Extrusion is a process widely used to produce ceramic components with a uniform cross-section and a large length-to-diameter ratio.
The clay compound is forced through a die of the desired cross-section. The technique can be performed with simple hand-powered tools or with automatic machines.

Sustainable furniture certifications explained: What is FSC wood? What does low VOC mean? What are Cradle to Cradle, LEED and Rainforest Alliance Certifications? What is Zero Waste to Landfill? Is wood a sustainable material for furniture? Is bamboo eco-friendly? What are furniture made of bio-based materials?

Get to know Piercy&Company, a multi-award-winning architecture studio, with a reputation for bold ideas, strong forms and carefully crafted buildings.

Discover Gencork, a brand by Sofalca, and their cork solutions that explore the perfect symbiosis between low-tech material and high-tech processes

Famous Saudi coffee roasters Elixir Bunn opened their new location in Riyadh, designed by Azaz Architects. 

Masquespacio uses coloured tiles to create bold expression for Bun's restaurant in Turin

A new, exclusive context houses the refined Meridiani collections in the United States: the Italian brand has furnished a large apartment at the prestigious "One Thousand Museum"

Stylish apartment inspired by Memphis movement completed in Mumbai by Ali Baldiwala

South African studio Counterspace design London's 2021 Serpentine Pavillion

Karim Rashid design for Switch, an oasis free from chaos

Fully recyclable and environmentally friendly Cork House built by Matthew Barnett Howland with Dido Milne and Oliver Wilton in Eton, UK.

Flexible workspace designed by Note Design Studio ‘breaks the grid’ with the striking contrasts achieved in post-war architecture. 

Danish Studio GamFratesi conceived the lush green interiors for Harlan + Holden Glasshouse Cafe.
Cane furniture by Gebruder Thonet Vienna GmbH, tiled floors and mint green upholstery fill this glasshouse-inspired cafe in Manila.

Through a cocktail and a breathtaking view of Venice, discover the hotel  Il Palazzo Experimental.
A place for adventurous nomads with relaxed style and modern savoir-faire.

Discover the exposed vaulted ceilings and stone walls of this renovated house in the ancient port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv.

We discuss art and design with the multidisciplinary design duo.

Get to know the world of multidisciplinary architecture studio directed by Maurizio Mucciola and Maria-Chiara Piccinelli.

Explore the world of cc-tapis, a story of weaving and colours.

We interviewed Christian Andresen, Fritz Hansen's creative director. Fritz Hansen is an exclusive, international design brand whose timeless collection unites world-famous classic and contemporary furniture, lighting and accessories.

Explore the artistic world of Fritz Baumann carved wood collection which unites archaic forms with a modern interpretation of the oldest furniture of mankind.