Ruup & Form is delighted to announce its collaboration with Material Matters 2022, in their debut year during London Design Festival

For the exhibition opening in Bargehouse, Ruup & Form has conceptualised a site-specific installation titled ‘Reclaim’. The installation is a collective of hanging textile panels taking its inspiration from the layers of history, in dialogue with the decay and the beauty of the historic building, celebrating it using materials and techniques.

This will be the inauguration of our first Artist- in-Residence program awarded to Beatrice Mayfield, a contemporary textile and embroidery artist. Working towards creating an immersive install, Beatrice will be running workshops and working alongside other artists to create the install in the lead up to the exhibition

About Material Matters 2022

Material Matters 2022 is a new fixture on the London design calendar. Based on the critically acclaimed podcast of the same name, the event will see its inaugural edition take place during this year’s London Design Festival, from 22-25 September on London’s Southbank. The event promises to bring together over 40 world-leading brands, designers, makers and organisations to celebrate the importance of materials and their ability to shape our lives. It will provide a platform for inspiration for architects, designers, interior design professionals and design-savvy members of the public.

Material Matters 2022 will take place across five floors of the iconic Bargehouse at Oxo Tower Wharf, an unadorned but magnificent former factory setting, and feature a wide range of exhibits across the floors. The top floor, a stupendous 50-metre long loft will host the fair’s talk space, with a programme curated by Grant Gibson, and cafe, as well as designers and makers working in a range of materials, from the innovative to the more traditional.