‘Welcome Sideboard’, 2021

In response to bespoke commissions, the Welcome Collection is developing. The tile size, wrapping and functionality remain the same, but the ambition, colour range and physical scale is growing.

This Sideboard petrol blue version was created for a house in London. The piece was made between my Paris and London studios and was a real team effort to pull together – thanks to Daniel Bradley (inner wooden structure) and Marine, Max, Gerald and John.

A sideboard clad in handmade blue tiles with its six doors standing open

A detail of the inside of a sideboard clad in handmade blue tiles. A gold chain hangs between the inside of the sideboard and the door

The detail of the cabinet's design is a product of Matthew's love and commitment to the versatility of the tile, with each one individually hand-made and glazed… to cover and wrap around the surface and interior of the cabinet.

The New Craftsmen

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‘Welcome Sideboard’ on The New Craftsmen

'Faith in the Miraculous' mural at the bottom of the new University of Warwick building

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‘Faith in the Miraculous’, 2022

Large-scale mural exploring the sharing of ideas and knowledge for The University of Warwick’s new Arts & Humanities building

Next project

‘Art School Types’, 2023

Typographic exterior artwork on The Generator building in central Loughborough. The piece was made as part of The Handicrafts Residency with LU Arts