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Darren Clanford

Co-founder & Creative Director

Darren is co-founder and creative director of Material Source, having worked in the A&D sector for over 30 years. Championing materials, products, and projects from both established brands and new talent, he leads the creative and marketing teams in being 'Inspirational and Useful' to the A&D community in everything they do. He is dedicated to Connecting Creative Minds - the vein which runs throughout an experience-driven approach to nurturing the community Material Source was created to serve.

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Utamaro, bed, Masanori Umeda, 2020, limited edition of 12 items + 1 artist's proof, “Night Tales” Collection, Post Design. Black and white laminate and painted metal structure with Japanese tatami mats, and led lights in the base. Silk pillows in various colours and two red and white lacquered trays. Dimensions: W 252, D 252, H 144 cm. Photograph © Delfino Sisto Legnani. Courtesy of Memphis srl.

Night Tales celebrates the Memphis movement.

The Wiltshire Landscape Tapestries.

Copyright: W Osaka by Concrete

W Osaka by Concrete oozes cool from every corner.

Photo credit: Oliver Helbig

Kartell by Laufen makes an icon of the bathroom.

THE CORE by Bene © Bene GmbH, Beckerlacour.com

THE CORE by Bene.

Interview: Panaz COO Rollie Attard.

Tom Adam: Monika Studio - portrait series

Interview: Monika Swindells of Monika Studio.

American University of Sharjah by Pallavi Dean’s ROAR Studio.

American University of Sharjah

Bean Buro - Workplace - Klook

KLOOK

WOOD-SKIN - Mesh Sheets - Volkswagen

WOOD-SKIN

H2R DESIGN - Chunk DQ

Chunk

SI-SI and Tiffany

SCAB Design