22–25 september
bargehouse, oxo tower wharf, london




the brands of 2022

In 2022, Material Matters showcased a curated mix of over 40 exhibitors to celebrate the importance of materials and their ability to shape our lives. The selection included global brands, makers, designers, manufacturers, and artists working in materials that ranged from recycled aluminium, clay, wood and glass to orange peel, roots and sugar.


Zena holloway / rootfull

A vessel grown from grass root Grass root with shoots A collection of material samples grown from grass root

LIGHTING, MATERIAL, TEXTILES. room 13.4
Zena Holloway is a self-taught photographer, maker and material innovator. She grows sustainable fashion and sculpture from grass root that tells a story about our oceans and challenges perceptions of materiality.

By collaborating with nature, she grows grass root into wearable art and asks the question: What if we could grow our clothes from seed? Winner of the Green Concept Fashion Award 2022, her creations with root explore the promising possibility of root grown textiles and imagine a future where fashion is sustainable and compostable
A sculptural vessel grown from grass root A sculptural vessel grown from grass root A large coral like structure grown from grass root

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