The Homing In podcast explores the importance of home in shaping who we are. Join Matt Gibberd, author and co-founder of The Modern House, as he invites each guest to discuss their life story through the lens of the spaces they’ve occupied, from their childhood home to where they live now. Each episode is recorded on location, on the guest’s sofa or around their kitchen table. This provides unique behind-the-scenes access into the private lives of some of our leading public figures, including actors, artists, chefs and entrepreneurs. Be prepared for tears, laughter and everything in between.
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Homing In is produced by The Modern House, with music by Simeon Walker.
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The Homing In podcast explores the importance of home in shaping who we are. Join Matt Gibberd, author and co-founder of The Modern House, as he invites each guest to discuss their life story through the lens of the spaces they’ve occupied, from their childhood home to where they live now. Each episode is recorded on location, on the guest’s sofa or around their kitchen table. This provides unique behind-the-scenes access into the private lives of some of our leading public figures, including actors, artists, chefs and entrepreneurs. Be prepared for tears, laughter and everything in between.
"The Best Podcasts To Listen To Now" – Vogue
Homing In is produced by The Modern House, with music by Simeon Walker.
The Modern House is an estate agency that helps people live in more thoughtful and beautiful ways. If you have a modern home to sell, get in touch to find out how we can maximise its value.
To hear more from us:
Sign up to our newsletter for weekly interior inspiration
Subscribe to our YouTube channel
To get in touch, email us at podcast@themodernhouse.com
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Philippe designs everything from furniture to lighting, combining modern geometry with a sense of humour and materials that are built to last. I first met him many years ago, when he was doing some work with my wife, Faye Toogood. We’d turned our bedroom into a makeshift design studio, and Philippe and a few others would come round to make maquettes and geek out about ergonomics.
Nowadays, he’s a burly, bearded bear of a man with an extra 20kg of muscle, but his wit and warmth are the same as I remember. He tells me about what it was like to grow up beside a lake in Canada. From the age of seven, he would take himself off in his boat for the whole day, catching fish and swimming off the islands.
This independent, practical spirit has continued into adult life. He largely works on his own, because that’s how he likes it. His studio in Hackney, where we met to record this conversation, is the epicentre of his creative output – a place where he can build something, obsess over which type of screw he’s going to use, or just sit and daydream.
He tells me what it’s like to create a home from stuff that others have thrown away, how he saved up to buy his favourite sofa and kept it wrapped in plastic for two years, and why space is the ultimate luxury.
This episode was recorded in person, at Philippe Malouin’s studio in East London.
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Producer: Hannah Phillips
Editing: Oscar Crawford
Graphic Design: Tom Young
Music: Father
This episode is sponsored by Vitsoe.
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