I admit it. I have been guilty……of climate nihilism. I’ve found myself turning down the volume on the news or sometimes looking the other way. It was all too unbearable, out of my hands and I was less than optimistic about the state of the world. That is, until I went to CAT. Sorry to […]
Over 9 million people in the UK – a fifth of the population – say they are often or always lonely. What can we do as a community to prevent this? Rotherhithe based charity ‘Time and Talents’ offers a solution : Despite the rapid advancements of technology and social media promising greater connectivity than […]
Blue Patch’s ‘travelling’ Sustainable Department Store popped up at the Whitworth, Manchester University’s award winning museum. Blue Patch were lucky to coincided with Whitworth Director Alistair Hudson’s radically refreshing vision for the ‘Useful Museum’ (listen to Alistair here). The Useful Museum got off to a flying start with the Reno residency, led by Linda Brogan. Everyone […]
Small businesses in Britain are looking for representation with the right kind of stores. With this in mind, Laura’s Loom, an artisan weaver based in Sedbergh in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, sent their Cumbrian Summer Blankets by post to Blue Patch HQ, to be featured at London Design Fair 2018. Laura’s beautifully woven blankets were […]
A restaurant review by Jane Langley in the company of Lee Wilson, from team Blue Patch. On the first cold snap of the year, Lee and I headed to Brixton Prison as guests of The Clink Restaurant. The Clink Charity, of which The Clink Restaurant is a part, is transforming the prison experience by creating […]
A few weeks ago Jane from Blue Patch had the opportunity to chat to Jen Gale on her #MakingGood podcast! What a wonderful opportunity. They talked about The Power of Positive Shopping, sustainability, slow consumption and much more. If you’d like to have a listen, here is the link.
Blue Patch presented work by 10 members at London Design Fair: featured here. Firstly the walls were painted a lovely Grey Pearl from Reborn Paints. These delicious ‘re-mixes’ of colour divert paint from landfill – an inspiring example of the ‘circular economy’. Reborn was invented by scientist Keith Harrison and is primarily manufactured in Sussex. With […]
Community entrepreneurs share know-how for running low-carbon businesses On a blustery February evening Preeti and I headed to the Museum of Cinema History for a gathering of 90+ people convinced that low-carbon, local business is the future. The day was hosted by REconomy LIFT, a new initiative from Transition London & South East, an inspiring group […]
Dulwich Festival Artists’ Open House Participating Blue Patch members: Jane Langley Daniel Reynolds Ian Dunn Sally Nencini Anna Jacobs Hokolo Kreisdesign Annette Welch Julia Langley Anna Silverton Beggars’ Velvet The London Chair Collective Bird & Branch Turnery Co. (at Jody Parry) We of course, have a soft spot for Dulwich. We strongly believe that […]
The wheels of the Transition Network Conference 2015 were set in motion when my niece lent me her ‘rave tent’, Boomtown engrained in every seam: chewing gum, mud and an old sock. But hey, it was too late to book a room and I wanted to stay on the conference site – knowing that good […]
