With new business rates coming into effect in April 2017, many startups, SMEs and independent businesses are facing difficult decisions about their future. The latest in a string of threatened closures is Verde, Jeanette Winterson’s deli in Spitalfields. A massive blow and a place our team is truly going to miss. Verde, a place where […]
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The small business revolution : join us
in Blue Patch Business, Blue Patch News Tags business ethics Business rates ethical business Jeanette Winterson London shopping small business SMEs Spitalfields Sustainable British Made The Collaborative Store Verde
Our pop-up Sustainable Department Store
in Blue Patch Business, Blue Patch Events, Blue Patch News, Sustainable Living Tags Blue Patch blog Blue Patch Events British made Department Store Dulwich Village eco fashion Ethical beauty ethical fashion Fashion gifts handmade Herne Hill Independent UK makers Made in britain Make it British Natural products quality Sustainability Sustainable British Made Transition Town UK artisans and designers UK's first pop up Sustainable Department Store
In words, pictures and film After the razzmatazz of promotion, dozens of posts and tweets on social media, advertising in print, flyers and everything else – the first pop up Blue Patch Sustainable Department Store opened up on a rather wet Saturday on October 1st 2016. Over a thousand happy customers came to browse and buy […]
Warm as toast: dog coats made in Cornwall
in Blue Patch News, Sustainable Makers, Why I do what I do... Tags Beau Beau's Blue Patch blog british business Coats Dogs gifts handmade Independent UK makers Made in britain made in Cornwall pets Sustainable British Made Sustainable Makers
Why I do what I do – Beau Beau’s Fair sat the wind for Cornwall! A spaniel sporting a coat of vivid pink trimmed with blue and white. Tailored for this discerning dog by Beau Beau’s. Blue Patch Mole’s favourite business and the creators of her memory foam bed on which she loves to rest. […]
Catering for parties, weddings and special occasions – read about Connexions Cuisine
in Blue Patch Events, Sustainable Makers, Why I do what I do... Tags #buylocal Blue Patch blog british business cafe Catering Connexions Cuisine Dulwich Village Food homemade london Natural products party catering Sustainable British Made Tea Vintage weddings
Why I do What I do… Connexions Cuisine At Blue Patch we are really looking forward to Connexions Cuisine running a cafe at the pop up Department Store event on the 1st October so we can sample their fabulous cooking first hand. Connexions Cuisine have also generously offered a prize of a handmade Vintage Afternoon […]
Our incredible winners of the New Business Awards 2016
in Blue Patch Awards, Blue Patch Business Tags Blue Patch awards BluePatch bluepatchblog Business Independent UK makers newsletter October Sign up Small business awards Sustainability sustainable and ethical products Sustainable British Made sustainable UK designers UK artisans and designers wellbeing
Blue Patch are thrilled to announce the Winners! In the Spring we were pleased to announce our very first Blue Patch New Business Awards, providing a ‘boost’ for startups in Britain: A search for young, quality Independent British businesses that manufacture, make or provide a service with an interest in sustainability. Blue Patch will showcase the winners […]
Sustainable Makers: Sustainable home storage
in Sustainable Makers, Why I do what I do... Tags accessories architect british business British design handmade Home furnishings interiors Kreisdesign london London crafts Natural products nikki kreis plywood scandi scandinavian scandinavian design studio Sustainability sustainable Sustainable British Made Sustainable Makers woodwork workshop
Why I do what I do… Kreisdesign Like most people, we have fallen madly in love with Scandinavian influenced design – it just suits us! It’s hard not to form a strong hankering for the practical, clean and yet homely designs that tend to favour sustainable materials and processes. Nikki from Kreisdesign has taken these […]
Why I do what I do… Green Oil
in Blue Patch Business, Why I do what I do... Tags bicycle biodegradable blue patch Blue Patch team British made Green Oil Herne Hill Made in britain pioneers sustainable and ethical products Sustainable British Made Sustainable living
Green Oil are an exemplary example of an ethical British business. Green Oil creates bicycle lubricants and other fluids from plants and biodegradable materials. CEO Simon is non-apologetic in his quest for a sustainable business that simultaneously makes great products whilst being kind to the wonderful planet. Welcome to the stage… Why I do what I […]