How to Refurbish a Hotel Sustainably on a Tight Budget.Whenever I give a talk on design and sustainability to a hospitality crowd, without fail, one question always comes up — “That’s all great…Apr 16, 2024Apr 16, 2024
Published inBootcampWhy Holistic Beauty Matters More Than Aesthetics.In the last decade, the concept of beauty and value has evolved immeasurably. Take ivory for instance. Half a century ago, ivory was…Mar 22, 20242Mar 22, 20242
Published inBootcampThe Importance of Collaboration in Design.We are currently working on a dream project, converting a 19th-century country house into a wonderful hotel. Part of the design journey has…May 16, 20232May 16, 20232
Published inBootcampThe cost of extraction and design's role in keeping materials above ground.The earth has a rich and abundant supply of resources below ground, and over the years, humans have learned how to extract and process…Jan 6, 2023Jan 6, 2023
Published inSibley GroveTimber is not the environmental silver bullet that architects and designers claim.As part of the drive for sustainability, much of the design world is starting to question many of the materials we take for granted…Dec 15, 2022Dec 15, 2022
Published inBootcampDesigners urgently need to reconnect with the natural world and respect planetary limits.It is often said that people are born creative, or they have a natural talent for art and design, but I don’t think that was necessarily…Dec 6, 2022Dec 6, 2022
Published inBootcampWhy designing for disassembly benefits the environment and the economy.One of my early design experiences, not long after graduating, was visiting a building site in Nottingham and passing several large…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
Published inBootcampQatar is rightly being criticised over its human rights record, but the design industry has been…I am a football lover. But I am also a designer who has spent over a decade challenging my industry’s environmental and social impact. As…Nov 22, 2022Nov 22, 2022
Published inBootcampCOP 27: Why design and science provide the answers and politicians are false prophets.COP 27 has arrived in Egypt, and it really is a critical time for humanity and the natural world. Not because the environmental challenges…Nov 12, 2022Nov 12, 2022
Published inBootcampWith the world approaching an environmental tipping point, how did consumer demand get so high?Last month I was speaking at a conference as part of a panel discussion about net zero in hospitality design, as the industry continues to…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022