The growing appreciation that our ‘built environments’ embrace a more sustainable role in our communities, is beginning to focus the minds of those constructing buildings, homes, and transport infrastructure. No longer is the life, durability and functionality of the building enough. The impacts on the physical, social, economic and natural environments need to be considered … Continue reading
Finding our feet, stretching our legs, and dusting down our face-to-face social skills have coincided with the gradual lifting of restrictions within the UK, as we’ve collectively battled with the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of us have stories to tell of how we lived through the past 18 months and faced the frustrations, dealt with loss, … Continue reading
Seeing how the impact of the spread of the Covid-19 Corona virus pandemic has emptied our supermarket shelves, and temporarily changed how we need to shop and feed ourselves and our families, here are a few suggestions to help; ease anxiety, eat on a tighter budget, deal with preparing all meals at home, buy enough … Continue reading
Interviewed in 2015 with Westminster Business School, University of Westminster as part of an industry research panel assessing the impact of digital on the fashion sector. From your experience, did you notice a change in fashion consumer’s behaviour in the past 5 years? If yes, can you tell me the top 3 changes? Yes! Firstly, consumers … Continue reading
“Now then, men’s fashion is a growing industry with menswear sales growing globally by 9% over the past year. Now not a lot of people know that!” as a Michael Caine impressionist might say. So does this ‘blow the doors off?’ And does it mean men around the world are becoming more stylish, are embracing distinctive designs, … Continue reading
Mark Batchelor 