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Aug
Navigating property development & investment after coronavirus
Summers! …Money …Feeling hot, hot, hot! In 2002 I did a study for a client on a location for a new hotel site from a selection of three different...
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20JulRead More
How should designers adapt post-pandemic?
Who would have thought in January this year we would have a new government – landslide vote, a month later, the world hit with a virus spreading faster and...
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29JunRead More
Back to work!
Well actually, we never stopped. I’ve been leaving the office at 7.30pm again, against everything I promised myself I would not revert to do after months of lockdown. Yesterday...
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03AprRead More
What does coronavirus mean for interior design?
The developments over the last few weeks demonstrate that we need to fight this pandemic in a coordinated international manner. Working together as responsible citizens of the world. At...
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09JanRead More
A view on the year ahead: From leadership in business to the Brexit transition
It’s a new decade and I hit the ground running this year! I have interests in many things and to keep them all running smoothly, I aim to only...
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06DecRead More
The Interior Design Profession in a Period of Political Uncertainty
During political and economic uncertainty, the interior design profession is at risk. People decide that their home doesn’t need the extension yet, the shop refurbishment can wait, the hotel...
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21NovRead More
Interior Designers: We are who we are
An Interior Designer is so misunderstood. Even when I speak to people from different industries who’ve known me for years, I realise they don’t understand what an Interior Designer...
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04NovRead More
Finding a Balance between Italian and British Markets
Vanessa and the Italian Chamber of Commerce go back many years before the SBID was incorporated. Commenting on the collaboration forged between Italy and the UK in terms of...
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30SepRead More
The Key to Business Communication: Walk the Talk
A good email is short, establishes your credibility, mentions a connection you have, and may have a specific ask at the end. But business communication needs to be more...
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25JulRead More
100 Days of Governance for the Design Industry
Welcome a new era! As with all politics, some people will rally and some will fold their arms and complain. I belong to the all-party lobby group for business –...