Nia Charpentier – Sublime

Part of the Furniture

Nia Charpentier — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:28:05 +0000

Thrown in at the deep end, Adam started his career whilst renovating an old cider barn in Normandy, which his father was converting into a house. ‘We got out there and with no experience whatsoever I was put in charge of all things wood,’ Adam recalls. ‘I learnt a lot of things the hard way.’...

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Cyclists take on gruelling Tour de France style race for charity

Nia Charpentier — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:20:01 +0000

Rider Chris Milner, who together with his team is hoping to raise £250,000 for charity Friendship Works, said: “A few of us have been training in the Alps in preparation and, although we know it will be extremely tough, we’re all very excited about the idea of racing with a Tour de France winner on...

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The Blue Wall by Homer Sykes

Nia Charpentier — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Blue Wall, pictured in one of his photographs, prevented access to the space that is now ready for the biggest sporting event on the planet. When London won the bid for the Olympics, Sykes, a Canadian born Londoner, was interested in the landscape that would soon change forever. Not wanting to criticize or praise...

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Organic farming in Wales

Nia Charpentier — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:34:15 +0000

The day was to show suppliers exactly what rearing organic pigs, chickens, lambs, Aberdeen Angus cattle and bison involves. Head chef Daniel Bohan who has been at the Michelin starred River Cafe for eight years, said: ‘It’s definitely good to see where the meat I’m cooking comes from.’ Owned by Lord Newborough, Rhug is the...

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Fashion goes rural

Nia Charpentier — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:20:16 +0000

In partnership with Grampus Heritage & Training Limited and the Leonardo Da Vinci Programme, the project grants cover flights from the UK, food and local accommodation. Students and teachers from the prestigious fashion college will in return be able to share their knowledge of the industry with locals, potentially helping to boost their economy through...

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Coral Rekindling Venus

Nia Charpentier — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:16:52 +0000

Leaning back as the lights dimmed in London’s Royal Greenwich Observatory planetarium, the 45 minute film was a haunting and often emotional swim through some of the most elusive life on earth, and some of the most endangered. Wallworth’s project was inspired by one of the rarest occurrences in astronomy, Venus’ transit of the sun,...

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MOFILM 2012

Nia Charpentier — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

According to the car’s manufacturer, the Volt differs from other hybrid cars in that it uses electricity as a primary source, and petrol as a secondary one and only to produce more electricity. When fully charged, the car can drive for up to 80 km before needing any gasoline, and at speeds much faster than...

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London in Bloom

Nia Charpentier — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:18:59 +0000

An enclosed capsule over 440 ft in the air is not the first place you would think of when envisaging an English garden. But last week, Andy Sturgeon of Chelsea Flower Show fame transformed one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, the London Eye. “Whilst I am always trying to take garden design to new...

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Surviving Progress Film Review

Nia Charpentier — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:03:02 +0000

Directed by Mathieu Roy, it’s partly telling us what we already know – that consumption at the current rate is unsustainable – but they way it’s delivered means it has serious impact. Based on author Ronald Wright’s best-seller, A Short History Of Progress, the film looks at how civilizations are repeatedly destroyed by ‘progress traps’ –...

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The Borrowers

Nia Charpentier — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:11:54 +0000

‘I think the best ideas are those that facilitate what we try to do anyway,’ says Andy Lenney, co-founder of Oborrow, an app just launched on Facebook that allows people to see what household items they can borrow from one another. Lenney and his business partner Jamie Hutchinson were frustrated with the way in which...

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