Let’s get creative with alternatives to cement: innovation in architecture: living materials from biotechnology – Sidmouth Solarpunk We do indeed need alternatives: As demonstrated in the Chatham House report, while cement (an essential element for concrete

A new sustainable fashion hub… Come join the revolution and learn how to make, mend and shop with less cost to you AND the planet.  The Lyric Theatre, Barrack Street will become a sustainable fashion hub from

“Ideas of repair and healing, focusing on the duty of care we have to our community, to ourselves, to the planet and to our possessions” Restoration revolution: how make do and mend turned into a

visible mending

If you’re going to repair something – make it obvious! The “visible mending” movement is being driven by individuals concerned about the environmental impact of new clothing. But its roots go back centuries to the

As artist Bridget Harvey says about her jumper: MEND MORE Jumper – purple, acrylic, large, and textual – is part encouragement and part disparagement. Its stance is political: overt, visible, legible, unmistakeable. Clothing repair has

It’s all about collaboration: Part of Exmouth’s seafront wall facing the sea is to be spruced up in a ‘collaboration’ between East Devon District Council and an artist from the town. They’ve nicknamed the wall, which