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Homes With A Heart at London Design Fair
Published 14 December 20222023 Announcement: ‘Homes With A Heart’ with Blue Patch, curated by Roddy Clarke Working with Blue Patch, the UK’s sustainable business directory, London Design Fair 2023 will exclusively feature ‘Homes With A Heart’ at its 2023 edition. Consciously curated by stylist, writer and consultant Roddy Clarke, Blue Patch will present the beauty of a sustainably […]
At last – sustainable paint for artists!
Published 5 December 2022I’ve been seeking sustainable artists’ paint for years…. then I bumped into artist hana: painter, chemist, entrepreneur, environmentalist and super-geek. She’s invented a plant-based, plastic-free paint, Placrylic™ – at last! How it happened During lockdown hana wanted to paint but she couldn’t bear to use unsustainable, toxic solvents, especially in a confined space. This got […]
Entry to the 2022 Sustainability Awards is now open
Published 12 September 2022Entry for the 7th annual Sustainability Awards is now open. For a chance to be a winner, chosen by our expert panel of judges, fill in the entry form for the 2022 awards. Winners of the Sustainability Awards will be featured in the Power of Positive Shopping magazine which is a print publication that is […]
Join us at the Sustainability Show
Published 8 August 2022Our Power of Positive Shopping campaign connects shoppers to sustainable businesses and what better place to do this than at the Sustainability Show where we will be exhibiting on the 15-16 October 2022. We look forward to seeing you in the Home & Garden section on Stand E7. The Sustainability Show celebrates the latest sustainable […]
We’re going to Decorex
Published 26 July 2022We’re going to two shows this October. The first will be Decorex on the 9th-12th October. Blue Patch will be on stand D 161 so please stop and say hello if you are attending. This year, the Decorex talks will have subjects like Emotion & Design, Sustainability, Growing Your Business and Harnessing New Energy in […]
Join Blue Patch at Dulwich Festival in May
Published 22 April 2022Ian Dunn Woodwork & Design is taking part in the Artist’s Open House events during the festival and will be opening his workshop doors to the general public over two weekends in May. Ian will also host fellow Blue Patch members, including: Heliconia Furniture, Blackbird Bespoke, Elly Allen, Coldharbour Lights, Janet Tod and Jane Langley. […]
How the Happy Planet Store happened
Published 24 March 2022The Happy Planet store, a sustainable product shop in the Manchester Art Gallery, has been open since January 26th this year. In the last few weeks before the store closes, we review how it happened. Why use museums & galleries? Blue Patch founder, Jane Langley, is an artist herself. She has exhibited in The Textiles […]
Happy planet, happy children
Published 10 March 2022Working towards a sustainable future for our planet is all about ensuring a future for our children and their children. Here are some of the products on sale at the Happy Planet Store in Manchester Art Gallery until April 18th. Natural and sustainable children’s brands Parents look towards brands to make products that are more […]
The Happy Planet store showcases innovative sustainability
Published 21 February 2022The trouble with being a sustainable business is finding the right materials. Sometimes there is a good reason for the material choice. For example, it is waterproof or long lasting or malleable. Making a manufacturing business more sustainable can become a game of ‘find the right material’ and this requires a lot of testing to […]
Blue Patch works with Manchester Art Gallery on a sustainable store
Published 21 January 2022Blue Patch are excited to launch a pop-up store in collaboration with Manchester Art Gallery. The Happy Planet store will enable members to showcase their sustainable products & services and help to create awareness of their businesses while at the same time generating additional footfall for the gallery. The event runs from 26 January to […]
Picturing The Good Future
Published 16 September 2021On September 15th Blue Patch designed and hosted Picturing The Good Future’. Funded by Southwark Council. This was a pilot for developing a constructive community-based ‘conversation’ with a focus on the Green Economy, post covid. We used a local church hall, an airy space where people could easily drop in. The hall is normally a […]
London Climate Action Week 2020 – Build Back Better
Published 30 June 2020How to Save the Planet…a learning opportunity! It’s London Climate Action Week this week. Check in on how organisations are responding and discover what you can do to help the climate crisis. Part 1. 1-3 July, is digital and brings together world-leading experts and policy makers to drive the national and international Covid-19 climate policy response, […]
Whitworth Art Gallery hosts Blue Patch’s ‘travelling’ Department Store!
Published 10 April 2019Blue Patch’s ‘travelling’ Sustainable Department Store popped up at the Whitworth, Manchester University’s award winning museum. Blue Patch were lucky to coincided with Whitworth Director Alistair Hudson’s radically refreshing vision for the ‘Useful Museum’ (listen to Alistair here). The Useful Museum got off to a flying start with the Reno residency, led by Linda Brogan. Everyone […]
The Sustainable Department Store comes to the Whitworth, Manchester
Published 28 February 2019The Original Sustainable Department Store at The University of Manchester The Whitworth Our Blue Patch store is ‘on tour’ showcasing wonderful products made in Britain by forward-thinking entrepreneurs, revealing the processes behind the brands and giving visitors the chance to browse and buy gorgeous things, rarely available on the High St. The store will open on March 12th […]
Picture this : a Sustainable Department Store in Shoreditch
Published 23 December 2018What a wonderful week! Recounted by Jane. Monday 10th Dec. Team Blue Patch; the irrepressible Preeti, Natalia and Lee, plus Britney, Cameron and Holly worked alongside Blue Patch members, assembling flatpack furniture, excavating products from a sea of cardboard boxes and ‘merchandising’ like it was going out of fashion. Out of fashion? It’s the swansong […]
Happy and Sustainable : the Christmas Spirit in Shoreditch! 2018
Published 2 November 2018Tackle climate change and support the local economy with positive shopping this Christmas Blue Patch is lighting up a Shoreditch high street for just one week with the UK’s very first Sustainable Department Store where visitors can buy directly from the finest British brands, join creative workshops, be pampered, solve burning environmental issues and get […]
The Original Sustainable Department Store comes to Shoreditch
Published 2 October 2018Welcome to a fun packed week of sustainable shopping, free talks, workshops, socialising… Blue Patch’s store will be sparkling with beautiful, ethically made products, creative workshops, breakfast talks, pamper nights, bubbly drinks, delicious cakes and late night shopping to 9pm. Buy organic wellbeing products, Fair Trade jewellery, ethical fashion, designer lighting, handmade furniture, ceramics, gifts and toys. […]
London Design Fair 2018: Brands
Published 30 August 2018Grain, Colour + Form, Copper Dust, Full Grown and Laura’s Loom at the London Design Fair 2018. Colour + Form create an explosion of vibrant colour with their designs specialising in colourful and painterly graphic patterns. ‘Our patterns are crafted by digitally layering, mixing and merging colours sampled from a variety of inspirations, including nature, art and […]
How to put on a PopUp event
Published 22 November 2017As part of our Power of Positive Shopping campaign, we are building bridges between retail outlets and Blue Patch members. This includes pop-ups. Being temporary spaces, they offer a relatively low-cost way for brands to take creative risks, generate buzz and reach new audiences, which are all GREAT benefits. Our first foray into the world of large scale events was the task of organising […]
Ladies who breakfast
Published 17 October 2017The morning of November 10th saw a stream of women arriving at the doorstep of Blue Patch HQ for yet another one of our delicious breakfast mornings. On offer were perfectly baked slices of baguette from Christopher’s Bakery which we are so lucky to have right down the road from us. The baguette was accompanied […]
Denby Pottery and the London Design Fair
Published 13 October 2017Denby Pottery blogged about showing with us at London Design Fair this year. Their Studio Craft design range was featured on a cabinet by Afid Design and their Natural Canvas found a home on Studio Perki‘s table, designed for small spaces and places. Read more here.
Blue Patch at London Design Fair 2017
Published 26 September 2017Blue Patch presented work by 10 members at London Design Fair: featured here. Firstly the walls were painted a lovely Grey Pearl from Reborn Paints. These delicious ‘re-mixes’ of colour divert paint from landfill – an inspiring example of the ‘circular economy’. Reborn was invented by scientist Keith Harrison and is primarily manufactured in Sussex. With […]
Celebrating the Blue Patch Awards 2017
Published 25 September 2017Our Awards celebrate all things local, global, sustainable and ethical. This year’s presentation was at London Design Fair in the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane. The launch of London’s annual Design Week, it was the place to be. Thank you Jimmy MacDonald, Director and Founder of London Design Fair for making us so welcome. This […]
London Design Fair: 2017
Published 3 August 2017We would like to invite you to visit the Blue Patch stand at London Design Fair at the Old Truman Brewery this September 21st – 24th. You’ll find us at stand no. C07 in Hall T2 showcasing a selection of talented and sustainable British designers and makers. Admire the range of Afid Design furniture made with beautiful materials, solid craftsmanship, simple, functional design and […]
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