Sustainable manufacturing – The blunt side of the Cheap Needle.

I came to Finisterre after working as a fashion designer for 5 years in large high street brands. I left the world of fast fashion behind, because I was frustrated at what I saw was an abuse of power, screwing suppliers over for margin gain and throw-away trends. I felt sure things could be done [...]

Screwing Business…

Screwing Business as Usual. I was interviewed for Richard Branson’s book (‘Screw Business as Usual’) some time ago, although not by him. The idea behind the book was to look into how business owners could or were already putting the ‘triple bottom line’ (social, environmental and financial) at the heart of their businesses. To get [...]

We did yoga our way!

Way too many people taking yoga, way too seriously and so we avoided the politics and got back to just feeling good, stretching and spending time with mates. Debbie and a handful of some very flexible friends and yoga teachers in the South West, put together a yoga event at Lusty Glaze beach, Newquay on [...]

Can you tie a bowline?

Another episode from the boat, he’s been living on it for over a month and is somewhere off the coast of Turkey. We love him dearly and in this little piece, he’s sporting our merino underwear and will teach you how to tie a bowline and spanish bowline – rad!

Above the roar

Friday, January 29th, 2010 According to the U.S. State Department, Afghanistan has an estimated 5 to 7 million land-mines scattered around the countryside. Food shortages are prevalent; infrastructure is basically nonexistent; and bombings in Kabul, especially around the U.S. Embassy, are commonplace. The U.S. State Department, has blacklisted Kabul as a tourist destination – if [...]