Blog
Richard Pickford
I come from an outdoor education background, playing in rivers, scaling rock faces and tramping over hills and through woods and it has always been instilled into me to leave nothing behind. I spent a few years working in Canada where the ‘no trace camping’ ethic is very strong. When I came to the RSA almost a year ago I was really interested by the work that was beginning on recycling and circular design. Having been inspired by Yvon Chouinard’s book Let My People Go Surf and his company Patagonia’s work on recycled clothing it was great to see such an esteemed organisation stepping up. There is a growing awareness that we need to reconsider our attitudes to waste, and recycling. The RSA has been busy exploring circular design ideas through the Great Recovery project to reduce waste and promote cradle to cradle design and the RSA has also embarked on an exciting piece of work exploring makers and designers which was launched in June at Somerset House which hopes to raise awareness of new design and making principles to shift the conversation and create a new breed of designers and creators.
