15th July 2018 / Alan Moore
Passage for Par is a dance performance created specially for and presented on Par Beach Cornwall, conceived and directed by choreographer Rosemary Lee for the Cornish International Art Programme GroundWork. At the turn of the tide 30 women will rhythmically snake their way across the tidal landscape, tracing meandering pathways through the wet sand, their […]
read full article4th July 2018 / Alan Moore
Because beauty and great design appear to be so effortless, we mistake it to be easy. Or, that genius was bestowed upon its creators by some divine spirit. There is no doubt we all have gifts. But it is only when we practise daily that we develop the capacity to see, design and create work […]
read full article1st July 2018 / Alan Moore
I have been invited to speak at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 15th August 1018. Whitespace, Norloch House, 36 King’s Stables Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EU Tickets available here. Our Future is Made and Finished in Beauty The human spirit needs beauty and will do anything given half a chance to get more of it. As Emerson […]
read full article20th June 2018 / Alan Moore
Recently I dropped in to say hello to Architect Alison Brooks. We had connected through our joint interest in beauty. Our conversation ranged over why beauty has been lost as a framework in architecture and what the implications were. That beauty can be and is in fact universal. Alison has recently written and published a […]
read full article2nd June 2018 / Alan Moore
We all know a lot. How does knowledge feel? And how do you feel that you know? How do you feel what you know? How do your feelings feel? Your felt feeling! Consult your feeling of being disconnected and being connected, Being indifferent or committed. Does feeling connected make you more empathetic? Does empathy make […]
read full article11th May 2018 / Alan Moore
Alice is a designer, a maker of all things in wood. Alice shares her views on what a life of craft gives her — A joyful life of enduring satisfaction. Explaining the importance of having respect for the living material she uses – wood, Alice touches on the need for meaning connected to living an […]
read full article13th April 2018 / Alan Moore
The poet Seamus Heaney was a master craftsman of the English language. He embodied the other important characteristics of craftsmanship: a granite-like integrity and a deep empathy for the world around him. A quest for truth is always core to the purpose of a poet, to seek that which others do not see and to […]
read full article27th February 2018 / Alan Moore
Over the last year, I have been prototyping ‘The Beautiful Leaders Programme’. I have spent time looking at a range of businesses that inspire a different way of looking at the world. I went in search of profitable businesses across the globe that are enduringly beautiful. From that inspiring journey came an extensive record of […]
read full article20th January 2018 / Alan Moore
Description Beautiful things are prepared with love. The act of creating something of beauty is a way of bringing good into the world. Infused with optimism it says, life is worthwhile. We can all choose to be more beautiful in our thoughts, actions and in how we interact with the world. Since writing my book […]
read full article2nd January 2018 / Alan Moore
Talking beauty with Chef Christian Puglisi. Christian is the founder of Relae in Copenhagen, it is of the only organically certified Michelin starred restaurant in the world. Christian shares his ideas and beliefs on why; the quality of food, quality of leadership and the quality of experience for his customers is key to a beautiful […]
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