In 1994, Ray Anderson felt a 'spear in the chest': he realised that his company, billion-dollar carpeting manufacturer Interface, Inc, was plundering the environment with its unsustainable business practices, and that it desperately needed to change direction.
In 1882, the first catch from a stream trawler was landed in Aberdeen. For the following 125 years, trawling has been an integral part of the fabric of life in north-east Scotland. This work recounts the growth, importance and social history of the industry and of the towns, villages and fishing families behind the fleet.
The Trend Forecaster's Handbook is a sharp, in-depth and highly visual textbook and teaching aid forstudents and academics keen to know more about the world of trends, trend forecasting, and consumer-insight techniques. This "how to" book provides design students with skills to understand and track trends and use them to inform their research, design, and product development. With quotes, interviews, and case studies of key players.
Set in 1933, the story follows Lotte, who has escaped poverty to establish a comfortable life for her family in Stirling. Despite her newfound stability, she is haunted by her past and an insatiable urge to walk away from it all. Her journey, intertwined with ghosts and guilt, ultimately guides her to a stark asylum, revealing the complexities of her choices and the unintended consequences of her well-meaning actions.