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We think the idea behind your business
is fabulous. Who came up with the idea
for The Living Project and how easy was
it to get this going?

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Thank you! I came up with the idea. I’d spent a few years
working in consumer goods marketing, and was looking for
a new challenge with a bit more social purpose. There’s so
much furniture and waste being thrown out in London, and
I’ve always been interested in sustainable design. So I started
exploring setting up a workshop to re-use some of this waste in
interesting ways.
And then seeing the numbers of homeless people in London
rise and rise, the housing market freeze up and in general a
great deal of inequality across British society, I decided to also
make it an employment and training opportunity for those
who aren’t lucky enough to have a roof over their heads. That
was nine months ago - it’s been tremendously hard work
but very rewarding. I’m very proud of my
first trainees, they’ve been through a lot
and shown great personal resilience and a
desire to get back on their feet.