Clerkenwheels is a fundraising cycling journey and a moving conversation about design, inclusion and who gets to shape the spaces around us. Over a series of special episodes, I'll be talking with designers, studios, and creative leaders who believe the built environment should work for everyone.

Clerkenwheels is more than a bike ride. It's a fundraising initiative supporting United In Design's outreach programme. Every ten pounds we raise will introduce someone new to the potential of the interior design sector as a career. Along with my friend Tom Bourne, we are cycling from the University of Plymouth to Clerkenwell Design Week in London. We're heading out on Friday, the 15th of May, stopping off in Topsham, Sherborne, Salisbury, Farnham, and rolling into Clerkenwell on Tuesday, the 19th of May. On the way, we'll be stopping off to host conversations, visit suppliers, manufacturers, and designers to shine a light on the people pushing the industry forward.

In this series, you'll hear honest conversations about diversity and leadership in design, reflections on practise, education and responsibility, storeys from the road as the miles build up, and the occasional unfiltered moment when the legs are feeling it.

You can get involved by sponsoring the ride, hosting a stop, sharing the message or donating to support the cause. Follow the journey, listen to the conversations and be part of shaping a more open and representative creative industry.

This is Clerkenwheels.

We're riding for the future of design.

Links

The Clerkenwheels website https://www.clerkenwheels.com/

Donate here https://www.justgiving.com/page/clerkenwheels

United in Design https://www.unitedindesign.com/

I want to thank the team from United In Design for supporting our ride, Sophie Ashby and Alex Dorley and behind the scenes, Eman Akbar, who's been working tirelessly to put things in place.

Julienne Webster from Industry Publicity, who's helping us with the marketing and PR of our initiative, and Tom Bourne from Select first, my co-rider for thinking up the idea, coming up with the name and keeping me motivated whilst I try to do my training.

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Thanks for listening. Bye for now.