David Spencer Percival

David Spencer Percival’s office was exactly how I imagined my office to be when I close my eyes.  Nice and tidy, good taste in art and design, and a bar cabinet should a fellow colleague stop by for a little chat. David has been the founder of very successful botanical drinks company and energy company before now running the life science recruitment business Life Science People.  

David was fun, friendly and charming.  Many stories of his art work collections and trips abroad lightened up the conversation whilst we were working.  

Shot for Recruiter Magazine

Vollebak - Steve and Nick Tidball

Last time I worked with Steve and Nick Tidball was in Hampstead heath and they had just released a hoodie where you could zip up the front and enjoy total privacy.  Great for when traveling and you just want to be left alone.  This time the twins, founders and directors of Vollebak, are back with the Full Metal Jacket.  A jacket made of 11km of copper and used as a disease repellant jacket.  Yes - copper has the ability to sterilise and was used to do exactly that in ancient civilisation. Apart from copper’s ability to kill bacteria it also has the more well known characteristics of conducting heat and electricity.  These guys are taking aim at space travel and a futuristic world when they make this jacket.  ‘Ah - but you have to walk like an armoured Roman soldier from the iron age’ - I hear you say?!  Well - no.  It’s actually flexible and totally user friendly.  Yes - it does have a ‘comforting hug’ like weight to it - but it is 100% practical as well as soft, malleable, highly waterproof, windproof and breathable.  What’s not to like?

Shot for Observer Magazine