“The North” as a concept is lovely and everything, but seems to forget that the connections are poor.

Example in point – my little studio is in Liverpool. It’s closer in terms of travel time to get to London than it is to Newcastle even though London is 100km further away. Distance in cultural terms is more of a function of time and convenience. And hubs happen because that’s what people need. If the big buyers of design are based in London, then the sellers of design have to be there, even if it’s not full time. And so that’s where I go when I’m in selling mode.

Skipton and Harrogate identified as “hotspots for design” above and beyond any of the major northern cities?