<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Christopher Pleydell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploring Human Experience Through Environments]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 02:08:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.christopherpleydell.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Rope]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rope is never just a rope. It is a line in space that becomes a line in the mind.]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/behind-the-rope-why-exclusivity-shapes-memory-belonging-and-experience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">25460385-b107-4697-b416-4d6ce472938f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:01:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Value of Capacity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The figure of $1 trillion has been around my thinking for a long time. I remember discussing it with Reuters and watching the conversation around that scale of investment grow. What interested me then, and still does, wasn't how large the number sounded. It was what it could actually do.]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/the-value-of-capacity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4f36cd32-803a-430e-910e-539d91421dcb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:48:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Environment We Don't Notice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too often design begins with the budget, the brief, the artist or the commercial objective before anyone has walked in the shoes of the people the experience exists for.]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/the-environment-we-dont-notice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">15600c3f-e018-4203-9ad3-14d1aab61a5e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:44:46 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Restoration Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every screen, platform, venue, brand and algorithm is competing for the same finite human resource.]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/the-restoration-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dc5b57d-7bb9-4c05-8eaf-1434f7a5336c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:11:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pitch to Reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have created fantastical virtual worlds for clients, taking them into spaces that did not yet exist and allowing them to experience something we were proposing to make real. I still find the technology extraordinary. There is something wonderful about standing inside an idea that has only recently existed in someone's imagination, watching people move through it and begin to understand what it might become.]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/pitch-to-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c0881c5-9247-406e-bb53-6c8680f7de12</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:36:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Herd We Don't See]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 2008 or 2009, the company I was running was contracted to provide AV and production services for a large pet show at the NEC in Birmingham.]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/the-herd-we-dont-see</link><guid isPermaLink="false">44faf764-ce1e-4332-94b6-bc70a22e9a62</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:02:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industry Report: The Environmental Footprint of the Global Live Events Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executive Summary The live events industry—spanning concerts, festivals, conferences, trade shows, sporting events, and community gatherings—has a massive and multifaceted environmental footprint. This report consolidates data across carbon emissions, fuel usage, waste generation, water consumption, infrastructure development, land use, hotel construction, food and beverage operations, merchandise production, production materials, electronic equipment manufacturing, live broadcasting, virtual...]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/industry-report-the-environmental-footprint-of-the-global-live-events-industry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e276aac3-319e-4efc-91ae-2e43268b9c3d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:27:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unveiling the Environmental Impact of Virtual Events: Debunking the Green Credentials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction:]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/unveiling-the-environmental-impact-of-virtual-events-debunking-the-green-credentials</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cb885230-be47-4854-97ac-18e7fe185c36</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:23:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-Waste in the Audio-Visual Industry: Addressing Environmental Impact and Recycling Efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction:]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/e-waste-in-the-audio-visual-industry-addressing-environmental-impact-and-recycling-efforts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3f1fa348-69ba-423c-937a-e2a566aeda83</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:19:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Environmental Impact of the Global Event Industry: A Call for Sustainable Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction:]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/the-environmental-impact-of-the-global-event-industry-a-call-for-sustainable-change</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c6b746d7-23f1-4bf2-98c2-ea7bfdb61401</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:14:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balance]]></title><description><![CDATA[For over 30 years I have worked in environments designed to change how people feel: concerts, festivals, conferences, exhibitions, launches, cultural gatherings and corporate events.]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/balance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4881d48d-f9c1-4c6f-8248-a1c726d029b3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:53:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[We often talk about attending an event, visiting a destination or choosing a brand as though it is a single decision. It rarely is. More often it is the final step in a sequence of decisions, each one reducing uncertainty until making the next decision feels natural. The ticket is genuine. The destination feels safe. The investment of time and money is worthwhile. The conference programme justifies leaving the office. The exhibition will generate meaningful business. The invitation promises...]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/we-often-talk-about-attending-an-event-visiting-a-destination-or-choosing-a-brand-as-though-it-is-a-</link><guid isPermaLink="false">38710625-2dec-4c19-ab34-48c75f340bdf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:41:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inherited Circles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curiosity and the Restoration Economy]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/inherited-circles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">02aabf9b-1839-40cb-9c9f-809f0fcbfa95</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:37:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memory and the Restoration Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over three decades I have watched audiences change.]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/memory-and-the-restoration-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2281b66f-c1c5-4b7c-8dec-ff8538f87d73</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:33:52 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty and the Restoration Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I found myself discussing the future of museums with cultural strategist and author Dr. Paco Barragán following his article on the white cube and the role it has played in shaping contemporary cultural institutions.]]></description><link>https://www.christopherpleydell.com/post/beauty-and-the-restoration-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0247836a-d622-4734-a4c6-7e0cf61c3630</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:27:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Christopher Pleydell</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>