David Barrie

David is an urban consultant, project, design and media producer. based in London, England.

He creates and manages urban renewal projects for public and private organisations.

And he makes TV programmes for Channel 4 Television and the BBC.

David is a little like the founder of Lonely Planet, as described in the New Yorker magazine: "like one of those dehydrated sponges which inflate to an astonishing size when dropped into their proper element."

And his favourite quote comes from Nicolas Ghesquiere, creative director of the fashion house Balenciaga:

"We have idols but no models to follow. You have to define your own model."