The Art of Preparation: Building Without Regrets

I recently ran 100 miles around the mountains of the Alps, in one go.

41 hours non-stop (with 10 minutes sleep). I also did 5 days (6 marathons) in the desert in Jordan at 40 degrees heat.

A lot of people ask “why?”

The short answer is: challenge – pride – perspective.

I learnt more about myself, and about being a running a business during this period that any other period of my life.

Dan Grimshaw trained as a designer, and with a degree in Three-Dimensional Design, he began his career designing and making furniture, where preparation, material and fit are everything.

He went on to spend 20 years leading the creation of exceptional London homes, several featured in House & Garden, Homes & Gardens and The Telegraph Magazine, and serves on the juries of two international design awards.

Along the way he saw too many projects falter because of what happened at the very start.

Through Beam Consult, Dan now works as a Project Creator. From the first conversation he sits beside the owner as an independent guide, translating their ambitions for the architects, designers and specialists he brings together to suit the property, the brief and the people. Every decision is in place before building begins.

Building without regrets.