Mike HopeMike Hope is an author, lecturer, curator and designer. He spent twenty-eight years lecturing and holding senior management posts in four universities - Staffordshire, Portsmouth, Nottingham Trent and Plymouth, where he was the Head of Exeter Schoolof Art & Design, before taking up his final academic appointment as Founder Director of Peninsula Arts. He was also founder board member of The European Academy of Design. Since 1999 Mike has served on the Diocesan Advisory Committee as specialist advisor for Stained Glass to the Bishop and Diocese of Exeter. He also tours extensively and lectures on architecture and design ranging from the Medieval to the Twentieth Century, with a particular specialism in Art Deco. He runs his own specialist Cultural Tours and Research business: www.spiritoftheplace-co-uk.com Read More Read Less