Almost all furniture and space is designed around the requirement and function of visual communication: Sitting around a table allows for eye contact with one another. Working at a desk allows for interaction with touchpoints and screens. More reclined and sumptuous sofas and chairs emerged from the proliferation of televisual entertainment. Meeting spaces enable shared […]
View PostThe 2002 Design Council Annual Review stated that 80% of the environmental impact of a product is defined at the design stage. Today we realise that our choice of materials and the way we use them is affecting our planetary future. We must all confront the impact of our work and take action. It’s time […]
View PostOver the last 60 years, unrestrained and seemingly guilt-free consumption has dominated Western developed nations, informing the production and design of everything around us. Today, the impact of these habits is clear and present. Confronted with an increasingly unhealthy planet, society is finally acknowledging the damage that has been – and continues to be – […]
View PostPeople have travelled since the days of antiquity. Driven by the desire to learn, the opportunity to trade, and the need to survive, they ventured beyond the boundaries of their homes and villages, expanding their horizons with every excursion. Travelling has long been humankind’s primary means of learning about other cultures – to observe their […]
View PostWe are delighted to share with you our new Business Class Seat for Lufthansa. The “Allegris” generation offers six additional seating options with an unparalleled level of comfort. More details to be shared in 2023…
View PostIt’s time to take ACTION against the climate crisis together! Join me and over 60 design and business experts @DesignCouncil’s FREE #DesignForPlanet Festival 2022. We aim to mobilise the UK’s design and business community to take necessary steps to address the climate crisis with this year’s theme of ACTION helping designers and businesses […]
View PostDesign Declares launches today: a climate emergency declaration campaign to encourage communication, digital, industrial, and service designers to take action on the climate and ecological crisis. Its aim is to connect and build a community of designers, studios, agencies, and institutions which are fed up with a lack of industry momentum and ready to act […]
View PostI have been thinking about what it means to be a designer today. Given the challenges that we all face, how can we make sense of our world’s shifting priorities, values and vocabulary, and make progress in our response to the great issues of our time, including resource depletion, inequality, and climate breakdown? Homo Sapiens […]
View PostOver the last three decades, the challenges faced by both people and the planet have evolved dramatically, becoming increasingly complex and urgent. In response, the values and priorities that shape the landscape of design have shifted, influencing what we design and how we design it, where we manufacture it, and the materials we use. […]
View PostWe are delighted to be opening our doors to Yorkton Workshops again for Open City London from Tuesday September 20 till Sunday September 25. Our new studio, workshop, archive and events space. Winner of the Architects’ Journal Retrofit of the Year.
View PostWe are delighted to announce that Tom will be assuming the role of Master of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry and will be making his inaugural address ‘Making sense, making progress; Design after Covid’ at the RDI 2021 Awards dinner on Thursday 25th November. The title Royal Designer for Industry was introduced by the Royal Society […]
View PostIt was great to see Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd in Nottingham last week where they were bestowed as Honorary Doctors of Design by Nottingham Trent University. It was a great day out and a huge honour to receive this award from Tom’s old college, (formerly Trent Polytechnic)
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