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Join the conversation to redefine ‘well made’ for the 21st century

Proposition

The act of making has driven human and cultural evolution for millennia, elevating our existence and surroundings through ingenuity and innovation. However, in recent history, this creative process has been monetised, industrialised and globalised, resulting in rapid social, economic and environmental change. In our collective effort to respond to these challenges, there is a need to redefine our cultural understanding of what it means to be ‘well made.’

Exhibition

Pearson Lloyd is curating a new exhibition at Yorkton Workshops during London Design Festival 2024, which will bring together a diverse array of people and practices to explore ‘well made’ through new forms of production and materiality that respond to the demands of a more ecological future.

We are seeking contributions to this dialogue, highlighting the intersection of creativity, sustainability, and quality. Your contribution must be a manufactured object – not designed by yourself – no larger than 200x200x200mm that we can purchase online in the UK for no more than £20. We are requesting an accompanying text of up to 50 words, where you will be credited. A maximum of 50 submissions will be selected for the exhibition.

Please submit your contribution via this link before July 15th 2024.

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We are delighted to have been asked to do some mentoring this spring for final year students on the product design course at Istituto Marangoni London. These projects will be exhibited later in September at the Design Museum London.

After many years of development with Lufthansa, we are thrilled to welcome the first Allegris A350 cabin!

The Allegris Business class cabin experience is rooted in a year-long, multi-faceted co-creation programme of primary research and ideation. The concept of choice is a central theme in the development of the new Business class cabin and seat environment. Informed by a detailed understanding of new and emerging user needs, we developed several spatial scenarios that deliver truly unique and bespoke functional variety. From calm spaces to focus spaces, spaces for parents and couples, spaces for those seeking quiet, and spaces for the extra-tall passenger.

Congratulations to the whole team!

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Last night, Pearson Lloyd was awarded ‘Designer of the year 2023’ by Dezeen, the planet’s most influential architecture and design website. Thank you to the judges for recognising the work we do and its role in our rapidly changing world. 

Since starting out in 1997, we have consistently pursued projects that excite us — making choices based more on interest than sector. A quarter-century of avoiding specialisation has, we believe, been worthwhile: resulting in insights into the social, economic and environmental challenges affecting every aspect of life that still energise us to this day. And, more importantly, that remind us of a designer’s responsibility and power to affect change. 

Regardless of whether the focus is the public realm or the commercial sector, design is always a social act. As designers we need to listen to the world around us — it is how we discover opportunities for improving lives. We hold a privileged position and are immensely thankful to the people who allow us to occupy it: our invaluable team, past and present, who work with us to decode vast complexities, our ambitious and trusting clients who enable us to develop our ideas so that they might have a positive impact at scale, and our colleagues in the industry who collectively drive us forward. 

To make any difference in our messy, fragile and inspiring world, we designers have to become more ambitious in challenging the status quo. It is no longer enough to simply shape what is made — we must use our influence to change how things are made. Collectively we have the means to transform industry to the benefit of both nature and humanity.

Read more on Dezeen

Pearson Lloyd has been shortlisted for the Dezeen Designers of the Year Award!

The Designers of the Year award rewards the best emerging and established talent across architecture, interiors and design, and recognises those whose innovative work has made a notable impact on the industry.

We are honoured to be shortlisted alongside Paul Cocksedge Studio, Karlssonwilker, Marjan Van Abel and Stephen Burks.  Congratulations to all shortlisted studios!

The winner will be announced on 28 November.

Learn more on Dezeen Website