Founded in London in 1997 by Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd, Pearson Lloyd designs products, systems and environments for “home, work and the transport in between”. The studio’s philosophy of user-focused, problem-solving design; its interest in the behavioural impact of products and places; and its ability to respond to the unmet needs of a rapidly changing world, have earned it an enviable list of international clients – and won a consistent stream of awards over the years. Whether reinventing flatpack furniture for Takt, designing a cabin layout for the Lufthansa fleet or devising street furniture and wayfinding for the city of Bath, Pearson Lloyd begins its design process with extensive research. By combining an in-depth understanding of the needs of the user with the intuition that comes from 20 years of experience, and a devotion to craft quality, Pearson Lloyd produces designs that are aesthetically and conceptually elegant, time after time.
The thinking that takes place at Luke and Tom’s studio has the potential to influence public debates beyond the realm of design. We’re helping them to communicate their important work and share their thought leadership with the people and institutions that might benefit from it.
May news: AHEC and Studio Swine are boxing clever in Milan; Freehaus design the Africa Centre in Southwark; and Pearson Lloyd bring circular design to the world of contract furniture
TOG prepares to launch a milestone in sustainable architecture, TAKT unveils its answer to WFH, and team Zetteler pack for a *long* journey…
September news: After a year in limbo, the creative industries are back with a bang, as Note lands in Milan, LDF gets its first Designposts, Vaarnii reinvents Finnish furniture, and Design District launches at last.
Under normal circumstances, we’d be busy sharing all the exciting projects we have lined up for Milan Design Week, and we were ready and raring to go and do just that, but the universe (and the WHO) have other plans...
Violence in A&E costs the NHS £69m a year in staff absences alone, with a shocking 59,000 physical assaults on its workers. But what if design could solve the problem? We take a look at PearsonLloyd’s A Better A&E project, a radical overhaul of NHS signage, which has reduced aggressive patient behaviour by 50% through smart and collaborative thinking – and is the subject of a new Design Council film.
Buckle up, this year’s London Design Festival looks set to be a good one. With an increasing interest in environmental and social issues, plus some very fun projects to boot, here are the exhibitions, talks and events we can wait to see this year. Only a few sleeps left!