Founded in London in 1997 by Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd, PearsonLloyd has spent over 20 years designing products, systems and environments for the home, workplace, transport and healthcare sectors. 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 a rapidly changing world, have earned it an enviable list of international clients – and won a consistent stream of awards over the years. Whether designing a modular seat and cabin layout for the Lufthansa fleet or street furniture and wayfinding for the city of Bath, PearsonLloyd conducts extensive research into every project. 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, PearsonLloyd designs are beautiful, efficient and useful.
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.
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!
When we visit our clients in their studios, we’re often intrigued by the objects they surround themselves with These objects can say as much about someone as the work they inspire.