Tom Lloyd and Luke Pearson co-founded the hugely influential design studio, Pearson Lloyd, in 1997. Since then, it has gone on to work in areas such as the workplace, transport and health care, with organisations like Virgin, Lufthansa, the Department for Health, and furniture giant Senator. The practice is the Designer of the Year at the Material Matters 2 ... Show More
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Bonus episode: Aesop's Rebecca Lawson and designer Jessie French on algae and sustainable design.
Welcome to a summer bonus episode of Material Matters with Grant Gibson, in association with Aesop, and recorded at the brand’s Copenhagen store during June's 3daysofdesign festival. In this special edition, Grant is joined by Rebecca Lawson, Aesop’s head of sustainability, and t ... Show More
46m 20s
Jun 2
Designing for Survival with Harry Blakiston Houston of Insulate Ukraine
Can a $21 window help a nation survive a war? Harry Blakiston Houston, founder of Insulate Ukraine, joins Grant Gibson for this landmark 150th episode to discuss how a simple double-layer window — made from PET and manufactured entirely in Ukraine — is helping families stay warm, ... Show More
57m 40s
May 26
Hella Jongerius on craft, industry and the power of imperfection
Can imperfection reshape modern industry? Hella Jongerius — one of the most influential designers of her generation, and one of the field's sharpest critical voices — joins Grant Gibson to discuss craft, colour, and her enduring fascination with the messy edges of mass production ... Show More
1h 3m
Feb 2022
Episode 100: Luke Johnson from Architectus talks about design, sustainability and the brutalism of Macquarie University
<p>Luke Johnson from Architectus is a highly-skilled designer who has worked throughout Australia, Japan and Europe on arts and cultural, education, residential, transport, health and workplace sector projects.<br/><br/>In this wide-ranging interview, Luke talks about where desi ... Show More
29 m
Sep 2023
89. London Design Festival Special #2 - Colourful, Convivial Design Collaborations
<p>In episode two of our series of mini-episodes reporting from the London Design Festival, an annual event that takes over the UK capital every September, we visit some of the exhibitions on show in the west side of town at <a href="https://bromptondesigndistrict.com/" target="_ ... Show More
25m 37s
May 2021
How to run your own design conference, with Luke Tonge
<p><a href="https://www.creativeboom.com/podcast/luke-tonge/" target="_blank">Luke Tonge</a> is a freelance graphic designer and art director based in Birmingham and also one of the co-founders of Birmingham Design Festival. Here, we talk about the last decade or so, as we share ... Show More
1h 10m
<p>This week Architects Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, founding partners of <a href="http://www.neriandhu.com/en">Neri&Hu Design and Research Office</a> join David and Marin<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a of <a href= "https://www.famearchitects.com/">FAME Architecture & Design< ... Show More
<p><strong>As the </strong><a href="https://www.londondesignfestival.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>London Design Festival</strong></a><strong> kicks off, we take Create Tomorrow on the road for a series of mini-episodes reporting on the various events, in ... Show More
<p>This week David and Marin<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a of <a href="https://www.famearchitects.com/">FAME Architecture & Design</a></span> are joined by Dave Charne, CEO and Co-Founder of <a href="https://fyrn.com/">Fyrn</a>, a furniture company to discuss his background ... Show More
