Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd, co-founders of the award-winning design studio Pearson Lloyd (whose major clients include Teknion, TAKT and Lufthansa), will discuss designing with the planet as a stakeholder — creating closed-loop furniture and objects that enhance both human life and the natural world. Their conversation will explore how their recent seating collections embrace recycled, low-carbon and bio-based materials while adopting strategies that ensure all components can be separated and returned during disassembly. The duo will also discuss how to design for constant change in an era of workplace uncertainty, reflecting on today’s fluid, ever-evolving office culture — and how flexible products that account for change can help designers to avoid unnecessary waste down the road.

LOCATION: Main Stage