27.11.08
‘Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd to become Royal Designers for Industry’

Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd will be one of ‘five of the UK’s best designers’ to become the latest Royal Designers for Industry at an award ceremony held on the 27th of November 2008. Recognised for their outstanding contribution to design, Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd will join a select group of designers who currently hold the RDI award. The distinction Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) was established by the RSA in 1936 to enhance the status of designers in industry and encourage a high standard of industrial design. Only 200 designers are able to hold the distinction RDI at any one time, there are now 118 RDIs and 53 Honorary RDIs. Members of the Faculty include Jasper Morrison, James Dyson, Vivienne Westwood, Thomas Heatherwick and Jonathan Ive.


27.11.08
‘Design Bugs Out’

PearsonLloyd has been selected in partnership with Kirton Healthcare to redesign a patient chair, and a commode for NHS hospitals in an initiative to help in the fight against MRSA and other healthcare associated infections (HCAI’s). In September, the ‘Design Council and the Design Business Association launched a nationwide search for teams of designers and manufacturers to redesign furniture and equipment to make them easier to keep clean, and so help reduce patients’ exposure to HCAIs. PearsonLloyd/Kirton Healthcare has been selected out of 37 designer/manufacturer teams to develop two of these briefs. As part of the HCAI Technology Innovation Programme by the NHS Purchasing And Supply Agency (NHS PASA), this wide ranging programme, funded by the Department of Health, aims to identify and fast-track the implementation of new technologies and design-led innovations to combat healthcare associated infections. As part of a winning team, PearsonLloyd/Kirton Healthcare will develop working prototypes, which will be taken on a national tour in April 2009, to selected hospitals which are taking part in the ‘HCAI Technology Innovation Programme’.


06.11.08
Luke Pearson will be speaking at the Umdasch Event on the 13th of November. The topic will be ‘The Identification of Need’ and will take place at Maya 1a Dean Street, London, W1D 3RB



05.11.08
DBA Awards 2008
PearsonLloyd have won two prestigious DBA awards in collaboration with the Virgin Atlantic in house design team for their Premium Economy Super Seat. The first was a Gold DBA Design Effectiveness Award and the second a DBA Material Innovations Award.



"Working within the constraints of an existing frame, the design team reduced the overall shipset weight of the seat by 70kg. This will result in an annual saving of £136,000 once the seats are installed across the fleet, while the overall design has led to 30%, £200,000 reduction in seat maintenance. Since launch, customer satisfaction levels have increase by 30%, resulting in a significant market share shift which equates to a considerable rise in revenue. Positive passenger feedback has also impacted on staff morale, with industry surveys demonstrating an increase in staff responsiveness and professionalism."

29.10.08
FX Award 2008
PearsonLloyd have won an FX award in the category of 'Public, Leisure or Workspace Furniture' for their 'Lox' barstool by Walter Knoll



22.10.2008
PearsonLloyd has been nominated for a 2009 Homes & Gardens Classic Design Awards for Edge for Danerka, and Rocky for MartinezOtero.





01.09.2008
PearsonLloyd has been shortlisted for a 2008 DBA Design Effectiveness Awards for the Virgin Atlantic Seat Premium Economy.

12.09.2008
Rocky by PearsonLloyd for MartinezOtero, has been shortlisted for the 2008 Elle Decoration British Design Awards.

06.10.08
DAMn talks design
PearsonLloyd will be speaking at the DAMn talks design event at 7pm on Saturday 18th October 2008.
Gallery 113, Quinze & Milan / Moroso
Walle 113,8500 Kortrijk

Other speakers include:
Fernando & Humberto Campana
Michael Young
Eero Koivisto
Arne Quinze
Chris Lefteri

01.10.08
CIP TALKS
PearsonLloyd will be discussing 'New Aeroplane Design' at the Hypo Centar, Zagreb, Croation, on Friday 3rd October 2008


Designers Saturday, Friday 26th and Saturday 27th
PearsonLloyd have created a poster to celebrate the rebirth of the Designers Saturday event




Steelcase Designers Saturday, Friday 26th and Saturday 27th
(77-79 Farringdon Road, EC1M 3JU)

In collaboration with Steelcase, PearsonLloyd has created an interactive space representing the ‘Millenials’ as a generation and their potential impact to the workplace. Come join us in this event and help discover this new generation of modern nomads. For further details Click Here




Mirror Ball
Mirror Ball was shown at the ‘Blink Again’ event by Crib 5 that ran during the London Design Festival from 15.09.08 - 19.09.08



The award-winning Horizon cabinets for MO will be shown at SCP West during an exhibition that will run from 18.09.08 – 19.10.08. (87 Westbourne Grove, London)




MO will present new collections by PearsonLloyd at 100% Design London on Stand G106 from 18.09.08 – 21.09.08.




LINK will be showing at the Foundry PopUp Store running from 17.09.08-23.09.08.




Design Seminars
Tom Lloyd and Luke Pearson will be participating in the seminars at 100% Design London. ‘Eco-Luxury: Gold is Green’ will take place on 18.09.08 between 17:00-18:00, where Luke will be discussing product durability, the pitfalls of design for production, and design for mass market rather than limited run luxury ‘craft’ items, with Christoph Behling. The ‘Craft Conscious or Self Conscious’ seminar will take place on 19.09.08 between 14:30-15:30 where Tom will be discussing the value of craft in contemporary design, with Gareth Williams, Rod Wales.





09.07.08
PearsonLloyd has been appointed by Lufthansa to design elements of their new 747-8I interior. 20 of the new stretched 747’s, on order from Boeing, are expected to go into service from Autumn 2010



08.07.08
The Siren MP3 player designed by PearsonLloyd has just been launched in Japan. Siren is an attempt to understand how pure function and reduced complexity can lead to a simple and harmonious design. Designed to be comfortable in the hand and pocket with no sharp edges and very slim buttons, the MP3 player has been sized and arranged to allow easy navigation.


08.06.08 NeoCon
Cobi, Steelcase's new collaborative work chair was previewed this week at NeoCon, winning a Silver award in the conference chair category. Designed by PearsonLloyd in collaboration with Steelcase, Cobi will be available in Spring 2009.


08.06.08 NeoCon
Allermuir presented the PearsonLloyd collection with Senator at Neocon comprising Silver award winning Soul, and Conic, Open and Curve.

Bernhardt Design exhibited Coast, Outline and Revolve as well as the very first showing of Edge the much acclaimed soft desking system produced by Danerka in Europe.


02.06.08 Design Prima
The award-winning ‘Soul’ cantilever chair will be shown with Allermuir at Design Prima, along with the 'Open' dining table.
3 – 5 June 2008
Business Design Centre
London N1



'Soul'

19.05.08 ARAM Event
Covent Garden, Drury Lane, WC2B Thursday 29th May 6.30pm – 9.00pm An installation of EDGE: the new soft desking system by PearsonLloyd for Danerka will occupy the ground floor at Aram. The presentation will celebrate the table as an object for work, rest and play. Show continues to 17th June 2008.





16.05.08 ICFF 2008
Pearsonlloyd will be showing work at ICFF from 17th May – 20th May. Link will be shown as part of the main theatre area. On display will be the award winning Coast chair for Bernhardt Design’s ‘Global Edition’ Collection. PearsonLloyd will also be exhibiting a new children’s collection called Rocky for MO by Martinez Otero.




'Link'


'Coast'



'Rocky'

01.05.08 40 Under 40
PearsonLloyd were recently selected for Europe’s most important and emerging young architects and designers named as ‘Europe’s 40 Under 40’ 2008.


11.04.08 Salone Del Mobile Milan
PearsonLloyd will have a strong presence in Milan this year, with new work for Walter Knoll, MO, Bernhardt Design by Danerka and Case Furniture UK.




'Lox'

10.03.08 Design Week Awards
PearsonLloyd have been awarded a Design Week Award for their 'Soul' cantilever chair by Allermuir


30.11.07 IF Awards
PearsonLloyd have been awarded IF Awards for their 'Soul' cantilever chair by Allermuir and their 'Twist' table for MO


28.11.07 FX design Awards 2007
PearsonLloyd's 'Twist' table by MO received an FX award at last night's ceremony in London




31.10.07
Horizon for MO by PearsonLloyd has won the award for best storage at this year’s Elle Decoration Design Awards.




'Horizon'

31.10.07
MO will present new collections by PearsonLloyd at 100% Design Tokyo on Stand 2-23 from 31.10.07 - 04.11.07


30.10.07
LINK by PearsonLloyd is being used at the DesignTide in Tokyo event, part of Tokyo design festival 2007. DesignTide is at the national stadium
(Yoyogi gate) and runs from 31.10.07 - 04.11.07


12.09.07
LINK is a new product designed by PearsonLloyd, which was developed in response to a commission by ARPRO to investigate potential new uses of expanded polypropylene within the contract furniture and interiors market. EPP is a lightweight high performance material traditionally used in the packaging and automotive industries. The launch and first installations of LINK will be at Tent London 2007, which runs from 20-23 September at the Truman Brewery in London’s east end. LINK is a modular product, which combines to build elegant lightweight temporary structures for both domestic and contract use. For further information, please email info@pearsonlloyd.com


11.09.07
PearsonLloyd will have a strong presence at the upcoming London Design Festival running from 15th - 25th September.

Allermuir
100% Design (E44)
The full Pearsonlloyd collection will be presented and Luke and Tom will be present on the Allermuir stand on Thursday afternoon to meet journalists, architects and clients.
MO
100% Design (F132)
PearsonLloyd have designed the full stand this year and will be presenting a number of new designs.
Modus
100% Design (F38)
The cabinet range 'FACE' will be presented in new finishes.
Tacchini
Two new pieces will be presented at The Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square; Polar universal table and stool, and Quilt sofa collection.

100% Design Seminar
Tom and Luke will speak at the Finnforest Merk Theatre on Friday 21 September at 3.30pm as part of a series of free seminars organised by 100% Design


20.07.07
PearsonLloyd have been appointed by Steelcase, the world's leading office furniture manufacturer and workspace designer, to collaborate on a brand new UK headquarters in London dedicated to the future of office environments.


28.06.07 NeoCON
PearsonLloyd have won a NeoCON Gold award for their Coast chair by Bernhardt as well as an Innovation award for their part in Bernhard's Global Edition. We also received a Silver award for Soul by Allermuir.


17.05.07 Design PRIMA
PearsonLloyd received two awards at Design Prima for the Soul chair by Allermuir and the Edge desking system by Danerka.


11.05.07 ICFF 2007
PearsonLloyd will be showing new work at ICFF in New York City from
19th - 22nd May with the following clients:

Bernhardt (Booth 1646)
A quintessential plastic chair called 'Coast' and a desk lamp called 'Revolve' as part of Bernhardt's Global Edition

MO (martinez otero) (Hall 1C Booth 1032)
A collection of rugs and ceramic tablewear will be shown, along with new additions and colourways for the Horizon cabinet range.

Modus (Booth 1735)
A new cabinet range called 'Face'.

Tacchini
New work will be shown in New York City.


11.04.07 Milan Salone del mobile 2007
PearsonLloyd will be launching new work in Milan from 18th - 23rd April with the following clients:

MO (martinez otero) (SIDI Pavillion 10, Stand C11)
A collection of rugs and ceramic tablewear will be unveiled, along with new additions and colourways for the Horizon cabinet range.

Modus (Studio Stendhal, via Stendhal, 36, Zona Tortona)
A new cabinet range called 'Face'.

Tacchini
A new sofa called 'Quilt' will be launched, along with a productionised version of the Polar system. A reversible table and stool to go with the range will also be shown. New finishes for the Miniscus table will be on display.


24.10.06
PearsonLloyd will be showing new work for Allermuir and Danerka at Orgatec in Cologne, 24.10.06 – 28.10.06.

3-6.10.06
Fabricacion, Funcion, Formacion. Tom and Luke led a three day design workshop in Santiago de Compostela for the Fundacion Maria Martinez Otero, which promotes learning and development within the furniture industry in Spain. The foundation is linked to PearsonLloyd’s Spanish client Martinez Otero.

14.09.06
PearsonLloyd will be showing new work for Allermuir (Stand E44), Martinez Otero (Stand G130), Modus (Stand G60) and Tacchini (Stand H4) at 100% Design in London 21.09.06 - 24.09.06.

18.05.06
PearsonLloyd will be launching new furniture for Allermuir at Prima in London. The Allermuir stand is F5 on the ground floor. New 'Conic' tub chairs will be on display at the 'One to one' Business Zone on the first floor balcony.

26.04.06
Virgin Atlantic Airways have released the first information about the recent re-design of their Economy and Premium Economy seats by PearsonLloyd. Seats have just completed successful user trials within the Virgin fleet, and the first full installation of the new products will be completed in early summer. More later.

10.03.06
PearsonLloyd will be launching new work in Milan. Walter Knoll - Rho-Pero Pavillion 7 Stand A19 Tacchini - Rho-Pero Pavillion 7 stand F21 14.02.06 The Serenis shower for Ideal Standard has been short listed for the Homes & Gardens Classic Design Awards. There is a Readers Award vote online at:http://www.homesandgardens.com/classicdesignawards

07.02.06
Luke will be talking about recent work at Jour Fixe, Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste (State Academy of Art and Design) Stuttgart.

01.02.06
From 1 February 2006 PearsonLloyd will be located in our new studio at 117 Drysdale Street, London, N1 6ND, telephone: 020 7033 4440, fax: 020 7033 4441.

22.1.06
Walter Knoll will be at the Cologne Furniture Fair in January 2006, exhibiting the completed range of Turtle chairs with new bar stool designed by PearsonLloyd.

01.12.05
The Turtle chair designed by PearsonLloyd for Walter Knoll wins an iF product design award 2006.

24.11.05
We are proud to announce the latest prize for the Virgin Atlantic Airway Upper Class Suite. The suite won the Design Business Association annual Design Effectiveness Award for Product Design. The Upper Class Suite has now won 9 awards!

24.09.05
Martinez Otero will be showing PearsonLloyd’s Horizon storage system for the first time at International Furniture Fair, Valencia.

November 2005
At the recent Design Business Association Design Effectiveness Awards held in London in November 2005, Virgin Atlantic Airways' new Upper Class Suite won a prestigious Design Effectiveness award in the product category. Central to the service is PearsonLloyd’s design for the new flat bed seat.

17.05.05
Tom and Luke have been invited to talk about their work in conversation with Brooke Stoddard as part of the ICFF Furniture Fair in New York. Sunday May 15 11.00am at the Jacob k Javits Centre New York City. ICFF runs from May 14-17

13.04.05
Tom will be speaking at the D&AD Congress in London on the subject of International Exchange, with specific reference to working in Japan.

18.03.05
Ideal Standard are launching a new range of walk in showers designed by PearsonLloyd at ISH in Frankfurt 15-18.3.05.

01.03.05
The Westminster Millennium Street Lighting System won the Best Industrial Product Design Award at the 2005 Design Week Awards held in London on March 1st.

25.02.05
Luke was in Cape Town to give one of the key note lectures at the 8th International Design Indaba held in February.

09.12.04
At the 2004 FX International Interior Design Awards held on the 17th November at the Grovesner Park Hotel in London the City of Westminster’s new street lighting system designed by PearsonLloyd and manufactured by Artemide won the award for Best Product for Public Spaces. The first installation of the new design was completed in Victoria Street over the summer, and the council plans to use the product throughout Westminster in selected locations over the coming years. Artemide hold the worldwide manufacturing license for the product and it is available for specification outside Westminster.

14.10.04
Orgatec. Major new furniture projects for Fritz Hansen and Walter Knoll will be launched by PearsonLloyd in Cologne. Both projects are the result of intense research periods and tackle different areas within the broad furniture markets.

20.08.04
Modus will be launching two new furniture collections at 100% Design in London in September. These are the first phase of what is planned to be a series of new collections for the company

17.08.04
The first installation of the Westminster Street Lighting System, manufactured by Artemide, is being installed in Victoria Street London during August & September 2004. The new system will then be rolled out in various locations across the city.

15.08.04
PearsonLloyd’s design for Virgin Atlantic Airway’s new Upper Class Suite has won six major designs awards since it was launched including; IF, Red Dot, FX, IDEA, Design Week and most recently a Silver Pencil at the D&AD Awards 2004 in the Industrial Design category.

12.08.04
PearsonLloyd will speak during Tokyo Design Week in October to launch the Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class Suite in Asia. The Seminar will be held at the British Ambassador’s residence in Tokyo, and is part of DesignUK organised by UK Trade & Investment.

05.08.04
PearsonLloyd has been appointed by The South Yorkshire Passenger Executive to design new Bus Interchange Shelters for Sheffield City Centre. The first installation will be in the Spring of 2005. It is intended that the product will then be rolled out across South Yorkshire’s major urban centres including Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster.