The Crit #12: Luke Pearson
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Our eleventh guest on The Crit is Luke Pearson, accompanied by show host Oli Stratford.
Episode #12: Luke Pearson
For our twelfth episode of The Crit we welcomed designer Luke Pearson into the studio for a discussion about recalibrating spaces through furniture and design.
Pearson is the cofounder of Pearson Lloyd, a design studio which moves between the worlds of furniture, product communication and spatial design, with projects including office furniture for Teknion and wayfinding systems for the City of Bath.
From airplane interiors to A&E wards, Pearson Lloyd makes small improvements to spaces which many people might regard as an unfortunate necessity, with Pearson approaching his projects with a mixture of problem solving and humility.
Listen to the episode to hear Pearson review his career to date, from designing a stairlift his ageing mother now uses to his dream of designing tram interiors.
Show Notes: Luke Pearson
Best design: Virgin Atlantic upper class seat or Flow X stairlift
Worst design: Homer office workstation for Knoll
Most successful design: A Better A&E
Most impactful feedback: A client saying that Pearson LLoyd’s design had catapulted their business forward
Dream design: Trams
This episode of The Crit was recorded at Uncommon Holborn.
The Crit’s graphics were created by Leonhard Rothmoser.
The Crit’s music was created by Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki.