The faculty demonstrates the diverse impact of design in shaping our world.
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Exhibitions + Interiors
1957
1973
Bridges
1977
1983
Product
1981
1995
Engineering Design
2006
2017
Interior Design
2005
2011
Exhibitions
1961
1969
General
1944
1951
Textiles
1962
1987
Graphic Design
1994
2005
New Media
2000
2013
Stamps
1970
1989
General
1947
1959
General Design
1969
1985
Packaging
1937
1955
Engineering
1983
1991
Furniture Design
1978
2003
Graphics
1947
1967
Packaging + Graphics
1959
1971
Glass + Stained Glass
1936
1941
Products + Industrial
1961
1975
Ceramics + Glass
1981
2001
Films
1939
1963
Fashion Design
1988
2015
Ceramics + Glass
1995
2009
Product Design
2008
2021
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Tom Lloyd is an industrial designer and founding partner (with Luke Pearson RDI) of the London design studio Pearson Lloyd. Through design, Pearson Lloyd transform the way in which people use and experience public spaces and services, and delivers products that are relevant, efficient and beautiful. The studio offers design services and strategic thinking in environments that have demanding spatial, ergonomic and social needs, such as transport, workplace, healthcare and cities. Working with a range of international clients, Pearson Lloyd prides itself on developing long-term relationships with clients including consumer brands, manufacturers and the public sector. Key clients include Lufthansa, The City of Bath, InterContinental Hotels, The Department of Health, Bene, TAKT and Joseph Joseph. Tom trained in Furniture Design at Trent Polytechnic, (BA Hons 1991, 1stClass) before completing a master’s degree MA (RCA Distinction) in Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art in 1993. In 1993 he joined Pentagram in London working with Daniel Weil, before founding Pearson Lloyd with Luke in 1997. Tom was awarded the distinction of Royal Designer for Industry by The Royal Society of Arts in 2008.

RDInsights: Tom Lloyd
Tom Lloyd RDI is one of the UK's foremost product designers. Along with partner Luke Pearson RDI, they run the multi-award-winning London-based industrial design and innovation consultancy, Pearson Lloyd. Tom is in conversation with Mike Dempsey RDI and shares his views on a wide range of issues facing design and industry in the 21st century, the future of the post-pandemic workplace, and much more.
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Street Lighting for City of Westminster, 2004
Street Lighting for City of Westminster
2004
City Information System for City of Bath, 2012
City Information System for City of Bath
2012
TAKT T01 Cross Chair, 2019
TAKT T01 Cross Chair
2019
Designing with Light
2012
2019
Naval Architecture
1986
1997
Typography
1940
1953
Engineering Product
1968
1981
Dress
1972
1993
Goldsmithing
1936
1937
Glass, Pottery + Silver
1936
1945
Theatre Design
1991
1999
Interiors
1939
1961
Engineering Design
2012
2023
Commercial Art
1936
1939
Light Fittings
1940
1949
Furniture
1940
1947
Furniture
1944
1957
Lettering
1940
1943
Typography
1965
1979
Aircraft
1943
1965
Interior + Ships
1971
1977
Structural Engineering Design
1998
2007
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