Sustainability in Design with Pearson Lloyd

At Allermuir, design is never just about form and function, it’s about responsibility. Today, the role of the designer extends far beyond aesthetics and usability. From rethinking materials and production cycles to considering the afterlife of products, Pearson Lloyd share how creativity must also carry accountability, minimising harm while contributing to repair and shaping a more responsible future.

Luke Pearson: “We've got to move way beyond an idea of ‘sustainable’ because we've already got the planet into a really sick state. I think we've got to move into a kind of period of repair where we build completely different structures to ensure that we're not creating any further damage. In fact, we're actually repairing the damage that we've already done. I think the design world is growing a general conversation about circular design and sustainability. It's sharing information in a way it hasn't done before.“

Tom Lloyd: “The design world is in a funny place because on one level we're still being promoted, we're still promoting consumption, fast fashion, fast furniture. Consumption is enabled by technology and by brands. We actually, as designers, have to slow that down and to allow products to have a longer life cycle. We all have to play a part in that process. We have a huge responsibility to figure out how we play a part in making sustainable products. And for everything from material choices to the way we put a product together to imagining its afterlife comes down to design and engineering.”

For the full conversation watch the video here.