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      Explore the profiles of current and past RDIs to understand their work.
      Exhibitions + Interiors
      1973
      1975
      Bridges
      1983
      1985
      Product
      1995
      1997
      Engineering Design
      2017
      2019
      Interior Design
      2011
      2013
      Exhibitions
      1969
      1971
      General
      1951
      1953
      Textiles
      1987
      1989
      Graphic Design
      2005
      2007
      New Media
      2013
      2015
      Stamps
      1989
      1991
      Landscape Design
      2025
      General
      1959
      1961
      General Design
      1985
      1987
      Packaging
      1955
      1957
      Engineering
      1991
      1993
      Furniture Design
      2003
      2005
      Graphics
      1967
      1969
      Packaging + Graphics
      1971
      1973
      Glass + Stained Glass
      1941
      1943
      Products + Industrial
      1975
      1977
      Ceramics + Glass
      2001
      2003
      Films
      1963
      1965
      Fashion Design
      2015
      2017
      Ceramics + Glass
      2009
      2011
      Product Design
      2021
      2023
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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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      Photo of  Tom Lloyd
      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
      2019
      2021
      Naval Architecture
      1997
      1999
      Typography
      1953
      1955
      Engineering Product
      1981
      1983
      Dress
      1993
      1995
      Goldsmithing
      1937
      1939
      Glass, Pottery + Silver
      1945
      1947
      Theatre Design
      1999
      2001
      Interiors
      1961
      1963
      Engineering Design
      2023
      2025
      Commercial Art
      1939
      1941
      Light Fittings
      1949
      1951
      Furniture
      1947
      1949
      Furniture
      1957
      1959
      Lettering
      1943
      1945
      Typography
      1979
      1981
      Aircraft
      1965
      1967
      Interior + Ships
      1977
      1979
      Structural Engineering Design
      2007
      2009
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