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      Exhibitions + Interiors
      1957
      1973
      Bridges
      1977
      1983
      Product
      1981
      1995
      Engineering Design
      2006
      2017
      Interior Design
      2005
      2011
      Exhibitions
      1951
      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
      1938
      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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      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
      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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