Talks programme unveiled for Clerkenwell Design Week

An event at the forefront of design and architecture, Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) gathers the industries’ leading minds together to share knowledge and debate design’s hottest topics in a series of talks and seminars, which have been recently announced. CDW will present a wide selection of talks over the three-day event, with speakers including Tom Dyckhoff, Erwan Bouroullec, Patricia Urquiola, Pearson Lloyd, Ab Rogers and Lady Frances Sorrell.  ekonglong sofa

Tuesday 21st May

Role reversal: Does a new type of workplace need a new type of design process?

2:30pm, The Farmiloe Building, 34 St John Street, London EC1M 4AY

Renowned design journalist Kerstin Zumstein will chair an insightful talk on the future of workplace design, featuring architectural designer Linda Morey Smith, creative director at BDG Architecture, Colin MacGadie, and a representative from global design firm RTKL. Investigating ‘The Third Place’ – a social environment somewhere in between the home and the workplace – the talk will address the demise of the desk in the face of mobile technology.

Workstation: Q&A with industrial facility co-founder – and Herman Miller designer – Kim Colin and Professor Jeremy Myerson of the Royal College of Arts

4:00pm, Workstation, 28 St. John's Lane, London, EC1M 4BU

This Q&A at Workstation’s new Clerkenwell showroom will be focused on the future of the design industry and new ways of working, followed by drinks and canapés and an invitation to use the showroom’s #DesignTheFuture booth.
Guests will be the first to give a 30 second video cast, describing where they think the working day will be conducted in the future. The best idea will be judged by the speakers and Workstation MD Nigel Symonds, with the winner receiving a Herman Miller chair.