Dezeen Showroom: London studio Pearson Lloyd has created the multifunctional PORTS Storage shelf for office furniture brand Bene.
The unit forms part of Bene s PORTS line, which also contains a storage table and lounge chair designed for contemporary workplaces.
PORTS Storage by Pearson Lloyd is intended to be multifunctional The market for executive offices and furniture has not changed for over a century, said Pearson Lloyd co-founder Tom Lloyd. It is still defined in terms of hierarchy and old concepts of status, without considering the users needs. PORTS offers a new way to define what a private workspace looks like and how it functions.
The Yorkton Workshops project involved the sensitive restoration and conversion of a derelict Victorian block in east London
East London-based design firm Pearson Lloyd has collaborated with Cassion Castle Architects to create a purpose-built design studio and event space for itself in Hackney. Spread over two interconnected wings of two storeys each, Yorkton Workshops required careful reconstruction and renovation of a historic block of workshops and a more recent warehouse structure.
The project encompasses a variety of spaces for Pearson Lloyd – which was established by designers Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd in 1997 – including studios, workshops for making and prototyping, meeting rooms and a dedicated area for exhibitions and events.