Pearson Lloyd founders Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd have curated the London Design Festival exhibition Well Made to explore what this term means in today's world. In a Dezeen exclusive, they highlight 10 objects from the show.
Well Made is on show at Pearson Lloyd's east London studio, Yorkton Workshops, from 14 to 22 September. The exhibition showcases 60 examples of well-made design, selected through consultation with over 40 contributors.
These include Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser, as well as design industry leaders such as Jin Kuramoto, Ineke Hans, Kim Colin and Sadie Morgan.
Pearson and Lloyd hope the exhibition will highlight the need to redefine what it means to be well-made, as new materials and manufacturing technologies enable more eco-friendly forms of production. "This exhibition is inspired by decades of observation," said Pearson.
"Tom and I are in constant dialogue about the materials, processes and consequences of production methods we encounter on our travels, ranging from bricolage to craft to industry. In recent history, our industry has over-designed for questionable human needs."
Here, the pair talk through 10 of the most thought-provoking designs from the show:

Dip beeswax paper vase, designed by Silvio Rebholz

Selected by Erwan Bouroullec
"The use of wax to waterproof the otherwise fragile paper creates a beautiful tension between two usually incompatible materials ? paper and water," said Pearson and Lloyd.
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