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Going Green in the Real World: how the GREEN GRADS are disrupting design

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Going Green in the Real World: how the GREEN GRADS are disrupting design

20 May 2026
Haberdashers' Hall
GREEN GRADS, founded in 2021 by design journalist Barbara Chandler, is a platform for recent UK graduates with ideas to heal the planet. There are now 250 GREEN GRADS listed on their website, and this summer will see the recruitment of a sixth cohort. How have the GREEN GRADS been making their ideas happen, challenging industry and disrupting the way we work? A round-table interactive debate on the challenges of implementing sustainability ideals and practice post graduation, with input from the GREEN GRADS and our industry sponsors.
Chairperson
Michael Czerwinski, Codirector and Show Producer - GREEN GRADS
Barbara Chandler, Founder and curator - GREEN GRADS
Speakers
Ella Doran - Ella Doran Design
Simon Terry, Owner/Marketing Director - Anglepoise
Olivia Howick, Designer & Researcher - PriestmanGoode
Salma Garana, Founder - Garana Design
Luke Pearson, Co-Founder - Pearson Lloyd
Sam McBride, Design & Sales - Opus Magnum

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