About Greengaged

Greengaged is a not for profit organisation founded in 2008 by Sophie Thomas from thomas.matthews, Sarah Johnson from Re Design and Anne Chick from The Sustainable Design Research Centre at Kingston University.

Greengaged aims to advance the design industry’s capacity to respond positively to key environmental challenges such as climate change. This is done by offering thought leadership, creating spaces for dialogue, and opportunities for knowledge sharing - within the industry and beyond.

Sophie Thomas

Sophie runs the communication design agency thomas.matthews, a trail-blazer in innovative sustainable design, which she co-founded in 1998. She is an ambassador for the cause through her lecturing and in her role as trustee to the Design Council and has co-founded the designer’s resource Three Trees Don’t Make A Forest.

Sarah Johnson

Sarah runs the social enterprise [re]design an organisation that propagates sustainable actions through design. [re]design promote products and projects that are friendly to people and planet, and partner with a wide range of organisations to pioneer sustainable innovation.

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thomasmatthews.com

three-trees.org

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redesigndesign.org

Anne Chick

Anne is Director of the Sustainable Design Research Centre and heads up the new MA on Design for Development at Kingston University. She has been an academic pioneer in sustainability for over fifteen years and her sustainable design research, knowledge transfer and educational work are acknowledged worldwide.

Kate Andrews

With an array of socially focused clients under her belt, Kate is an independent communications designer and consultant. In 2008, Kate set up and led the digital communications for greengaged and has since joined the team to assist its invaluable online presence. Kate is currently studying an MA in Design Writing Criticism at London College of Communication.

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kingston.ac.uk

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kateandrews.wordpress.com

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About Kate Andrews

Kate Andrews

Communications Designer, Writer & Consultant from London

I am a Communication Consultant and Design Journalist, and more excitingly... the Digital Media and Communications Strategist for Greengaged!

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Sophie Thomas’ Starck Reality!

Greengaged co-founder Sophie Thomas raises her criticism of Philippe Starck's Design for Life television series, currently airing on BBC2.

—posted on October 12, 2009 3:35 pm

Greengaged Nominated for Cooper-Hewitt People’s Design Award

Make your design voice heard. Vote for Greengaged in the Cooper-Hewitt People's Design Award 2009!

—posted on October 4, 2009 5:10 pm

The 2012 Imperative Teach-in

On October 12th 2009, London's Ecological Literacy Initiative EcoLabs are running their inaugural "Teach-In" - a student conference aiming to help the design industry embrace ecological literacy & systemic change. Greengaged prepares to attend!

—posted on October 4, 2009 11:00 am

London Graphic Designers Learn Letterpress

Workshop have produced a short film capturing the day greengaged spent at their letterpress studio, as part of Anna Gerber's discussion on Crafting Mass Production.

—posted on October 2, 2009 9:00 am

Best Practice: BioTecture’s Window on Design

BioTecture’s modular green wall system adorned the Design Council's 'Window on Design' during Greengaged.

—posted on September 29, 2009 4:00 pm

Greengaged London

As Greengaged at the Design Council closes for 2009, we thank everyone who took part last week!

—posted on September 29, 2009 11:28 am