Join this discussion about the State of Design in the year 2025 with our panelists Pip Tompkin, Sean Hughes, and Gregor Mittersinker
By:
Clotilde Grimault
January 31, 2025
Thank you for joining us for an exciting virtual event where industry experts came together to discuss the future of design. This panel discussion covered the latest trends, technologies, and innovations shaping the design world in 2025.
You can watch the recording here:
About the panelists:
Pip Tompkin hails from Nottingham, England. Pip's illustrious career spans Europe, Asia, and the US, collaborating with industry leaders including Microsoft, Dell, HP, Vizio, Polycom, Twitter, and Nokia. In 2008 he founded Pip Tompkin Design Studio in Los Angeles, renowned for groundbreaking products and brands. Pip's commitment to sustainable design is exemplified by partnerships like Lettuce Grow, which are revolutionizing food production. After graduating with top honors in Industrial Design from Northumbria University, he earned a Master's from The Royal College of Art. In 2018, both his studio and startup, Mr Pip, were acquired by ThreeSixty Group, propelling Pip's vision for a transformative future, where he held the position of Chief Design Officer from 2018 to 2024.
Sean Hughes With over 25 years of experience across three continents, Sean has led multidisciplinary, award-winning teams that have delivered significant business results whileemphasizing design as a key component of sustainable competitive advantage. During his time at Philips, he held numerous roles including Chief Design Officer for Philips Healthcare, Head of Design for Philips Design Consulting practice. Recently joining CGI, a global IT and Management Consulting practice, he serves as Vice President of Design for CGI Federal.
He focused on creating a wide array of solutions for healthcare providers, combining products, software, and digital services with architectural concepts to transform healthcare delivery. His work aims to provide intuitive digital services that meet the needs of citizens and employees, enhancing user-friendly and efficient government solutions. Sean holds a Master's degree in Industrial Design from the Royal College of Art and a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design/Engineering from the University of Teesside in the United Kingdom
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Clotilde’s favorite creative pursuits are building a solid project plan and coordinating the team to deliver beyond a client’s expectations. Specializing in Mechanical Engineering, Data Science and UX strategy, she approaches product design with a focus on technology, user centricity and business opportunities. From data analytics to Agile mobile development, she offers a wide area of expertise as an architect of digital transformation.
Before Loft, Clotilde spent 12 years working for Philips in the Netherlands. Prior to that she was at Accenture Interactive and Agusta Aerospace Corporation.
If she is not traveling the world, you might find her in her garden outside of Raleigh, NC, or baking with her two children.
Clotilde’s next level skill ... making sense of complex technical workflows and using Design Thinking to simplify them.
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