Islands Talks: Frith Kerr and Isabel Lea

Lea is a creative director, graphic designer, researcher and co-founder of multidisciplinary design agency ATYPICAL. In 2018-2019, she was Adobe's first UK Creative Resident. She has also worked with agencies in the UK, USA and Scandinavia for clients including Panasonic, Adobe, Bang & Olufsen and The Danish Embassy. She is a Design Researcher in Residence at the Design Museum.

Kerr is an award winning graphic designer and founder of Studio Frith celebrated for its original work and exceptional clients. “The go-to graphic designer for creative clients" — New York Times. Frith believes in the power of design as a creative strategic tool to develop and evolve businesses. She is a trustee of the Arts Foundation and a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale.

A free display of design research responding to the climate crisis by this year's Researchers in Residence.

Future Observatory is the Design Museum’s national research programme for the green transition.

Future Observatory is coordinated by the Design Museum in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) which is part of UK Research and Innovation, funding independent researchers in a wide range of subjects from history and archaeology to philosophy and languages, design and effectiveness of digital content and the impact of artificial intelligence.

The Idlewild Trust supports programmes that address the lack of opportunities for professional musicians, dancers, actors, writers, artists and those involved creatively in the arts at an early stage in their career.