Presented by Green Lab at the London Design Festival
In an age where the idea of a "fixed" career path is fast disappearing, Careering Around invites creatives, makers, and curious minds to explore the unexpected twists and turns that shape and define creative lives.
Hosted by Green Lab as part of the London Design Festival, this event brings together a diverse group of inspiring artists, designers, writers, creatives to share their personal stories, from early sparks of inspiration to the twists, turns, and detours that shaped them and brought them to where they are today.
Through short talks, conversations, and provocations, we'll explore the idea that careers are no longer linear but are lived experiences, full of experimentation, missteps, learning, and reinvention. As Steve Jobs once said, "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards."
This event is for students, emerging creatives, career changers, and anyone seeking direction or inspiration in uncertain times. It's about embracing the unknown, finding meaning in movement, and discovering that success is often shaped by curiosity, resilience, and chance.
Come join the conversation and maybe start connecting your own dots.
EVENT PARTICIPANTS
Sara Grady - Co-founder British Pasture Leather, has worked with various food and farming enterprises to provide strategic planning, research, program design and creative direction for over 15 years.
Ella Doran - Multi-disciplinary, award-winning designer with a rich background in creating distinctive product designs and fostering creative collaborations.
Izy Dixon - Creative, adaptable and collaborative, a marketing and communications specialist with 15+ years’ experience in storytelling, brand building and sustainability, with work featured in FT, Vogue, Forbes and The Times.
Andrew Gregson - Creative technologist and entrepreneur, founder of Green Lab and Fab Lab London, pioneering spaces for sustainable innovation and maker-led design.
Charly Jacobs - London-based founder and Creative Director of Uri, a hand-woven basket bag brand rooted in Filipino heritage and craftsmanship, empowering female maker communities through sustainable, traceable design.
HOSTED by Mark Shayler, a sustainability and innovation expert, speaker, and author who helps businesses rethink design, purpose, and impact - all with his trademark energy and humour.
General event questions and more information please email hello@greenlab.org
