3 Questions
How does your firm support women within your firm and in the industry?
Louis Poulsen has had the opportunity to develop and curate lighting products with many prominent female designers through out the years. Anu Moser’s Moser pendant was introduced in 2002 and Stine Gam’s Yuh lamp from GamFratesi is one of our most recent collaborations. Louis Poulsen has also collaborated with Louise Campbell, Clara Von Zweigbergk, and Julie Richoz to create several innovative lighting designs for the Louis Poulsen collection. Louis Poulsen is a very diverse and international company with showrooms and offices around the world. The main factory and head offices are based out of Denmark. Within the US Louis Poulsen sales team alone there are at least four different countries represented, with an even ratio of women to men.
How do you think the profession can change to encourage equality?
There are many layers to this difficult question. Expanding the accessibility of design and architecture within our early education system will aid in creating a more diverse field. Exposure and interaction with the arts, design and architecture at an early age can really change a student’s outlook on the future.
If we can work to expand access to design and architecture by supporting community based education programs and advancing our early education system, it will make the field more accessible, in turn broadening the scope and diversity.
Why do you/your firm support AWA+D?
The history of design has been written by both women and men. Louis Poulsen is committed to building an inclusive and
representative work environment within our organization and the industry at large. Women account for nearly half of graduates from architecture schools and the design and architecture job market in the US. Thus, our partnership with AWA+D is valuable to foster creativity, innovation and community representation.
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