URGE Collective

Paul is a multi-disciplinary consultant with expertise in the startup space, data development and carbon accounting. With a technical background in engineering, data and development, Paul has extensive experience in the construction, architecture and tech industries. Past clients and collaborators include Useful Projects, Expedition Engineering, Arup, London Zoo, Ecosia,

Furniture and product designer, inaugural winner of the Jerwood prize, Royal Designer for Industry honouree, creator of product designs, projects and installations for the Museum of the Home, Clerkenwell Design Week and Somerset House.

Pentagram partner, graphic designer, photographer, artist. Clients include Liberty, Thames & Hudson, The RA, Berry Bros & Rudd, Pink Floyd, Lloyd’s of London, John Lewis, PEN, Science Museum, Waitrose and the UN. Active member of the advisory board for WITNESS, a human rights charity founded by Peter Gabriel.

Director of commercials and music videos including John Lewis Excitable Edgar and Monty the Penguin and spots for IKEA, Channel 4 and Apple. Directed a film for climate action group 10:10 and has been involved in climate activism for several decades.

Editor of Creative Review magazine from 1999 to 2019. Author of several books on design and visual culture and contributor to publications including The Guardian, The Observer and The Independent.

Welcome to URGE: Paradigm Shifters. URGE is a multi-disciplinary collective that helps organisations envision and enact radical responses to the climate emergency. Each member of URGE is a leading figure in their field. We are strategists, storytellers, designers, makers and entrepreneurs, united in our commitment to help leaders in