ABOUT
IDK is an award-winning architecture and design studio based in London and Paris. Our work spans the fields of architecture, construction, scenography and industrial design, collaborating with diverse organisations to address contemporary cultural, environmental, and economic challenges. We aim to gather a plurality of voices through our work and approach all projects with a respect for the real-economics of making in the material world.
The studio was founded by Mike Lim, James Pockson and Roddy Bow. Previous and current clients include the V&A, Tate Modern, the Design Museum, RIBA, the Barbican, Serpentine Gallery, RBKC, USM Futures Lab, Meanwhile Gardens.
EDUCATION/RESEARCH
We publish, teach and engage, working with a range of institutions and organisations to expand design thinking and empower communities. We use critical design and design fiction as a mode to explore the eco-social present and preferable environmental futures.
The team hold positions at architecture schools such as the London School of Architecture (James Pockson, Module Leader in Speculative Design) and work with communities in the city.Recent work includes an exhibition of La Cite du Turfu, in collaboration with Saïda Essafiry and Micha Barban Dangerfield, at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. Published Zines include research into the recycling of whole buildings.
SUSTAINABILITY
We work in a manner that minimises our impact on the environment, particularly focusing on our carbon impact. We comply with all relevant environmental legislation and strive to use pollution prevention and environmental best practices. We participate in initiatives such as Architects Declare and ACAN, and have embraced the RIBA's 2030 Climate Challenge. On each project we measure the embodied carbon associated with our design using quantitative carbon calculations to inform our design decisions throughout the design process. We additionally welcome the move towards a more sustainable form of exhibition design and display across the industry.
PEOPLE
Mike Lim, James Pockson, Tessa Pierce, Roddy Bow, Natsuno Katashima, Katja Lam, George Ellison, Tim Hatch, Jose Miguel Ibanez Gonzalez
PAST & PRESENT COLLABORATORS
Matthew Lin, Farrokh Aman, Sara Usai, Jessica Kendall, Ausra Kamicaityte, Alex Boyce, Rhianon Morgan-Hatch, Barbara Banuls, Dan Stone, James Shackleton, Kit Stiby Harris, Rachel Leong, Sam Gomez, Zoë Spittle
JOBS
IDK does not offer unpaid internships but we welcome open applications to our studio. Please send your inquiry and portfolio (10MB max) to info@idk-o.com