Gerard Taylor studied Product Design at the Glasgow School of Art and Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art in London in the 1980s, alongside a generation of designers that included Ross Lovegrove, Jonathan Ive, and Jasper Morrison. After graduating in 1982, he was hired by Ettore Sottsass in his Milan office. He became a constant source of inspiration for the young Taylor. Around the same time, he was invited to participate in the Memphis experience. Upon returning to London, Taylor founded a design studio with Daniel Weil. In 1991, Taylor established his eponymous creative consultancy, focusing on furniture, product design, interior architecture, and strategic consulting. Until his death in 2025, Taylor continued to design residential buildings, primarily in London, and to write about contemporary workplaces, on whose dynamics and changes he has lectured extensively around the world.
