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David Oakey leads global efforts in sustainable or “smart design” by learning from nature, the study of biomimicry. He is passionate following his steps to sustainability through process, product, and people. Oakey challenges industrial designers, architects, teachers and students to take action and impact change today. Sustainable design must be innovative utilizing efficient use of materials, seeking smart products, and eliminating waste in the process. Respecting the Future is the conscious choice of systems thinking, recognizing how design impacts the world during and after its life cycle.
As InterfaceFLOR’s exclusive product designer, he not only draws inspiration from architecture and fashion trends, but also from nature. In 2000, Oakey first implemented the concepts of biomimicry – how natural processes and designs can be used to solve human problems – in the creation of Entropy®, and spawned a whole new category of modular flooring - i2™ Next Generation Modular Carpet.
Oakey, educated in carpet design at Kidderminster College, pursued his entrepreneurial dream establishing David Oakey Designs in 1985. Structured for integrated design and development programs, Oakey has created an award winning work environment for design research.
Oakey and his philosophies have been featured in Business Week, Fast Company, Interior Design Magazine, New York Times Science, Green Futures Magazine, I.D. Magazine, and The Smithsonian Magazine.
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