Sustainability research and education
Fallow Earth is a UK-based interdisciplinary research and design studio that bridges the gap between the environmental and creative sectors.
We believe that transitioning towards a more sustainable society requires an understanding of both science and art. We must inform and inspire in equal measure to overcome the inertia of climate denialism and climate doomism.
Using our combined expertise in agri-environmental science, social science, and design research, we help our clients understand the choices they can make today in pursuit of more livable tomorrows.
Florian is an agri-environmental researcher with a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. He is currently working on the addition of soil organic carbon stock change models to HESTIA, an open-source life cycle assessment platform for agricultural products developed by the University of Oxford.
Prior to co-founding Fallow Earth, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Lancaster University on the Rurban Revolution & CropBooster projects and at Scotland's Rural College on the WET HORIZONS project.
Joe is an interdisciplinary designer specialising in the use of participatory design methodologies to support the understanding and development of emerging technologies.
Prior to co-founding Fallow Earth, he worked as a design research developer at the Institute for Design Informatics and the Institute for Education, Community and Society at the University of Edinburgh and at the Centre for Blockchain Technologies at University College London.