French flooring brand Tarkett has collaborated with design research agency FranklinTill to host the Reimagining Materials for a Circular Future conference, the second event in their Inspire Circular series.

The afternoon of talks explores the future of materials and designing for circularity, addressing all aspects of the design process, including research, breakthroughs and failures, and the creation of biomaterials.

The event welcomes professionals from global brands, agencies and material start-ups to provide insights into materiality at London's Design Museum.

Speakers include: founder and creative director of Raeburn Design, Christopher Raeburn; lead architect and forestmaker at TheOtherDada, Adib Dada; founder and director at Morrama, Jo Barnard; senior director and director of circular design at Useful Projects, Sophie Thomas; CEO at Carbon Cell, Elizabeth Lee; co-founder of Low Carbon Industrial, Conor Taylor; vice president of the commercial business unit at Tarkett EMEA, Thomas Leneveu; and co-founder and executive director at FranklinTill, Caroline Till.

Reimagining Materials for a Circular Future takes place from 3:00pm to 7:00pm on 14 October 2025 at the Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High Street, London W8 6AG, UK.