Jenny Gibbs

Jenny’s passion for education has always stemmed from a desire to make positive changes to people’s lives and to demonstrate the real value of design.  As a past president of the BIID she was instrumental in driving forward a more formalised Professional Pathway to ensure high standards of practice to further enhance the reputation of the profession.

As Principal of KLC School of Design she has championed innovative modes of delivery to widen access and participation and KLC is at the forefront of technological advances in course delivery.  To enrich the student experience Jenny’s latest initiative is KLC Connect which helps students to bridge the gap between their course and employment.

Jenny also established the Design Changes Lives Foundation which works with local Councils and schools to give talks and run competitions to inspire young talent.  It also provides expertise to help make effective changes and improvements to healing and care environments as well as bursaries for KLC courses.

Jenny has reached a wide audience having authored four books on design and contributed to   wealth of leading industry magazines, national press articles and podcasts.  She was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List.