Sarah Gibson
Co-Founder/Co-Director and Industrial Designer
DesignByThem
Sarah Gibson is the co-director and co-designer of DesignByThem. Sarah is an industrial designer with a passion for business and Australian design. Establishing DesignByThem in 2007 alongside fellow designer and co-director Nicholas Karlovasitis, she has designed a range of furniture, lighting and accessories as well as curated and developed the work of other fellow Australian designers from their Sydney studio.
Sarah completed her Bachelor of Industrial Design at the University of Technology Sydney. During her studies Sarah completed a year overseas, studying design at the Fachhochschule Hannover in Germany. Whilst living in Germany Sarah worked as a designer in Cologne. After graduating, Sarah began working in the commercial furniture industry until deciding to form DesignByThem. Sarah regularly speaks on the topics of sustainability, design authenticity and design collaboration.