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After receiving his Masters of Fine Arts in Design and Technology from Parsons The New School for Design, Michael Edwards joined the school’s research faculty. He is charged with designing social networks and games with public and educational interest in mind.

From her award-winning magazine, Martha Stewart Living, to her bestselling product lines, Martha Stewart shares the creative principles and practical ideas that have made her America’s most trusted guide to stylish living.

Gary Hustwit is an independent filmmaker based in New York and London. He has produced eight feature documentaries, including the award-winning I Am Trying To Break Your Heart about the band Wilco and a documentary about electronic music pioneer Robert Moog, Moog. 

Bruce Nussbaum is a leading advocate for design thinking and innovation. Former assistant managing-editor at BusinessWeek, Nussbaum founded the award-winning “Design & Innovation” online channel and NussbaumOnDesign blog in 2005, as well as the quarterly IN—Inside Innovation supplement in 2006.

The Wooster Collective are husband-and-wife team Marc and Sara Schiller. Celebrating street art, their mission is to discover and document authentic art experiences via salons, books, gallery shows and, of course, their renowned website.

Michael Bierut was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and studied graphic design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. Prior to joining Pentagram as a partner in 1990, he was vice president of graphic design at Vignelli Associates.

Bulgarian-born Luba Lukova, who now lives and works in New York City, is one of the most distinctive image-makers working today. Whether by using an economy of line, colour and text to pinpoint essential themes of the human condition or to succinctly illustrate social commentary, her work is undeniably powerful and thought provoking.

Born in Seoul, Korea, and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, art director and designer, Ji Lee now lives and works in New York.

David Boira and Zoë Coombes are two architecturally trained furniture designers who work together under the studio name Commonwealth, based in New York. Both hold a Masters of Architecture from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture.

Michael Thibodeau is one of the world’s foremost brand identity designers.