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  • Speaker 2010
    5.5 designers
    Product Designer
    5.5 designers is a design studio started up in 2003 by Vincent Baranger, Jean-Sébastien Blanc, Anthony Lebossé and Claire Renard.
    Paris, France
  • Speaker 2012
    Mathieu Lehanneur
    Interior Designer / Product Designer
    Mathieu Lehanneur creates breakthrough work at the nexus of design and the human, biological structures, mathematical forms and science.
    Paris, France
  • Speaker 2007
    Paul Davis
    Illustrator
    UK artist Paul Davis enjoys commenting on politics, society’s nuances, sex and human behaviour through his work.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2011
    Bibliothèque
    Graphic Designer
    Bibliothèque is a design consultancy that produces captivating design solutions, underpinned by conceptual thinking, detail and innovative production.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Experimental Jetset Speaker 2014
    Experimental Jetset
    Design Studio / Graphic Designer
    Experimental Jetset is a small, independent, Amsterdam-based graphic design studio, consisting of Marieke Stolk, Erwin Brinkers and Danny van den Dungen.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Eddie Opara Speaker 2012
    Eddie Opara
    Graphic Designer
    Eddie Opara is a multifaceted designer whose work encompasses strategy, design and technology, with interactive installations, websites and more.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2011
    Dana Arnett
    Graphic Designer
    Dana Arnett has created brand marketing solutions for the likes of Harley-Davidson, IBM, General Electric, Coca-Cola, Thomas Reuters and Nike.
    Chicago, USA
  • Speaker 2013
    Louise Fili
    Graphic Designer
    Louise Fili is a graphic designer specialising in food packaging and restaurant identities.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2012
    Carly Berger
    Graphic Designer
    An architecture graduate, Carly Berger contributed to the design and construction of Empowerhouse, an affordable, energy-efficient urban housing project.
    New York, USA
  • Andy Chen Speaker 2012
    Andy Chen
    Graphic Designer
    Andy Chen is a graphic designer and ethnographer who advocates for marginalised populations.
    Rhode Island, USA
  • Speaker 2013
    Matthew Carter
    Typographer
    Matthew Carter is a type designer with some 50 years' experience, having designed some of the world's most recognised fonts.
    Massachusetts, USA
  • Speaker 2003
    Alan Fletcher
    Graphic Designer
    The late Alan Fletcher was one of the most highly regarded graphic designers of his time. His work and legacy continues to inspire creatives around the world.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2011
    Oded Ezer
    Graphic Designer / Typographer
    “My name is Oded Ezer and I am a typoholic”, is how typographer, type designer, artist and teacher Oded Ezer introduces himself.
    Givatayim, Israel
  • Speaker 2010
    Stefan G Bucher
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator
    Stefan G Bucher is the man behind 344 Design and the Daily Monster – an online drawing and storytelling experiment.
    Pasadena, USA
  • Speaker 1999
    Ken Cato
    Graphic Designer
    Sydney, Australia
  • Speaker 2002
    Luba Lukova
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2002
    Mark Farrow
    Graphic Designer
    London, United Kingdom
  • Stefan Sagmeister. Speaker 2014
    Stefan Sagmeister
    Graphic Designer
    Graphic designer and typographer Stefan Sagmeister is the founder of design firm Sagmeister & Walsh Inc. in New York City.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2010
    Harry Pearce
    Graphic Designer
    Harry Pearce is a graphic designer and partner at Pentagram's London office.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2001
    Aurobind Patel
    Typographer
    Multi-talented typographer Aurobind Patel left Harvard MBA to go into graphics, creating the ever game-changing Times Millennium typeface in November 1991.
    USA
  • Chaz Maviyane-Davies Speaker 2001
    Chaz Maviyane-Davies
    Graphic Designer
    Chaz Maviyane-Davies' graphic design work pushes the boundaries of social justice, which he had grappled with well into his adulthood.
    Zimbabwe
  • Speaker 2004
    Rasshied Din
    Graphic Designer / Interior Designer
    Rasshied Din is a well-known designer and ex-partner in the successful interior and graphic design consultancy Din Associates.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2003
    Sujata Keshavan Guha
    Graphic Designer
    International
  • Speaker 2002
    Michael Stallenberg
    Graphic Designer
    Michael Stallenberg is a South African art director. Working for Interactive Africa, he started Design Indaba Magazine in 2001.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2010
    5.5 designers
    Product Designer
    5.5 designers is a design studio started up in 2003 by Vincent Baranger, Jean-Sébastien Blanc, Anthony Lebossé and Claire Renard.
    Paris, France
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