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  • Rosita Missoni Speaker 2015
    Rosita Missoni
    Interior Designer / Multidisciplinary Designer / Textile Designer
    The Missoni matriarch, who "cannot stay away from colour", zigzagged her way from knitwear to a home collection to hotel interior design.
    Italy
  • Victor Dlamini Pro-account
    Victor Dlamini
    Photographer
    Victor Dlamini is a social observer, writer, photographer and global traveller.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Campana Brothers
    Product Designer
    Inspired by Brazilian street life, the Campana Brothers combine everyday objects with advanced technology to create a specifically Brazilian approach to design.
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Shubhankar Ray, global brand director of G-Star RAW Speaker 2015
    Shubhankar Ray
    Creative Director
    A thought leader in branding, Shubhankar Ray has pioneered a counter-intuitive approach to developing modern brands.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2009
    Barbara Cilliers
    Graphic Designer
    Working primarily in graphic design, she is passionate and tireless about producing work that is underpinned by a rich sense of warmth and personality.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Stanley Hainsworth. Speaker 2015
    Stanley Hainsworth
    Creative Director
    Stanley Hainsworth is the founder and chief creative officer of Tether, a creative, cross-discipline studio.
    Seattle, USA
  • Brian Eno Speaker 2007
    Brian Eno
    Artist / Music Producer
    Brian Eno is an iconic figure within international contemporary culture.
    United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2005
    Chip Kidd
    Graphic Designer / Writer
    "The history of book design can be split into two eras: before graphic designer Chip Kidd and after." – Time Out New York.
    USA
  • Deborah Szebeko Speaker 2011
    Deborah Szebeko
    Social Entrepreneur
    Deborah Szebeko is the founder of thinkpublic. She combines design and social entrepreneurship to seek solutions to many social challenges.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Aditi Khurana Pro-account
    Aditi Khurana
    Educator
    Based in New Delhi, Aditi Khurana is the International Regional Coordinator for School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York City.
    New Delhi, India
  • Speaker 2013
    Daan Roosegaarde
    Artist / Interaction Designer
    Daan Roosegaarde is an artist and innovator, interested in exploring the dawn of a new nature evolving from technological innovations.
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Speaker 2012
    Heinrich Wolff
    Architect
    Heinrich Wolff is an architect who believes architecture can and should be used as a force for social change, and to address issues of inequality.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Gary Hustwit Speaker 2010
    Gary Hustwit
    Filmmaker
    Gary Hustwit is an independent filmmaker, famed for this design trilogy Helvetica, Objectified and Urbanized.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2017
    Luis von Ahn
    Technology Designer
    Tech entrepreneur and crowdsourcing pioneer Luis von Ahn is best known for creating CAPTCHAs and the language-learning platform Duolingo.
    Pennsylvania, USA
  • Giorgia Lupi. Image by Caterina Clerici Speaker 2017
    Giorgia Lupi
    Information Designer
    Giorgia Lupi is an award-winning information designer, artist and the co-author of "Dear Data", a book that visualises the details of everyday life.
    New York, USA
  • Jasper Morrison Speaker 2007
    Jasper Morrison
    Product Designer
    Jasper Morrison is a British product and furniture designer born in London.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2009
    Arno Mathies
    Industrial Designer
    As a designer Mathies explores various media and methods, and spent a year working closely with a carpenter to investigate different production processes.
    Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Ze Frank, Speaker 2006
    Ze Frank
    Performance Artist
    Ze Frank is an artist and humourist who is said to be a genius in creating online experiences.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2009
    Javier Mariscal
    Artist / Graphic Designer
    Since Javier Mariscal took up a pencil in the 1970s to earn his living, his life and career have been characterised by his creative incontinence.
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Speaker 2005
    Richard Seymour
    Industrial Designer
    Richard Seymour is one of Europe’s best-known product designers.
    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
  • Urban-Think Tank Speaker 2012
    Urban-Think Tank
    Urban Designer
    Urban-Think Tank (U-TT) is an interdisciplinary design practice dedicated to high-level research and design related to contemporary architecture and urbanism.
    Caracas, Venezuela
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist Speaker 2014
    Hans Ulrich Obrist
    Curator
    Hans Ulrich Obrist is one of the most influential individuals working in the world of art today. He is committed to redefining notions of contemporary art.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2003
    Jonathan Barnbrook
    Graphic Designer / Typographer
    Jonathan Barnbrook is a graphic designer and typographer.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Rosita Missoni Speaker 2015
    Rosita Missoni
    Interior Designer / Multidisciplinary Designer / Textile Designer
    The Missoni matriarch, who "cannot stay away from colour", zigzagged her way from knitwear to a home collection to hotel interior design.
    Italy
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