Big Active – Gerard Saint (London, UK)
It believes in creative networks — its aim is “to produce creative design and commercial art based upon ideas with an accessible common touch”.Big Active’s art direction and design team is headed by Creative Director (and founder member) Gerard Sai…
Maurizio Anzeri (London, UK)
“Digital presentation does not diminish the effectiveness of my works. They will simply be unique in a different way. The biggest challenge in this kind of design is to create a face.”Originally from Italy, Anzeri now lives and works in London, where h…
Forest (New York, USA)
Speasmaker founded and published The Drama magazine in 2000, while curating related exhibitions and running The Drama Store until 2007. He has served as art director for Anthem magazine and was comics editor for Swindle.Forest is the Brooklyn, New York…
Andy Fackrell – 180 Amsterdam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
I really enjoyed Semi Permanent more than the others, because I had practised a few times what I was actually going to say. So it felt more relaxed than previous speeches that had scared the crap out of me.Born in England, raised in Australia and then …
Deecee a.k.a. Doctor Cocktail
NAME ‘deecee’ / Doctor Cocktail AGE 35 WHERE YOU FROM Slovenia WHAT YOU DO Mixology, Bar Consulting, Cocktail Bartender Trainings, Bar Set-up & Design, Bar Management, Brand Representation, Drinks for Events WHATS YOUR PHILOSOPHY Don’t look for the party, make the party yourself! TELL US ABOUT BARTENDING Bartending is an art for those who dedicate [...]
Marco Ugolini (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
“I truly believe that the element of interaction is the basis for my work as a designer. In a way, my ultimate goal is to stimulate, through my projects, more sincere relationships, better interactions between individuals. If you will allow me this lit…
Sixty40 (Sydney, Australia)
The joy of conferences? The cold chill of adrenalin before talking in front of 2500 of your peers and the sweet relief of people laughing/clapping in the right places.Sixty40 is a Sydney-based design and animation company powered by a “team of dedica…
Mariano Sidoni (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
“Personal experiences pass through illusions, limitations, frustrations, stages of shock and growth. Today I choose to work (collectively) on the Carne Hueso project, where artists, designers, photographers, musicians, etc., can give the best of themse…
Justin Barber (Savannah, USA)
I strive to make people see things from a different perspective, and irony is a great tool for that.Justin Barber is an American, born and raised in Tokyo, where his parents were missionaries. He always had a fairly artistic side, but it wasn’t until…
Dean Poole – Alt Group (Auckland, New Zealand)
We like the social life of ideas, collaborating with other people, because the problem with working by yourself is the echo.Dean Poole is Creative Director and Co-Founder of Alt Group, a multi-disciplinary design studio based in Auckland, New Zealand. …
DHNN (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
“I don’t get the impression that the Buenos Aires scene is really booming: there are a lot of new designers coming along, but most of them have been ‘inspired’ by the Internet. Before all this sharing of design pieces from design blogs or creativ…
Studio Bomba – Leah Dent. Angela Mitchell (Perth, Australia)
The joy of conferences? Meeting some truly inspiration speakers from other parts of the world and getting to spend time with them.Established in 2006, Bomba is a studio “with one giant desk” whose founders use their collective skills to “design f…
Jazmin Berakha (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
“My work explores the use of textiles in art. Embroidery is a method traditionally associated with crafts, but for me it’s a possibility to work within the context of contemporary art as well. I’ve been always obsessed with colour-printed fabrics a…
JSTAR
NAME Jstar AGE As old as the sea as young as the raindrops WHAT YOU DO? collect, produce, remix music, eat , sleep, live life WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE? A Londoner in Berlin, worldwide adventurer WHATS YOUR PHILOSOPHY ON HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE? “Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All [...]
Chloe Hanks aka Hanksy (Brighton, England)
I think that most comedic fun probably lies in the tiny space between funny and offensive, a thin sliver of shock value. I think that as long as it’s fairly intelligent and grounded in something, then that’s what I am after.Chloe Hanks aka Hanksy h…
Bryan Edmondson – SEA Design (London, UK)
The joy of conferences? The fun has to be the travel! The downside usually comes with the jet-lag. Presenting work for the first time is interesting – that gives me the opportunity to discuss the thoughts of new work and ideas.Bryan Edmondson is crea…
Rétrofuturs (Paris, France)
“I am cynical by nature. I like to laugh and laugh. I treat the subjects that interest me as funny, and I also like that people view the images that I offer in their own way. So I’m still short of reality. I like black humour and prefer restraint to …
Tim Kentley – XYZ Studios (Melbourne, Australia / New York, USA)
Tim Kentley founded XYZ in 2003 – “somewhat foolishly”, he says. He had no training in animation and didn’t know a single person in advertising.Tim Kentley has a passion for story-telling and a belief that original ideas demand an original depiction….
Jonathan Gurvit (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
“I don’t think our culture is being threatened by globalisation, of which I am a big fan. It’s a powerful resource for almost everyone to increase their knowledge and their creativity and it’s good for their soul. What we have to preserve is not …
Deutsche & Japaner (Mannheim, Germany)
Deutsche & Japaner focuses on “communication, regardless of its physical condition, environmental, haptical or visual, but always in regard of sustainable experiences”Deutsche & Japaner was initiated in 2008 and offers expertise in various disciplines,…
Industrial Light & Magic – Christian Alzmann (USA)
The joy of conferences? I love to share about what I do, but I gotta say from a more selfish perspective its getting to meet all of the other speakers. Its very inspiring to meet so many creative people.Industrial Light & Magic is an Academy Award-winn…
Studio8 Design (London, UK)
“Matt Willey is one of the most talented and versatile creatives working in the business today. He gives 125 percent to whatever project he is involved with and it shows. I speak from experience as he was an integral part of our re-design team for The …
Debaser – David Homer, Aaron Hayward (Sydney, Australia)
The joy of conferences? Getting to reveal all the dodgy little secrets about how we make our work. We pointed out bits of sticky tape holding parts of things we photographed together, all the little bits and pieces that are considered mistakes, but whi…
Inge Jacobsen (London, UK)
“I would characterise my work as an intervention into the mass-produced image, disrupting it through embroidery. I had tried it before with painting, but never really got anything interesting from it, so having a lot of thread lying around, I thought i…
