Sir Paul Smith to speak at D&AD Festival

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A bit of D&AD breaking news, I thought that you might like to know that we have added two more headliners to our D&AD Festival line-up, making a fantastic top five:

Sir Paul Smith - Paul Smith is Britain’s foremost designer. He is renowned for his creative spirit, which combines tradition and modernity. Famous for its clothing and accessories collections, Paul Smith specialises in an inventive use of traditional craftsmanship and cutting-edge design to create beautifully made, desirable, modern pieces.

Paul Smith is a tastemaker – a leader of British and international design trends. With an enthusiasm for eclectic cultural references and idiosyncratic combinations of pattern and colour, applied with understatement, Paul Smith expresses a truly contemporary aesthetic.

Taking the stage on the Friday afternoon (22 April), he will be imparting wisdom gained from over 40 years in the fashion and design industry.

Ashley Axios - "Designing for Obama, behind the scenes with the Creative Director of the White House". As Creative Director, Ashleigh leads and manages design for the White House and WhiteHouse.gov from within the Office of Digital Strategy. Ashleigh is also a key part of the White House product team, pushing the White House web platforms to the next level.

Get a seldom-shared, behind-the-scenes look at how innovative design is happening in-house at the White House. Ashleigh will show-and-tell how her small design team transforms daunting challenges into successful digital campaigns.

They will be joining Annie Atkins, Sir Martin Sorrell and Ralph Steadman as headliners at the first ever D&AD Festival. Learn more here: http://www.dandad.org/en/professional-a ... ging-week/

More about D&AD Festival
With four stages for talks and panel discussions, over 150 speakers from the world of design and advertising, sensory installations, fringe events, food stalls, photography exhibitions, film screenings, workshops and a few parties, it will be the ticket to the most exciting event in town.

Especially curated for creative professionals, the Festival runs at the Old Truman Brewery in London from the 20-22 April 2016. A three-day ticket will cost £185 (£92.50 Members/ £55 Students) and will enable an all-access pass to all main and fringe events. An edited version of the festival will run on the Saturday and Sunday, with free entry to the general public and a family-friendly series of events, making D&AD Festival the most inclusive award experience around.

For any more information on any of our headline speakers please just get in touch!