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This list showcases the top London based Creative Director operating in the Product Design space. If you think a Creative Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Tom Seymour
Global Sr Creative Director of Nike
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About Nike: Nike designs, develops, and markets footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessory products.
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Kevin Helton
Co-Founder & Creative Director of Hello Love
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About Hello Love: Hello Love is a forward thinking branding and design studio that has a passion for communicating ideas and creating captivating adventures.
Mark Howman
Creative Director of Allen International
Mark has now been with allen international for over 15 years, joining as a Design Director and now performing a diverse role as a board director with a still huge enthusiasm for the creative output and client relationships. During the last three years Mark has played significant role in delivering unique multi-sensory experiences.
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About Allen International: Allen International is a strategic design consultancy.
Sophia Webster
Founder & Creative Director of Sophia Webster
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About Sophia Webster: Sophia Webster is a British accessories designer and Flamingo enthusiast.
Stephen Waller
Creative Director of Swift Creatives
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About Swift Creatives: Swift Creatives is an international design studio, helping brands create innovative designs and meaningful experiences
Matthew Cockerill
Creative Director and Head of Studio of Swift Creatives
Matthew is a well-established designer who has been creating world-leading products and experiences for over 20 years. Working internationally across multiple sectors to help brands increase their business value through innovation and the design of physical and digital products and experiences. His work includes consumer electronics, healthcare, domestic appliances, alcoholic beverages, endurance sports, transportation and environments. He created the world’s first ethical and modular smartphone for Fairphone which won a Cannes Lion award in 2017, imagined future lifestyles and product categories for Samsung Electronics, created luxurious whisky experiences for Diageo, retail activations for Gatorade, award experiences for Google and helped define the passenger experience at Heathrow T5. Matthew regularly brings his innovative thinking to the wider world through speaking at conferences, panel talks, commentating in the press, university lecturing and judging industry events, including the steering group for the 2017/18 Cannes Lion Award. Before joining Swift Creatives, Matthew was a board director at Seymourpowell for 10 years and has worked in-house in Seoul, South Korea for Samsung Electronics.
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About Swift Creatives: Swift Creatives is an international design studio, helping brands create innovative designs and meaningful experiences
