D&AD Dinner With
A new series of free virtual talks on creative journeys hosted by D&AD President and Pentagram Partner Naresh Ramchandani. Taking a seat at the dinner table this month was creative director and Instagram sensation Pablo Rochat on 25 February.
About D&AD Dinner With
In a new series Dinner With, D&AD President Naresh Ramchandani asks established creatives to take us through their careers and look to the future. Through the ‘starter’ that got them into their profession, to their ‘main course’ that shaped their career, and looking ahead to their ‘next meal’, creative industry figures will offer insight and inspiration to those at earlier stages in their creative careers.
It can be challenging to establish yourself in the creative industries at the best of times, but the pandemic year has made it especially difficult for young and aspiring creatives. With this series, Naresh Ramchandani aims to offer practical and inspiring stories of creative careers and invite aspiring and early career creatives to participate in the event by asking questions in response to the talks, which can be put to the speaker live.
Dinner With Pablo Rochat
February’s Dinner Guest was Pablo Rochat, a Creative Director living and working in San Francisco, who channels internet culture. His creative projects have caught the attention of brands like Apple, Nike, Balenciaga, New York Times, Netflix and many more who have commissioned his work.
‘Dinner with Pablo Rochat’ will be available to watch back on demand shortly. In the meantime, check out our upcoming guests below.
Upcoming D&AD Dinners With
March 24, 6pm GMT, 1pm ET
Paloma Strelitz is a strategist and social entrepreneur, motivated by a vision of sustainable development and technology’s scope to widen opportunity. She co-founded Assemble – the Turner Prize winning design studio focused on championing inclusive civic, cultural and economic growth.
As Mayor of London’s Design Advocate to Harvard Loeb Fellow, and collaborations that include the Design Museum, the Wellcome Trust and Pentagram, her work spans the worlds of cities, culture, and technology. From MOMA to Design Indaba, and the Jeju Peace Forum, she is a frequent international speaker, advocating for the creative industries and inclusive development.
Having recently stepped aside from Assemble, Strelitz is now focusing on new challenges, leveraging the scope and scalability of tech. Her optimistic view is that we are entering a pivotal period for inclusive transformation, with an urgent collective imperative to rethink, redesign and act for a more equitable world.
She’ll be joining D&AD President Naresh Ramchandani for Dinner to talk through her early work, her big achievements and looking to the future.
April 21, 6pm GMT, 1pm ET
Shaking up the design and branding space with a contemporary collaborative approach, brothers Luke Powell and Jody Hudson-Powell draw from their graphic design and technology backgrounds to apply flexible thinking to each new project.
Their work has earned them an impressive client list, which includes: Richard Nicoll, Quadrille Publishing, Hauser and Wirth, Underage Festival, Zabludowicz Collection, Uniqlo, Asif Khan, Pentagram, Coca-Cola, Nickelodeon, University of the Arts London, Wolff Olins and Canteen. In addition to their commercial work the studio produces self-initiated projects which have been shown at various exhibitions, worldwide.
The brothers will be joining D&AD President Naresh Ramchandani for Dinner to talk through their work from early beginnings, to blockbuster projects, as well as looking to the future.
Past D&AD Dinners With
Our first dinner guest was Tré Seals, a Washington-based designer and the founder of Vocal Type, a type foundry where each typeface highlights a piece of history from a specific underrepresented race, ethnicity or gender. Seals is also a confirmed judge on the D&AD Typography jury for 2021. Watch the talk on demand below.
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