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A-COLD-WALL* founder Samuel Ross appointed London Design Biennale artistic director

Source: KOHLER Photography studio

The London Design Biennale, an international exhibition promoting design innovation, will return to Somerset House in June 2025 for its fifth edition since its foundation in 2016. 

Next summer, it will be MBE, the South London fashion designer behind cult streetwear label A-COLD-WALL* as well as the Industrial Design studio SR_A SR_A, as artistic director. Ross is also the founder of The Black British Artist Grants Programme, which has independently provided 50 emerging artists with funding. 

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