Wayne Hemingway MBE
Co-founder of Red or Dead and HemingwayDesign and one of Britain’s most acclaimed designers with global success
Our keynote speaker Wayne Hemingway had a colorful upbringing and got interested in creativity, arts, and design from an early age. Wayne is a well-known name in the fashion and design world, and he talks about housing, urban design, education, and the creative sector. He is also available as a host for any relevant awards shows or events.
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Wayne Hemingway MBE
Life stories and career highlights from the design world
Speaker Wayne Hemingway has been in the fashion and design industry for four decades, and he has quite a few stories to tell. Wayne started his career when he and his childhood sweetheart, now wife, Gerardine, started selling their old clothes in Camden Market to earn a few bucks. To their surprise, it went well. Actually, it went very well, and a couple more stalls and a store later, the first collection for Red or Dead was created.
Red or Dead became a global success and the brand even won the prestigious British Fashion Council’s Streetstyle Designer of the Year Award in 1996, 1997 and 1998. In 1999, Wayne and his wife sold the brand and proceeded on to a new project: HemingwayDesign which specializes in affordable and social design within housing, interior, workspace design and fashion.
Wayne actually has an educational background in Geography and Town Planning at University College, London, which has later become very useful. He is a writer for architectural and housing publications as well as a judge of international design competitions including the regeneration of Byker in Newcastle and Salford in Greater Manchester and the Stirling Prize, Europan and a TV design commentator.
As a speaker Wayne Hemingway is very insightful and honest. His keynotes are entertaining and inspiring whether he is talking about his life story, career highlights, architecture or brand building. Below are examples of some of his keynote topics.
Red or Dead became a global success and the brand even won the prestigious British Fashion Council’s Streetstyle Designer of the Year Award in 1996, 1997 and 1998. In 1999, Wayne and his wife sold the brand and proceeded on to a new project: HemingwayDesign which specializes in affordable and social design within housing, interior, workspace design and fashion.
Wayne actually has an educational background in Geography and Town Planning at University College, London, which has later become very useful. He is a writer for architectural and housing publications as well as a judge of international design competitions including the regeneration of Byker in Newcastle and Salford in Greater Manchester and the Stirling Prize, Europan and a TV design commentator.
As a speaker Wayne Hemingway is very insightful and honest. His keynotes are entertaining and inspiring whether he is talking about his life story, career highlights, architecture or brand building. Below are examples of some of his keynote topics.
