Tony Chambers

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About Tony Chambers

Tony Chambers is a Creative Director, Design Consultant and Editor. He is the founder of creative agency TC & Friends and co-founder, with artist Ryan Gander, of OTOMOTO – the design, art and ideas platform. Tony is the editor and creative director of the definitive monograph of designer Paul Smith published by Phaidon and the Co-Chair of Brainstorm Design, Fortune magazine’s design & business conference held in Singapore. From 2003 to 2018 Tony served as Brand & Content Director, Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director of Wallpaper* magazine, for which he still contributes. He also served as Art Director of British GQ and Art Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine. Under Tony's leadership, Wallpaper* was transformed into a hugely successful global lifestyle brand. He introduced a series of over 100 pocket City Guides, a pioneering website and social media platform, an in-house creative agency, an interior design service, and the online retail platform WallpaperSTORE*. He is also the creator of Wallpaper*Handmade, an annual exhibition at Salone del Mobile which brings together the finest designers, artists, craftsmen and manufacturers to collaborate on one-of-a-kind pieces. Tony has worked with creative luminaries such as Jean Nouvel, Philippe Starck, Louise Bourgeois, Karl Lagerfeld, Hedi Slimane, Christian Marclay, Thomas Heatherwick and Zaha Hadid. He has twice been named the PPA Designer of Year and twice Editor of the Year by the BSME. He is a recipient of the Mark Boxer Award for outstanding services to the Publishing Industry – the most prestigious honour in British publishing. Tony sits on the board of Trustees of the Barbican Arts Centre and the Whitechapel Galleries Ventures board.