Tony Chambers

Tony Chambers is a Creative Director, Design Consultant and Editor. He is the Founder and Director of design consultancy TC & Friends and co-chair of Brainstorm Design, Fortune Magazine's annual design and business conference held in Singapore. From 2003 to 2018 he served as Brand and Content Director, Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director of Wallpaper* Magazine, for which he still contributes. It has been said that "he is one of the most influential arbiters of taste in the design world".

Professional career Chambers joined Wallpaper* as Creative Director in January 2003, and was appointed Editor-in-Chief in March 2007. He is the longest serving editor of the magazine and in September 2017 he was promoted to Brand and Content Director.

Under his stewardship, Wallpaper* magazine was transformed from a magazine into a multi-format global media brand."Ryan Gander and Tony Chambers: how we redesigned the kitchen sink", The Guardian, London, 29 September 2019. He introduced a series of over 100 pocket City Guides,"I absolutely love Wallpaper* City Guides", To Be Shelved, USA, 2 January 2013. a website and iPad edition, an in-house creative agency, an interior design service, and the online WallpaperSTORE*. "Wallpaper magazine launches e-store"' The Daily Telegraph, London, 27 June 2015 He is also the creator of Wallpaper*Handmade,"Milan 2014: Wallpaper* Handmade", Design Milk, USA, 15 April 2014 an annual exhibition at Salone del Mobile which brings together the designers, craftsmen and manufacturers to collaborate on one-of-a-kind pieces. One of his latest projects is to co-chair the development of Brainstorm Design to be held in Singapore in March 2018."Singapore designs to be given global push with Time partnership"' Today Online, Singapore, 7 March 2017

He has worked with creative personalities including Jean Nouvel, Philippe Starck, Louise Bourgeois, Karl Lagerfeld, Hedi Slimane, Christian Marclay, Kraftwerk and Zaha Hadid on guest editors' issues.

Prior to joining Wallpaper*, Tony was Art Director at British GQ and Art Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine.

He has twice been named the Professional Publishers Association's Designer of Year,"Vogue and Frith shine at awards", The Guardian, London, 10 May 2001. and twice Editor of the Year for Lifestyle Magazines by the British Society of Magazine Editors."Winners of BSME awards announced at ceremony in London", The Drum, London, 9 November 2011.

Tony's design consultancy, TC & Friends, is involved in a number of high end projects, including OTOMOTO, a joint venture with artist Ryan Gander. OTOMOTO's first product is a "joyous" kitchen sink."Ryan Gander and Tony Chambers: how we redesigned the kitchen sink", Observer Design Magazine, London, 29 September 2019. In 2020 he launched Woman and Design joining forces with São Paulo based Etel.

The BSME Mark Boxer Award In November 2015 Tony Chambers received the BSME's Mark Boxer Award"Best in show: Editor-in-Chief Tony Chambers wins BSME Mark Boxer Award", Wallpaper*, London, 20 November 2015 for outstanding lifelong services to the magazine industry. It is an award that has also been won in recent years by Ian Hislop, Richard Ingrams and Nicholas Coleridge."Mark Boxer Award", British Society of Magazine Editors, London, November 2014.

Judging, talks and consultancy Chambers is a member of the University of the Arts London Conferments Committee."Governor Committees", University of the Arts, London, 10 January 2016. He also serves on the judging committee of the London Design Festival Design Medal,"2016 Judges", The London Design Festival, London, 2016 and the judging panels of the Rijksmuseum's Rijksstudio Award,"2017 International Rijksstudio Award", Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 15 January 2017. and the Perrier-Jouët Arts Salon Prize."Perrier-Jouet Arts Salon Welcomes The New Salon Members", Perrier-Jouet, London, He talks and lectures globally on design, communication, marketing and branding. Most recently at Art Basel/Miami, Marka 2017 in Istanbul,"Marka 2016", Marka, Istanbul, 14 April 2016 Expo Revestir in São Paulo,"Interior Design Trends", Expo Revestir, Brazil, 7 March 2017 China Central Academy of Fine Arts and the V&A in London."Today's Design - Tomorrow's Reality", V&A, London, 19 October 2016 In October 2018 he curated a major design auction at Sotheby's in London."Tony Chambers Curates Cutting-Edge Design". Sotheby's London, 17 October 2018

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