SohoCreate is a new and inspiring festival of creativity, taking place in London in the first week of June and featuring some of Britain’s best creatives discussing their art, inspiration and story so far. Building on the extraordinary commercial success of the UK’s creative sector and bringing together a rich mix of the UK’s leading creative minds, the festival will offer unique and engaging sessions where the audience will receive insight into the world of Art, Theatre and Fashion as well as Special Effects, Games, Film, Television, Music and more.
SohoCreate takes place on 4-6 June 2014. For more information and to register visit www.sohocreate.co.uk. For a list of the speakers confirmed so far
Ben Johnson – Painter of detailed cityscapes – www.benjohnsonartist.com
Ben Miles – stage and screen actor
David Hepworth – British writer, broadcaster and editor – www.davidhepworth.com
Eva Jiricna – Czech architect and designer, famous for her steel and glass staircases – www.ejl.com
Farooq Chaudhry – Producer, Akram Khan Company – www.akramkhancompany.net
Gary Kemp – Actor and Musician – www.garykemp.com
Harriet Vine – Co-founder of jewellers Tatty Devine – www.tattydevine.com
Helen David – London-based Designer, Artist and Founder of fashion label English Eccentrics – www.helenandcolindavid.com
Ilse Crawford – Interior designer – www.studioilse.com
Jeremy Herrin – Theatre Director; Wolf Hall, Bringing Up The Bodies, This House –www.curtisbrown.co.uk/jeremy-herrin
Sir John Hegarty – Co-founder of advertising company, BBH – www.hegartyonadvertising.com
Lee Schuneman – Creative Head of Lift London Studios, Microsoft – www.liftlondon.com
Mark Hix – Chef, Restaurateur and Food Writer – www.hixrestaurants.co.uk
Matthew Slotover – Founder of Frieze Art Fair – www.frieze.com/about
Michael Craig-Martin – Artist and Painter – www.michaelcraigmartin.co.uk
Michael Elson – Visual Effects Producer
Nadev Kander – London based artist renowned for his portraiture and large-format landscape photographs – Obama, Clinton, Prince Charles, Ricky Gervais – www.nadavkander.com
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw – World renowned English architect – Eden Project – www.grimshaw-architects.com
Pat Joseph – Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Mill – www.themill.com
Paul Franklin – Oscar winning SFX Supervisor – Harry Potter, Inception – www.dneg.com
Paul Young – Master Chocolatier – www.paulayoung.co.uk
Pippa Small – Jewellery designer. Collaborations include Gucci, Nicole Farhi, and Chloe – www.pippasmall.com
Rob Ryan – British visual artist who specialises in paper cutting and screen-printing – www.robryanstudio.com
Sally Greene OBE – entrepreneur, Chief Exec and Trustee of The Old Vic, Founding Director of The Old Vic Theatre Company, Proprietor (Ronnie Scotts, Jazz Club) – www.sallygreeneobe.com
Sasha Skarbeck – Grammy nominated and two time Ivor Novello winner songwriter / producer – www.sachaskarbek.com
Simon Heath – Creative Director of award-winning World Productions – Line of Duty, The Fear – www.world-productions.com
Sophie Fiennes – Film Director and Producer; Because I Sing, Hoover Street Revival, Show and Tell, The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema
Suki Dhanda – Portrait Photographer; Jude Law, David Walliams, Yoko Ono – www.sukidhanda.com
Tim Arnold – English singer-songwriter, composer, producer and musician. Currently performing under the name Soho Hobo – www.timarnold.co.uk
Tim Greenhalgh – Chairman & Chief Creative Officer of Fitch – www.fitch.com
Toyah Willcox – Singer and Actress – www.toyahwillcox.com
Yinka Shonibare – British-Nigerian artist whose work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalization – www.yinkashonibarembe.com
Xiaolu Guo – Novelist and Filmmaker – www.guoxiaolu.com
