Samuel Ross

Samuel Ross
Born (1991-05-26) May 26, 1991 (age 33)
Brixton, United Kingdom
Alma materDe Montfort University
Occupation(s)Artist, creative director, fashion and furniture designer
Awards
See list:
  • 2017 British Fashion Council (BFC) Newgen Award
  • 2018 British Fashion Award, Emerging Talent
  • 2018 LVMH Prize finalist
  • 2018 Andam Grand Prize (finalist)
  • 2019 Hublot LVMH Design Prize
  • 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30
  • 2019 BFC GQ Fashion Fund Award
  • 2020 British Fashion Award, Person of the Year
  • 2020 GQ USA Fashion Award
  • 2021 British Fashion Award, Leader of Change Award
  • 2021 Honorary PhD (Doctor Honoris Causa) conferred by the University of Westminster
  • 2023 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to fashion
Websitesamuel-ross.com

Samuel Ross MBE (born 1991)[1] is a British fashion designer, creative director, and artist. He is known for founding the fashion label A-COLD-WALL*,[2] Industrial Design studio SR_A SR_A,[3] and the Black British Artists Grants Programme.[4] Since founding these organisations, Ross has collaborated with companies such as Apple,[5] LVMH, [6] Nike.[7][8][9] Ross's output is often characterised as "social architecture for the body", captured through abstraction, brutalism, and deconstruction.[buzzword][citation needed]

  1. ^ "Samuel Ross – Continuous study of fashion design, installation art, sculpture & living space". www.samuel-ross.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. ^ "A-COLD-WALL* Official Online Flagship". A-COLD-WALL*. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ^ "SR_A SR_A Boutique". sr-a.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. ^ "SR_A SR_A BLACK BRITISH ARTIST GRANTS". community.samuel-ross.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  5. ^ "Apple's powerhouse headphone brand Beats has a new designer. See his first big product". Fast Company Middle East | The future of tech, business and innovation. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ^ "Hublot and designer Samuel Ross present Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon SR_A, in a 50-piece limited edition". LVMH. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  7. ^ "Architectural Association creates terracotta floor show for Samuel Ross' Nike capsule collection". Dezeen. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  8. ^ "Samuel Ross and Virgil Abloh on the power of mentorship". British GQ. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  9. ^ "Samuel Ross Searches for a New "Bleeding Edge and High Risk" Watchmaking Aesthetic". HYPEBEAST. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-06.