Tony Chambers
Tony Chambers, Barbican, London 2017
Occupation(s)Creative Director, Design Consultant and Editor

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".[1]

Professional career

Chambers joined Wallpaper* as Creative Director in January 2003, and was appointed Editor-in-Chief in March 2007.[2] He is the longest serving editor of the magazine[3] and in September 2017 he was promoted to Brand and Content Director.[4]

Under his stewardship, Wallpaper* magazine was transformed into a global brand. He introduced a series of over 100 pocket City Guides,[5] a website and iPad edition, an in-house creative agency, an interior design service, and the online WallpaperSTORE*.[6] He is also the creator of Wallpaper*Handmade,[7] 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.[8]

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,[9] and twice Editor of the Year for Lifestyle Magazines by the British Society of Magazine Editors.[10]

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.[11] In 2020 he launched Woman and Design joining forces with Sao Paolo based Etel.[12]

The BSME Mark Boxer Award

In November 2015 Tony Chambers received the BSME's Mark Boxer Award[13] 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.[14]

Judging, talks and consultancy

Chambers is a member of the University of the Arts London Conferments Committee.[15] He also serves on the judging committee of the London Design Festival Design Medal,[16] and the judging panels of the Rijksmuseum's Rijksstudio Award,[17] and the Perrier-Jouët Arts Salon Prize.[18] He talks and lectures globally on design, communication, marketing and branding. Most recently at Art Basel/Miami,[19] Marka 2017 in Istanbul,[20] Expo Revestir in São Paulo,[21] China Central Academy of Fine Arts and the V&A in London.[22] In October 2018 he curated a major design auction at Sotheby's in London.[23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Inside the high-concept home of Wallpaper's chief tastemaker", The Daily Telegraph, London, 31 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Wallpaper selects editor-in-chief", The Guardian, London, 2 March 2007.
  3. ↑ Kaufman, David Christopher (2015-10-14). "Wallpaper editor celebrates 200 issues of design and style". New York Post. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  4. ↑ "Sarah Douglas promoted from creative director to editor of Wallpaper*, Tony Chambers to brand and content director", Talking New Media, London, 12 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "I absolutely love Wallpaper* City Guides", To Be Shelved, USA, 2 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Wallpaper magazine launches e-store"' The Daily Telegraph, London, 27 June 2015
  7. ↑ "Milan 2014: Wallpaper* Handmade", Design Milk, USA, 15 April 2014
  8. ↑ "Singapore designs to be given global push with Time partnership"' Today Online, Singapore, 7 March 2017
  9. ↑ "Vogue and Frith shine at awards", The Guardian, London, 10 May 2001.
  10. ↑ "Winners of BSME awards announced at ceremony in London", The Drum, London, 9 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "Ryan Gander and Tony Chambers: how we redesigned the kitchen sink", Observer Design Magazine, London, 29 September 2019.
  12. ↑ Magazine, Wallpaper* (2020-03-06). "Etel celebrates its contemporary female forces". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  13. ↑ "Best in show: Editor-in-Chief Tony Chambers wins BSME Mark Boxer Award", Wallpaper*, London, 20 November 2015
  14. ↑ "Mark Boxer Award", British Society of Magazine Editors, London, November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Governor Committees", University of the Arts, London, 10 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "2016 Judges", The London Design Festival, London, 2016
  17. ↑ "2017 International Rijksstudio Award", Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 15 January 2017.
  18. ↑ Perrier-Jouet Arts Salon Welcomes The New Salon Members", Perrier-Jouet", London,
  19. ↑ @DesignMiami (November 30, 2016). "Join @wallpapermag's Tony Chambers as he & @BuroOleScheeren discuss 'Space as Social Catalyst' in the #DesignTalks/…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ↑ "Marka 2016", Marka, Istanbul, 14 April 2016
  21. ↑ "Interior Design Trends", Expo Revestir, Brazil, 7 March 2017
  22. ↑ "Today's Design - Tomorrow's Reality", V&A, London, 19 October 2016
  23. ↑ "Tony Chambers Curates Cutting-Edge Design". Sotheby's London, 17 October 2018
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