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Bio

Co-Founder + Chief Creative Officer,
AKQA.

Founder + Design Director,
Death Machines of London®.

Chief Creative Officer,
Native.

Design Innovation Advisor,
UBC Faculty of Medicine.

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I translate complexity into simplicity.

Working with ambitious organisations, I design pioneering systems & experiences that enrich, educate and bring wonder to people, everywhere.

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CAREER:

AKQA

I co-founded AKQA, the international ideas and technology studio, when I was 21, and creatively led the company for over 20 years.

Growing it into one of the world’s most respected design agencies, we produced extraordinary work for clients such as Nike, BMW, Warner Brothers, Audi, Heineken, XBOX, The Coca-Cola Company and Disney.

In 2012, WPP bought a majority stake for $550 million.

When I moved on in 2015, we had over 2000 skilled practitioners working from 14 offices around the globe.

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NATIVE

In December 2016 I became Chief Creative Officer of Native, the world renowned product & experience studio.

Made up of an ensemble team of engineers, materials scientists, researchers, experience designers and strategists, we transformed clients' businesses adding billions to their value.

Deep user research informed holistic design solutions across sectors from aviation and healthcare to next-generation autonomous transport and consumer electronics.

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DESIGN INNOVATION ADVISOR

Today, I work with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups and the world’s foremost thought centres, to advance their understanding of the connection and causality between brand, experience and product.

Together, we architect solutions that revolutionise not only their businesses, but the lives of the people they touch.

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DEATH MACHINES OF LONDON®

Founder of the award-winning luxury bespoke motorcycle studio.

▫️Motorcycle of the Year 2018
▫️Motorcycle of the Year 2019

Featured in GQ, Highsnobiety, HypeBeast, Esquire, Robb Report, a Netflix documentary, the movie ‘Oil in the blood’, as well as hundreds of international books & magazines on custom culture.

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akqa.com | @akqa
dmolcustoms.com | @dmolcustoms
native.com

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🌍 London. Los Angeles. Vancouver.

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