Ishbel is our HR Manager who is leading and driving the people agenda at Design Council. With over 10 years' experience in HR from various industries, Ishbel brings a fresh perspective
Kim is Head of Chief Executive’s Office. She ensures that the Chief Executive and the executive team can focus on key priorities by making internal governance and decision-making arrangements run
Laura joined enthusiastically in March 2022 to lead the Marketing & Communications team, tasked with raising the profile of the Design Council brand and its wide range of inspirational
Rachel is the Programme Lead for Skills at the Design Council. Having worked across the private, public and third sector, Rachel brings her multidisciplinary background to programmes at the
Alison Brooks is one of the UK’s leading architects. Born and educated in Canada, she moved to London in 1988 and founded Alison Brooks Architects in 1996. Her design philosophy fuses history,
Andrew is an engineer with a background in transport, architectural engineering and urban design. He is passionate about how we can plan for low-carbon movement whilst at the same time creating
Angela is an architect director of award winning Brady Mallalieu Architects, set up with Robin Mallalieu and based in London, specialising in contemporary sustainable design. They work on projects
Annie is a landscape architect, a Fellow of the Landscape Institute and has a master’s degree in planning. Annie is co-chair of the Northwest’s design review panel, panel member of the HS2
Dr Gillian Horn is an architect, committed to interdisciplinary design and the valuable contribution of research in design and in practice. She studied at Cambridge University and Harvard Graduate
Hanif is co -founder and design -director of the interdisciplinary engineering practice AKT II in London, where he leads the firm’s 350 designers and technicians – who collectively offer 50 cultural