Samuel Ross

Samuel Ross (born 1991)[1] is a British product and fashion designer, creative director and artist. He is known for founding the fashion label A-COLD-WALL* and working with brands such as Apple, Hublot, Off-White, Oakley, Nike, and Barney's.[2][3][4][5][6]

For the vice president of Liberia, see Samuel Alfred Ross.
Dr

Samuel Ross
Born
Samuel Ross

(1991-05-26) May 26, 1991
London, England
EducationDe Montfort University
University of Westminster
Occupation(s)Designer, creative director, and artist
Known forBlack British Artist Grants
Labels
  • A-COLD-WALL*
  • SR_A
Websitea-cold-wall.com
samuel-ross.com

Early life and education

Ross was born in the Brixton neighbourhood of London, United Kingdom to second generation Windrush parents of Caribbean descent.[1] Shortly after his birth he moved to Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.[7] He attended and graduated from de Montfort University, Leicester where he received first class honours for a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Illustration and was awarded the FSG design award in 2012.[8][9]

Career

After graduating from university, Ross worked as a graphic product designer for Wilkinson and Beko.[7] He went on to intern for and subsequently work with luxury streetwear label Off-White after reaching out to the label's founder Virgil Abloh, who became Ross's mentor. During his time working for Abloh, Ross also designed for Kanye West's creative content company Donda.[10]

He founded the fashion label A-COLD-WALL* in 2015.[11] Through A-COLD-WALL*, Ross has collaborated with Nike, Converse, Dr Martens, Timberland, Mackintosh, Aqua di Parma, Kohler, and Diesel’s Red Tag.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

As of 2020, Ross is a brand ambassador for Hublot.[18] “This relationship from the very beginning with Hublot was about redefining how designers and artists and creative directors work with the luxury sector beyond the traditional collaboration model,” said Ross in an interview with HYPEBEAST.[6] He featured prominently in Apple's Behind the Mac campaign.[19][20]

Ross launched SR_A (Samuel Ross & Associates) at the Hublot Prize exhibition in the Serpentine Gallery in 2019.[21] SR_A is a studio operating within the fields of luxury industrial design, interior installation, architecture, furniture design, sound design and sculptural/visual communication.[22]

In 2020 Ross established the Black British Artist Grants programme.[23] Each year the scheme offers 10 bursaries of £2,500 to the selected applicants from across a range of art and design disciplines.[24][25] Past recipients of the award include designer Mac Collins, photographer Ronan Mckenzie, and architect Dominique PetiteFrère.[26][27]

In 2022 the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) held an exhibition titled Fashion design: Samuel Ross / A-COLD-WALL*, and in 2023 Ross exhibited his paintings and sculptures in a solo show titled Land at the White Cube gallery in London,[28][29] as well as Coarse, and exhibition of sculptural pieces that was his second solo show at the Freidman Benda gallery in New York.[30] His work was also included in the exhibition Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth at Chatsworth House, curated by Glenn Adamson.[31][32][33] Examples of Ross's work are held in the collections of museums such as the Dallas Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, and the V&A in London.[34]

Apple hired Ross for the newly created role of "Principal Design Consultant for Beats" in 2023.[35][36]

Awards and honours

Ross is the recipient of the 2018 British Fashion Award for Emerging Menswear Designer,[37] the 2019 Hublot Design Prize,[38] Forbes 30 under 30 Europe,[39] the 2020 GQ USA Fashion Award[40] and the 2020 People of the Year British Fashion Award for his philanthropic endeavours.[41] He received an honorary doctorate from The University of Westminster in 2021.[42] Ross is a recipient of a 2021 British Fashion Award, within the category 'Leaders of Change'.[43]

References
  1. "Samuel Ross – Continuous study of fashion design, installation art, sculpture & living space". www.samuel-ross.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. Dazed (2017-04-06). "Vote for Samuel Ross on the #Dazed100". Dazed. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  3. "Architectural Association creates terracotta floor show for Samuel Ross' Nike capsule collection". Dezeen. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  4. "Oakley Teams up with A-COLD-WALL*'s Samuel Ross for Brand New Collab". Highsnobiety. 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  5. "Samuel Ross and Virgil Abloh on the power of mentorship". British GQ. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  6. "Samuel Ross Searches for a New "Bleeding Edge and High Risk" Watchmaking Aesthetic". HYPEBEAST. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  7. "Samuel Ross, Designer Of A-Cold-Wall*, Talks Streetwear And Breaking Down Social Barriers". British Vogue. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  8. "Samuel Ross unveils his material instinct for Hublot". Esquire SG. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  9. "Samuel Ross | BoF 500 | The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry". www.businessoffashion.com. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  10. "Samuel Ross Makes Sense Of Streetwear In High Fashion". T Singapore. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  11. "A-COLD-WALL | HYPEBEAST". hypebeast.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  12. "A Cold Wall grows up into a fashion house". Drapers. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  13. "Samuel Ross is building his own world". British GQ. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  14. Bertoli, Rosa (2023-03-07). "Kohler and Samuel Ross announce collaboration". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  15. "Acqua di Parma Gets the Samuel Ross Treatment". Highsnobiety. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  16. "Six Culture-Defining Designers Take on Timberland's 6-Inch Boot". Highsnobiety. 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  17. "A-COLD-WALL* Injects Architectural Codes Into Mackintosh's Staple RAINTEC Outerwear". Hypebeast. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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  19. Jaleel, Gemma (2020-08-10). "Northampton fashion designer stars in latest Apple advert". northantslive. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  20. "Apple Goes "Behind the Mac" With Palace, Dave and More U.K. Creatives". Hypebeast. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  21. "Samuel Ross Introduces New Design Venture Sr_A". HYPEBEAST. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
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  23. "SR_A SR_A BLACK BRITISH ARTIST GRANTS". community.samuel-ross.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  24. "Applications open for the Samuel Ross Black British Artist Grant Programme 2022". RCA Website. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  25. "Samuel Ross' Black British Artist Grant Programme Launches for 2022". Hypebeast. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  26. Hughes, Stella (2022-08-17). "HERE'S HOW TO ENTER SAMUEL ROSS' BLACK BRITISH ARTIST GRANT PROGRAMME". CULTED. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  27. Moss, Jack (2022-08-17). "Samuel Ross announces fourth chapter of Black British Artist Grant Programme". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  28. Elisha, Tawe (2023-04-06). "Samuel Ross at White Cube: Land, abstraction and the Black interior". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  29. "Samuel Ross – master of the multidisciplinary space". Financial Times. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  30. Sayej, Nadja (2023-05-24). "Samuel Ross' New Exhibition 'COARSE' Is Anything But". Observer. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  31. "Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth". www.chatsworth.org. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  32. Bertoli, Rosa (2023-03-17). "Chatsworth House design exhibition explores contemporary design themes in an eclectic setting". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  33. Madlener, Adrian (2023-03-17). "How Can You Make an English Manor Filled With Old Masters Feel Contemporary? At Chatsworth House, the Answer Is Cutting-Edge Design". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  34. "Dallas Museum of Art Acquires Work by Samuel Ross – Friedman Benda". www.friedmanbenda.com. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  35. Ilchi, Layla (2023-06-20). "Beats Taps A-Cold-Wall's Samuel Ross as Principal Design Consultant". WWD. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  36. "Samuel Ross Appointed as Beats Principal Design Consultant". Hypebeast. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  37. "Samuel Ross is part of the BoF 500". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  38. Magazine, Wallpaper* (2019-09-27). "A-Cold-Wall's Samuel Ross lifts the 2019 Hublot Design Prize". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  39. "Samuel Ross". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  40. Ma, Fiona (2019-06-10). "A-Cold-Wall's Samuel Ross Wins the BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund Award". WWD. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  41. "British Fashion Council – The Fashion Awards 2020 Honourees Announced". www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  42. "University of Westminster awards fashion designer Samuel Ross with Honorary Doctorate degree | University of Westminster, London". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  43. "All the Winners from Britain's The Fashion Awards". Vogue. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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