JUROR 2020
Jane Withers
Jury Member of Design Panel
Founder, Jane Withers Studio
United Kingdom
Jane Withers is a leading design consultant, curator, and writer. She studied Art History at the Courtauld and has an MA in Design History from the V&A / Royal College of Art. Jane was a journalist and curator writing internationally and published several design books before setting up her own studio in 2001.
Jane Withers Studio provides design-led strategy, concept development, curation and creative direction to international cultural and commercial clients in the creative sector. Employing innovative design thinking to address cultural, commercial and societal challenges, the studio offers a considered approach and multidisciplinary services including strategic thinking, publishing, programme development and curation.
Jane Withers Studio has a particular interest in raising awareness of environmental issues and inspiring change through design. The studio draws on an extensive network of architects, designers and professional and academic experts from different fields as collaborators on each project. Jane has created critically acclaimed exhibitions and events at the Victoria and Albert Museum and Royal Academy of Arts among many others.
Jane teaches and speaks internationally, and has served on numerous juries and advisory boards. She has been a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art and Design Academy Eindhoven, and is currently at Kingston University/Design Museum MA course Curating Contemporary Design. She was awarded an honorary fellowship by University of Westminster for services to the environment, and is also a contributing editor for American Vogue.