LORNA SIMPSON CO-FOUNDER
Lorna-Rose Simpson has curated, produced and marketed projects that span vision, budget and scale across London and New York’s real estate, luxury commerce and brand, hospitality, and entertainment sectors. She creates culturally-enhancing experiences that celebrate and unify communities, foster collaboration through innovative partnerships, and illustrate the power and potential of brand and place. Lorna was most recently Senior Director at Tishman Speyer in New York overseeing Programming & Partnerships at Rockefeller Center, a grade-listed landmark comprising 22 acres in the heart of Manhattan. Working across the organization Lorna developed and implemented strategic planning, curation and placemaking to reimagine the brand and refresh the campus as part of the multi-year redevelopment of Rockefeller Center.
RACHAEL MCNABB CO-FOUNDER
Rachael McNabb is an established curator, working at the forefront of contemporary public art for 20 years. She has instigated and led global cultural infrastructure projects, and is recognised as an industry leader for delivering complex artworks across art and technology platforms. Rachael has curated multiple public commissions across London’s landscape and in regions such as France, Australia, Dubai, Bahrain and Qatar. Most recently she worked as Head of External Projects with Damien Hirst, and previously held a role as Head of Public Art at Futurecity. Working in sectors such as real estate, retail, charity and luxury hospitality, she has successfully collaborated with artists and clients to create destinations that inspire and engage. Rachael is invested in new commissioning methods, committed to inclusivity and sustainability,while championing artists and demonstrating fair pay in Public Art.
JEN BARNES CREATIVE PRODUCER
Jen Barnes is an international Creative Producer and Project Manager who has delivered dozens of multi-disciplinary exhibitions and installations over the past decade. She has a particular interest in projects at the intersection of art and technology and in working within the public realm. Throughout her career, Jen has worked on all sides of the commissioning equation: brand, agency and artist. In recent years, she has worked for BMW on their BMW Open Work collaboration with Frieze London, delivering and in-car video game demo with artist Sara Sadik in 2023 and on their Frieze LA BMW i5 Flow NOSTOKANA collaboration with Esther Mahlangu in 2024.
ZINA WILKINS ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SOCIAL & COMMS
Zina Wilkins is a London-based Social Media Director and Comms Consultant specialising in art and culture, with a background in luxury, fashion and beauty. With over 14 years’ experience, she helps artists, agencies and brands build social-first content and comms strategies – from launches to repositioning – translating business goals into clear narratives, visual identities and channel strategies. She partners closely with stakeholders and marketing teams, and previously headed up social communications at Liberty for five years, shaping the brand’s editorial voice across channels.
Zina combines strategic insight with hands-on delivery. She leads insight analysis, designs content roadmaps and campaigns, and oversees content production from briefing through to posting.
LIZZY BADDELEY CREATIVE PRODUCER
Lizzy Baddeley is a project manager and creative producer with over 15 years experience bringing together communities, artists and placed based organisations. She is interested in connecting communities and artists to build participatory, impactful projects that respond to local contexts and environments. For 6 years she co-led community and cultural engagement for the new east London campus at University College London, where she set up bespoke systems to support collaboration between researchers and communities. Lizzy has experience fundraising and evaluation, and centres inclusion in all her work.
LYDIA ALLAIN CHAPMAN CREATIVE PRODUCER
Lydia Chapman is a creature producer with experience of initiating, developing and delivering cultural projects, working with artists, architects and championing diversity in the creative industries. With a proven track record of shaping projects that drive innovation in the public realm and involve communities with a range of local authorities, cultural institutions and private clients and across London. Lydia has led a wide range of creative projects through her roles at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery and the London Festival of Architecture, alongside commissions for clients such as the Langham Estate and Croydon Council.
JENNIFER CUNNINGHAM STRATEGIST
Jennifer Cunningham is a researcher and strategist with a focus on future-proof, ecologically driven design and architecture. Currently she leads Research in the Future Observatory team at the Design Museum and is an Associate Strategist at Surface Club, a creative office developing material-driven solutions for new environmental agendas in Northern Europe. She has worked on research that informed longer-term, sustainable and adaptable strategies for use by designers, educators and institutions in London, Vienna, and the Nordic Region.