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Benedict Blackstone Evans CBE (born September 1963) is a British designer, currently the director of the London Design Festival, [1] and Executive Director of London Design Biennale, [2] which he co-founded with Sir John Sorrell in 2003 and 2016 consecutively. [3] He is an advocate and campaigner for the creative industries. [4] [5]
The son of Tom Evans and Tessa Blackstone, Baroness Blackstone, Ben Evans is director of the London Design Festival, [6] [7] [8] which he co-founded in 2003, and co-produces with Sir John Sorrell. [7] The Festival is an annual event involving 300 partner organisations and attracts over 900,000 individual visits. As well as managing the Festival, Evans initiates, commissions and curates projects [9] for the event including an annual residency in the V&A museum; [10] along with directing Global Design Forum. [11]
In 2016 he added a new activity — London Design Biennale [12] — with the third edition taking place in September 2020. This biannual exhibition, staged at Somerset House, invited participating countries and cities to exhibit original design installations in response to a theme. Installations were curated by museums and design organisations. Evans is the Executive Director of the Biennale.
Evans has been a governor of the University of the Arts London, [13] a board member of the Roundhouse,[ citation needed] and a trustee of Artangel. [14] Since 2017 Evans has become Chairman of the Mayor's Cultural Leaders Board [15]—a statutory advisory group to the London Mayor.
In 2010 Evans was awarded an honorary degree from the Royal College of Art, [16] having lectured there for a number of years, and graduated from in 1989 with a MA in History Of Design.[ citation needed]
In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, Evans was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the creative industries. [17]
Evans was born in London. [18] He married architect Amanda Levete in 2007 and has 3 children from his previous marriage. He is the son of Tom Evans and Tessa Blackstone. [19] Evan is an Arsenal F.C. fan. He developed a keen interest in architecture and design upon attending a lecture delivered by Richard Rogers at the age of 15. [20]
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Benedict Blackstone Evans CBE (born September 1963) is a British designer, currently the director of the London Design Festival, [1] and Executive Director of London Design Biennale, [2] which he co-founded with Sir John Sorrell in 2003 and 2016 consecutively. [3] He is an advocate and campaigner for the creative industries. [4] [5]
The son of Tom Evans and Tessa Blackstone, Baroness Blackstone, Ben Evans is director of the London Design Festival, [6] [7] [8] which he co-founded in 2003, and co-produces with Sir John Sorrell. [7] The Festival is an annual event involving 300 partner organisations and attracts over 900,000 individual visits. As well as managing the Festival, Evans initiates, commissions and curates projects [9] for the event including an annual residency in the V&A museum; [10] along with directing Global Design Forum. [11]
In 2016 he added a new activity — London Design Biennale [12] — with the third edition taking place in September 2020. This biannual exhibition, staged at Somerset House, invited participating countries and cities to exhibit original design installations in response to a theme. Installations were curated by museums and design organisations. Evans is the Executive Director of the Biennale.
Evans has been a governor of the University of the Arts London, [13] a board member of the Roundhouse,[ citation needed] and a trustee of Artangel. [14] Since 2017 Evans has become Chairman of the Mayor's Cultural Leaders Board [15]—a statutory advisory group to the London Mayor.
In 2010 Evans was awarded an honorary degree from the Royal College of Art, [16] having lectured there for a number of years, and graduated from in 1989 with a MA in History Of Design.[ citation needed]
In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, Evans was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the creative industries. [17]
Evans was born in London. [18] He married architect Amanda Levete in 2007 and has 3 children from his previous marriage. He is the son of Tom Evans and Tessa Blackstone. [19] Evan is an Arsenal F.C. fan. He developed a keen interest in architecture and design upon attending a lecture delivered by Richard Rogers at the age of 15. [20]