The Drum Designerati, sponsored by Workfront, is an annual platform celebrating the UK's most influential designers.
From auto design, to fashion, to branding, the list highlights the diversity of the country's design sector today.
Compiled by consulting the industry and readers of The Drum, the list was then ranked by judges of The Drum Design Awards 2015.
The result is a list of 100 individuals celebrated for their ingenuity in fresh thinking, ability to inspire others, and a relentless commitment to design.
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design director | Jaguar |
2 |
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head of graphic design | Waitrose |
3 |
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chief creative officer and chief executive officer | Burberry |
4 |
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founder | Michael Wolff and Co |
5 |
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founder | Dyson LTD |
6 |
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founder and principal | Heatherwick Studio |
7 |
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co-chair | The Sorrell Foundation |
8 |
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group head of brand and creative | innocent |
9 |
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partner | Pentagram |
10 |
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creative partner | Mr President |
11 |
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founder and director | PearsonLloyd |
12 |
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chief executive | Seymourpowell |
13 |
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designer | Paul Smith |
14 |
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creative director | Images & Co |
15 |
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creative director | hat-trick |
16 |
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creative partner | Williams Murray Hamm |
17 |
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founder and executive strategic creative director | SomeOne |
18 |
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creative partner | Poke |
19 |
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chief creative officer | Design Bridge |
20 |
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creative director | Lewis Moberly |
21 |
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designer | Freelance |
22 |
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owner and executive creative director | LOVE |
23 |
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executive creative director | The Partners |
24 |
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chief executive | Wolff Olins |
25 |
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partner | Pentagram |
26 |
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founder and co-creative director | GBH |
27 |
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owner and creative director | PostSpectacular |
28 |
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professor of illustration / dean of the school of design | London College of Communication, University of the Arts London |
29 |
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partner and creative director | The One Off |
30 |
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founder | Design Research Studio |
31 |
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director | Design Museum |
32 |
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chairman and chief creative officer | Fitch |
33 |
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founder and creative director | Taxi Studio |
34 |
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co-founder | AllofUS |
35 |
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executive creative director | jones knowles ritchie |
36 |
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executive creative director | Elmwood |
37 |
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founder, chief creative officer and joint chief executive | Turner Duckworth |
38 |
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creative director | Apple |
39 |
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founder / creative director | The Designers Republic |
40 |
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chief executive and founding associate | Brody Associates |
41 |
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creative director and founder | Jason Bruges Studio |
42 |
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designer | Barnbrook |
43 |
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executive creative director | Design Studio |
44 |
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director | PriestmanGoode |
45 |
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executive creative director | Google Creative Lab |
46 |
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creative director | AKQA |
47 |
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vice-president, user experience, Europe | Huge |
48 |
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creative director | Tayburn |
49 |
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founder and creative director | Universal Everything |
50 |
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creative director | Pearlfisher |
51 |
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designer, writer, publisher and educator | Unit Editions |
52 |
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managing director | It’s Nice That, INT Works |
52 |
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creative director | It’s Nice That |
53 |
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chairman | Dalton Maag |
54 |
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global design director | Diageo |
55 |
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founding partner and chief creative officer | Pearlfisher |
55 |
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founding partner and chief creative officer | Pearlfisher |
56 |
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design director | Stocks Taylor Benson |
57 |
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managing director | Tayburn |
58 |
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owner and designer | Steven Bonner |
59 |
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designer | HemingwayDesign |
59 |
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designer | HemingwayDesign |
60 |
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creative and strategy director | Johnson Banks |
61 |
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creative director | The Office of Craig Oldham |
62 |
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designer | Independent Project |
63 |
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creative director | Thompson Brand Partners |
64 |
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creative director | Coy! Communications |
65 |
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designer | Freelance |
66 |
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managing director | Hicks Design |
67 |
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designer | Studio Myerscough, Supergroup London |
68 |
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UK creative director | The Partners |
69 |
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designer | Brendan Dawes |
70 |
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graphic artist , designer and illustrator | Noma Bar |
71 |
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associate professor in fine art | London Metropolitan University |
72 |
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associate creative director | Music |
73 |
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deputy chairman | Selfridges |
74 |
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head of design | Grey London |
75 |
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graphic designer | Anthony Burrill Design |
76 |
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founding director | Barber & Osgerby |
76 |
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founding director | Barber & Osgerby |
77 |
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creative partner | Rose |
78 |
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head of design | Vivid |
79 |
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artist and designer | Dominic Wilcox Studio |
80 |
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creative director | Yoyo |
81 |
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head of design | CHI & Partners |
82 |
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chairman and founder | Sheridan&Co |
83 |
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Creative Director, Designer and Glug Founder | Glug Events |
84 |
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creative director | The Cabinet |
85 |
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dean of faculty of art and design | Manchester metropolitan university |
86 |
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creative partner | Dare |
87 |
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design director | TH_NK |
88 |
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design director and chief creative officer | Land Rover |
89 |
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creative director | Meme Partnership |
90 |
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founder and director | John Morgan Studio |
91 |
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director | Nexus |
92 |
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designer and typographer | Fontdeck |
93 |
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executive creative director | BrandOpus |
94 |
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executive creative director, BBC engineering | BBC |
95 |
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managing and creative director | Contagious |
96 |
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director of design | RSA |
97 |
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creative director | Coley Porter Bell |
98 |
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founding partner | Why Not Associates |
99 |
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founder and creative director | Made Thought |
100 |
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customer experience director | Barclays |