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BDF 2025: Play!
Thu 12th–Fri 13th June 2025

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Merlin Crossingham

Creative Director at Aardman

Kelli Anderson

Graphic Artist and Paper Engineer

Bryony Gomez-Palacio & Armin Vit

UnderConsideration

TEMPLO

Anoushka Rodda & Pali Palavathanan

Malika Favre

Artist & Illustrator

George Wu

Founder at Para Para

Javier Jaén

Founder Javier Jaén Studio

Liza Enebeis

Partner & Creative Director at Studio Dumbar/DEPT®

Chris Clarke

Editorial Creative Director at The Guardian

Alice Ishiguro Tosey

Lou Sloper

Chairwoman of TypoCricle

Natalie Griffiths

People Partner, RBH

Debra Hepburn

Founding Partner, RBH

Loz Ives

Graphic Designer, Illustrator & Lettering Artist

Chris Ashworth

Stephen Smith

Neasden Control Centre

Amanda Thomas

Head of Costume at Mackinnon and Saunders for 15 years

Gemma O'Brien

Designer & Artist

Jimmy Turrell

Artist & Video Director

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