John Sorrell
John Sorrell
GB



John Sorrell (b. 1945) studied art and design at Hornsey College of Art. He set up his first business when he was 19 and during his career of more than 40 years he founded and ran, with his wife Frances, one of Europe’s biggest and most successful design businesses, Newell and Sorrell, chaired both of the UK’s public design bodies (The Design Council and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment - CABE), originated and developed the London Design Festival and, again with Frances, set up the Sorrell Foundation, which works with thousands of young people each year to inspire their creativity and give them life and work skills. Sorrell was appointed CBE in 1996 and was awarded the Royal Society of Arts Bicentenary Medal in 1998.

He holds four Honorary Design Doctorates, an Honorary Design Fellowship, is an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy and was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2002. John was awarded a Knighthood in the 2008 New Year Honours List “for services to the Creative Industries”. His book “Creative Island” was published in 2002 and Creative Island II was published in 2009.


exd'11
1st Creative Economy Symposium

links
www.thesorrellfoundation.com