David Tanguy
- Creative Director
- United Kingdom
- Member since 2000
Born in France in 1973, David first studied Philosophy in its native Brittany before moving to London in 1995 to devote himself to design. Graduated from Central Saint Martins with a 1st BA (hons) in Graphic Design, he shared
his passion for design by teaching at Central Saint Martins and giving lectures at various universities and conferences.
His fascination for graphic design lead to the creation of the design studio Praline in 2000. Over the years, he developed a team of highly talented colleagues, collaborators and consultants with whom he has created some
of the most inspiring and renown projects.
Working on projects from book design to branding, exhibitions and art direction, David has developed strong relationships with clients such as Barbican, British School at Rome, Taschen, Royal Academy of Arts, TATE, V&A, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Harvard GSD and many others.
He is the co-author of the books Unforgotten New York (Prestel, 2015), Pop City – New York (Editions du Chêne, 2016) and The Scale of Things (Quadrille, 2017).
His work has been recognised with awards from Fedrigoni, Art Directors Club, RSA, 100 Show Chicago, British Book Awards and D&AD. David is a jury for a number of design awards, such as D&AD and YCN.
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