James de Vries

DESIGN STRATEGY JUROR

James is Co-principal/founder at Weft Strategy.
A strategic design firm weaving together design and the
physical realities of strategy. Taking on sticky strategic
design challenges with a creative mindset.

James is the founder of de Luxe & Associates, designing
with global media clients through the creation and reinvention
of editorial projects across the USA, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, South Korea, New Zealand, and Australia.
James relocated to Boston from 2011 to 2018 as the first Creative Director at HBR.

Returning to Australia, James worked at Second Road –
Australia’s original design-driven strategy consultancy.
James is currently an Adjunct Professor of Design at
The University of Technology, Sydney, and on the Deans
Advisory Board for The Faculty of Design and Society at
UTS.