{{short description|British designer, creative director, and artist}} {{about||the Americo-Liberian politician|Samuel Alfred Ross|the American racing driver|Sam Ross}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Use British English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox fashion designer | honorific_prefix = Dr | name = Samuel Ross | honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} | image = Dr-Samuel-Ross-MBE-Portrait-2026.jpg | alt = Portrait of Samuel Ross wearing a dark jumper, prominent wristwatch and pinkie ring; the tattoos on his forearms clearly visible. | caption = Ross in 2026 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|5|26}} | birth_place = Brixton, United Kingdom | alma_mater = De Montfort University | occupation = {{hlist|Artist|Creative director|Designer|Entrepreneur}} | awards = {{plist| *Honorary doctorate, University of Westminster (2021)<ref name="University of Westminster" /> *Member of the Order of the British Empire (2023)<ref name="The London Gazette-2023" /> *Honorary Doctor of Design, De Montfort University (2025) }} | website = {{url|https://samuel-ross.com/}} }}
'''Samuel Ross''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=80%|MBE}} (born 1991) is a British fashion designer, creative director, and artist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Samuel Ross MBE |url=https://londondesignfestival.com/speakers/dr-samuel-ross-mbe |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=London Design Festival}}</ref><ref name="Official Site">{{Cite web |title=Samuel Ross – Continuous study of fashion design, installation art, sculpture & living space. |url=https://www.samuel-ross.com/ |access-date=2021-04-03 |website=www.samuel-ross.com}}</ref> He is known for founding the fashion label A-COLD-WALL*, Industrial Design studio SR_A SR_A, and the {{ill|Black British Artists Grants Programme|d|Q118358929|v=sup}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A-COLD-WALL* Official Online Flagship |url=https://a-cold-wall.com/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=A-COLD-WALL*}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SR_A SR_A Boutique |url=https://sr-a.com/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=sr-a.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SR_A SR_A BLACK BRITISH ARTIST GRANTS |url=https://community.samuel-ross.com/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=community.samuel-ross.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Elaine |date=2024-08-15 |title=Artnoir, Sotheby's and SR_A's Black British Artist Grant Program Announce UK Edition of the Jar of Love Fund 2024 |url=https://sugarcanemag.com/2024/08/artnoir-sothebys-and-sr_as-black-british-artist-grant-program-announce-uk-edition-of-the-jar-of-love-fund-2024/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Sugarcane Magazine ™{{!}} Black Art Magazine}}</ref> Since founding these organisations, Ross has collaborated with companies such as Apple, Kohler, LVMH, Nike, and William Grant & Sons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2023 |title=Apple's powerhouse headphone brand Beats has a new designer. See his first big product |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90922745/apples-powerhouse-headphone-brand-beats-has-a-new-designer-product |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Fast Company}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=Hublot and designer Samuel Ross present Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon SR_A, in a 50-piece limited edition |url=https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/news/hublot-and-designer-samuel-ross-present-hublot-big-bang-tourbillon-sr_a-in-a-50-piece-limited-edition/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=LVMH}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-30 |title=Architectural Association creates terracotta floor show for Samuel Ross' Nike capsule collection |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2018/11/30/samuel-ross-nike-aa-terracotta-pyramids/ |access-date=2021-04-03 |website=Dezeen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 June 2019 |title=Samuel Ross and Virgil Abloh on the power of mentorship |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/samuel-ross-a-cold-wall-virgil-abloh |access-date=2021-04-03 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="HYPEBEAST-2022">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-01 |title=Samuel Ross Searches for a New "Bleeding Edge and High Risk" Watchmaking Aesthetic |url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/6/samuel-ross-hublot-big-bang-tourbillon-interview-design |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=Samuel Ross and The Balvenie Have Announced a Partnership for Milan Design Week |url=https://hypebeast.com/2025/3/the-balvenie-samuel-ross-present-transposition-milan-design-week |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhang |first=Tianwei |date=2025-03-18 |title=Samuel Ross to Debut Sculptural Installation With The Balvenie at Milan Design Week |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/samuel-ross-sculptural-installation-the-balvenie-milan-design-week-1237049067/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tsimpou |first=Thomai |date=2025-04-08 |title=samuel ross on TRANSPOSITION, his 'vertical river' installation for the balvenie in milan |url=https://www.designboom.com/design/samuel-ross-transposition-vertical-river-installation-the-balvenie-milan-design-week-2025-interview-04-08-2025/ |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=Designboom}}</ref> Ross's output is often characterised as "social architecture for the body", captured through abstraction, brutalism, and deconstruction.{{buzzword inline|date=June 2023}}{{CN|date=February 2024}}
== Early life and education == Ross was born in the Brixton neighbourhood of London, United Kingdom to first generation parents of Caribbean descent.<ref name="Official Site" /> Shortly after his birth he moved to Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.<ref name="British Vogue-2018">{{Cite web|title=Samuel Ross, Designer Of A-Cold-Wall*, Talks Streetwear And Breaking Down Social Barriers|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/samuel-ross-a-cold-wall-interview|access-date=2021-04-03|website=British Vogue |date=10 December 2018 |language=en-GB}}</ref> He attended and graduated from De Montfort University, Leicester where he received first class honours for a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Illustration and was awarded the FSG design award in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-14|title=Samuel Ross unveils his material instinct for Hublot|url=https://www.esquiresg.com/samuel-ross-unveils-his-material-instinct-for-hublot/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Esquire |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samuel Ross {{!}} BoF 500 {{!}} The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/amp/community/people/samuel-ross |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=www.businessoffashion.com}}</ref>
== Career == After graduating from university, Ross worked as a graphic and product designer for various commercial and industrial companies.<ref name="British Vogue-2018" />
He went on to intern for, and was subsequently hired by Virgil Abloh, who became Ross's mentor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Broeke |first=Teo van den |date=2019-06-10 |title=Samuel Ross and Virgil Abloh on the power of mentorship |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/samuel-ross-a-cold-wall-virgil-abloh |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2012 Ross became Abloh's first design assistant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2022-11-01 |title='I'm obsessed with scaring myself': meet Samuel Ross's fashion prodigies |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/57340/1/samuel-ross-black-british-artist-grant-virgil-abloh-torisheju-nuba-designers |access-date=2026-01-16 |website=Dazed}}</ref> During his time working for Abloh, Ross also designed for Kanye West's creative content company Donda and related companies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samuel Ross Makes Sense Of Streetwear In High Fashion |url=https://tsingapore.com/article/samuel-ross-interview-a-cold-wall-fashion-designer-makes-sense-streetwear-high-fashion |access-date=2021-02-25 |website=T Singapore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ferrier |first=Morwenna |date=2018-06-13 |title=A-Cold-Wall*'s Samuel Ross: 'Streetwear used to be a class thing' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/jun/13/a-cold-walls-samuel-ross-streetwear-class-race-architecture-virgil-abloh-kanye-west-a-cold-wall |access-date=2024-06-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Ross's work has been compared to the Australian designer Marc Newson's early designs (Ross readily admits "that he wants to become his generation's [Marc] Newson"),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maoui |first=Zak |date=2023-03-01 |title=Samuel Ross is building his own world |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/grooming/article/samuel-ross-acqua-di-parma-interview-2023 |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB}}</ref> as well as that of English graphic artist Peter Saville{{--}}both of whom have also become friends and admirers of Ross's work.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-05 |title=Everything you need to know about Virgil Abloh protégé Samuel Ross |url=https://www.elledecoration.co.uk/design/a46645959/samuel-ross-profile/ |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=ELLE Decoration |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In 2014 Ross independently founded A-COLD-WALL*, a fashion label, self-described as a "material study for social architecture."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title=A-Cold-Wall Spring 2023 Menswear Collection |url=https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2023-menswear/a-cold-wall |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Vogue}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A-COLD-WALL |url=https://www.lvmhprize.com/designer/a-cold-wall/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=LVMH PRIZE}}</ref> The company was acquired by Tomorrow Ltd. in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leitch |first=Luke |date=2024-02-20 |title=Tomorrow comes for Samuel Ross |url=https://www.voguebusiness.com/story/fashion/tomorrow-comes-for-samuel-ross |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Vogue Business}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-21 |title=Tomorrow Ltd Acquires Samuel Ross' A-Cold-Wall |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/luxury/tomorrow-ltd-acquires-samuel-ross-a-cold-wall/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=The Business of Fashion}}</ref>
In 2019 Ross and his business partner {{ill|Yi Ng|d|Q118383197|v=sup}} founded SR_A SR_A.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monisse |first=Nic |date=2026-03-26 |title=Samuel Ross and Yi Ng's vision for SR_A and the future of luxury |url=https://monocle.com/fashion/building-luxury-fashion-design-portfolio-strategy/ |access-date=28 March 2026 |website=Monocle magazine}}</ref> Ross launched SR_A (Samuel Ross & Associates) at the Hublot Prize exhibition in the Serpentine Gallery in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-23 |title=Samuel Ross Introduces New Design Venture Sr_A |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/9/a-cold-wall-samuel-ross-sr-a-design |access-date=2021-02-25 |website=HYPEBEAST}}</ref> SR_A is a studio operating within the fields of artisan-driven, industrial beautification of precious garments, objects and space.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Conversations: Samuel Ross of A-Cold-Wall* |url=https://rodengray.com/blogs/interviews/conversations-samuel-ross |access-date=2021-02-25 |website=Roden Gray}}</ref>
In 2020 Ross established the Black British Artist Grants programme.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SR_A SR_A BLACK BRITISH ARTIST GRANTS |url=https://community.samuel-ross.com/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=community.samuel-ross.com}}</ref> Each year the scheme offers 10 bursaries of £2,500 to selected applicants from a range of art and design disciplines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Applications open for the Samuel Ross Black British Artist Grant Programme 2022 |url=https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/applications-open-for-the-samuel-ross-black-british-artist-grant-programme-2022/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Royal College of Art |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-15 |title=Samuel Ross' Black British Artist Grant Programme Launches for 2022 |url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/8/samuel-ross-black-british-artist-grant-programme-2022-grace-wales-bonner-application |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref> Past recipients of the award include designer Mac Collins, designer {{ill|Nifemi Marcus-Bello|d|Q133842641|v=sup}},<ref>{{Cite web |last=Owoh |first=Ugonna-Ora |date=2022-12-20 |title=Nifemi Marcus-Bello is the Nigerian designer shaping Africa's designscape |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design-interiors/nifemi-marcus-bello-nmbello-studio-interview |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Wallpaper*}}</ref> photographer Ronan Mckenzie, and architect {{ill|Dominique Petit-Frère|d|Q137190088|v=sup}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Stella |date=2022-08-17 |title=HERE'S HOW TO ENTER SAMUEL ROSS' BLACK BRITISH ARTIST GRANT PROGRAMME |url=https://culted.com/samuel-ross-black-british-artist-grant/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=CULTED |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moss |first=Jack |date=2022-08-17 |title=Samuel Ross announces fourth chapter of Black British Artist Grant Programme |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/samuel-ross-announces-third-chapter-black-british-artist-grant-programme |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Wallpaper*}}</ref> The programme has independently provided 50 artists with funding, connecting the next generation of talent to global institutions.{{CN|date=June 2024}} The programme advisory board is composed of the following: The Kings Foundation,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The King's Foundation |url=https://www.kings-foundation.org/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=www.kings-foundation.org}}</ref> The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fashion design: Samuel Ross / A-COLD-WALL* · V&A |url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/fashion-design-samuel-ross-a-cold-wall |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Victoria and Albert Museum}}</ref> The British Fashion Council,<ref>{{Cite web |title=British Fashion Council – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging |url=https://www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk/Innovation/Diversity-Equity-Inclusion--Belonging |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk}}</ref> The Royal College of Art,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Applications open for the Samuel Ross Black British Artist Grant Programme 2023 |url=https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/applications-open-for-the-samuel-ross-black-british-artist-grant-programme-2023/ |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=RCA Website |language=en-GB}}</ref> The Design Museum <ref>{{Cite web |author1=Jack Moss |date=2022-08-17 |title=Samuel Ross announces fourth chapter of Black British Artist Grant Programme |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/samuel-ross-announces-third-chapter-black-british-artist-grant-programme |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Wallpaper*}}</ref> and The University of Westminster.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrew Groves will be on the Advisory Board for the Samuel Ross Black British Artist Grant Programme – 2022 |url=https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news/andrew-groves-will-be-on-the-advisory-board-for-the-samuel-ross-black-british-artist-grant-programme-2022 |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=University of Westminster}}</ref> Ross summarises the endeavour as "holistic design for change".{{CN|date=June 2024}}
In 2022 the V&A held an exhibition titled ''Fashion design: Samuel Ross / A-COLD-WALL''*, and in 2023 Ross exhibited his paintings and sculptures in a solo show titled ''Land'' at the White Cube gallery in London,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elisha |first=Tawe |date=2023-04-06 |title=Samuel Ross at White Cube: Land, abstraction and the Black interior |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design-interiors/samuel-ross-at-white-cube |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Wallpaper*}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-23 |title=Samuel Ross – master of the multidisciplinary space |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/0ebd762f-16be-40d6-877e-40b8d3699d78 |access-date=2023-05-03}}</ref> as well as ''Coarse'', and exhibition of sculptural pieces that was his second solo show at the {{ill|Freidman Benda|d|Q139659365|v=sup}} gallery in New York.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sayej |first=Nadja |date=2023-05-24 |title=Samuel Ross' New Exhibition 'COARSE' Is Anything But |url=https://observer.com/2023/05/samuel-ross-coarse-friedman-benda-review/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Observer}}</ref> His work was also included in the exhibition ''Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth'' at Chatsworth House, and ''The New Transcendence'' at Friedman Benda Gallery, NY (both curated by Glenn Adamson).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth |url=https://www.chatsworth.org/news-media/news-blogs-press-releases/mirror-mirror-a-new-exhibition-at-chatsworth-for-2023/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=www.chatsworth.org |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303052437/https://www.chatsworth.org/news-media/news-blogs-press-releases/mirror-mirror-a-new-exhibition-at-chatsworth-for-2023/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bertoli |first=Rosa |date=2023-03-17 |title=Chatsworth House design exhibition explores contemporary design themes in an eclectic setting |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design-interiors/chatsworth-house-design-exhibition-2023-mirror-mirror-reflections-on-design |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Wallpaper*}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Madlener |first=Adrian |date=2023-03-17 |title=How Can You Make an English Manor Filled With Old Masters Feel Contemporary? At Chatsworth House, the Answer Is Cutting-Edge Design |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/glenn-adamson-craft-2271300 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Artnet News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Friedman Benda NY considers design as motifs of 'The New Transcendence' |url=https://www.stirpad.com/news/stir-news/friedman-benda-ny-considers-design-as-motifs-of-the-new-transcendence/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.stirpad.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barandy |first=Kat |date=13 January 2024 |title=the new transcendence: friedman benda highlights artists from andrea branzi to samuel ross |url=https://www.designboom.com/art/new-transcendence-friedman-benda-exhibition-new-york-01-13-2023/ |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=Designboom}}</ref> Examples of Ross's work are held in the Metropolitan Museum,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samuel Ross – “ANAESTHESIA I” desk |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/901217 |access-date=16 January 2026 |website=Metropolitan Museum of Art}}</ref> Denver Art Museum,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Denver Art Museum Acquires Work by Samuel Ross – Friedman Benda |url=https://www.friedmanbenda.com/news/denver-art-museum-acquires-work-by-samuel-ross/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=www.friedmanbenda.com}}</ref> Dallas Museum of Art,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Museum of Art Acquires Work by Samuel Ross – Friedman Benda |url=https://www.friedmanbenda.com/news/dallas-museum-of-art-acquires-work-by-samuel-ross/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=www.friedmanbenda.com}}</ref> Museum of Fine Arts, SCAD Museum of Art, National Museum of Scotland, as well as the Design Museum and V&A in London.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prempeh |first=Charlene |date=2023-05-04 |title=Dalla moda al product design,alla pittura: l'ascesa multitasking di Samuel Ross |url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/dalla-moda-product-designalla-pittura-l-ascesa-multitasking-samuel-ross-AE4NTmMD |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Il Sole 24 ORE |language=it}}</ref>
In 2023, Ross was hired by Apple for the newly created role of "Principal Design Consultant for Beats".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ilchi |first=Layla |date=2023-06-20 |title=Beats Taps A-Cold-Wall's Samuel Ross as Principal Design Consultant |url=https://wwd.com/menswear-news/mens-accessories/beats-a-cold-wall-samuel-ross-1235698098/ |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-22 |title=Samuel Ross Appointed as Beats Principal Design Consultant |url=https://hypebeast.com/2023/6/samuel-ross-beats-principal-design-consultant-info |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref>
In 2024 he designed a smart toilet and taps for Kohler.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madlener |first=Adrian |date=2024-02-29 |title=Smart toilet by Samuel Ross for Kohler flushes out the inefficiencies of conventional designs |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design-interiors/samuel-ross-kohler-toilet-formation-02 |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=Wallpaper*}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-26 |title=Samuel Ross designs textured toilet that is "closer to a sculpture" |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2024/03/26/samuel-ross-designs-textured-toilet-that-is-closer-to-a-sculpture/ |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=Dezeen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Anushka |date=Apr 15, 2024 |title=Kohler x SR_A unveil limited-edition smart toilet 'Formation 02' and installation for MDW |url=https://www.stirworld.com/see-features-kohler-x-sr-a-unveil-limited-edition-smart-toilet-formation-02-and-installation-for-mdw |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=StirWorld}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Madlener |first=Adrian |date=2023-09-20 |title=First look at Samuel Ross' revolutionary faucet for Kohler |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design-interiors/kohler-samuel-ross-faucet |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=Wallpaper*}}</ref>
Ross was the artistic director of the 2025 London Design Biennale.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=Samuel Ross appointed artistic director of London Design Biennale 2025 |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2024/03/13/samuel-ross-artistic-director-london-design-biennale-2025/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Dezeen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bertoli |first=Rosa |date=2024-03-13 |title=Samuel Ross announced as artistic director of London Design Biennale 2025 |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design-interiors/samuel-ross-london-design-biennale-2025-announcement |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Wallpaper*}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=London Design Biennale |url=https://londondesignbiennale.com/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=ldb-website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=Francesca Perry published in |date=2025-06-09 |title='Designers are far more than just producers of commercial goods': Samuel Ross on the London Design Biennale |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design-interiors/samuel-ross-london-design-biennale |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=Wallpaper*}}</ref> Also in 2025 he participated in Zara's 50th Anniversary collection along with a group of 50 artists and creative industry heavyweights including Pedro Almodóvar, David Chipperfield, Es Devlin, {{ill|Vincent Van Duysen|nl|v=sup}}, Norman Foster, Luca Guadagnino, Annie Leibovitz, Kate Moss, and Marc Newson.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ravenscroft |first=Tom |date=30 September 2025 |title=Norman Foster, Es Devlin and Marc Newson among 50 creatives to design pieces for Zara's 50th anniversary collection |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2025/09/30/norman-foster-chipperfield-newson-devlin-zara/ |access-date=3 May 2026 |website=Dezeen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2025 |title=From Labubu to David Chipperfield, Zara's collection celebrates its 50th anniversary with 50 artists |url=https://www.domusweb.it/en/news/gallery/2025/09/30/zara-collection-fiftieth-anniversary-design.amp.html |access-date=3 May 2026 |website=Domus}}</ref>
=== Design by Category === {{Expand section|with='''images of the designer's work'''|talk=Image request|small=no|date=February 2026}} ==== Technology ==== * WHOOP LLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cote |first=Karla |date=2026-02-05 |title=WHOOP Announces Creative Partnership With Designer Samuel Ross for Multi-Year 'Project Terrain' Collaboration |url=https://variety.com/2026/shopping/news/whoop-samuel-ross-sra-project-terrain-collection-shop-1236636340/ |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Variety}}</ref> * Apple c/o Beats by Dre LLC<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-20 |title=Could Beats’ big, new hire change the way Apple approaches design? (exclusive) |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90910360/beats-design-samuel-ross-apple |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230624163434/https://www.fastcompany.com/90910360/beats-design-samuel-ross-apple |archive-date=2023-06-24 |access-date=2026-02-13 |work=Fast Company}}</ref>
==== Horology ==== * Hublot (LVMH)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Introducing: Hublot Launches Its Fourth Collaboration With Samuel Ross With The Big Bang Unico SR_A |url=https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hublot-introduces-its-fourth-collaboration-with-samuel-ross-with-the-big-bang-unico-sr-a |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Hodinkee}}</ref>
==== Fragrance ==== * Acqua di Parma (LVMH)
==== Eyewear ==== * Oakley (Luxottica SRL)
==== Bathroom ==== * Kohler LLC
==== Public sculpture & furniture ==== * City of London Financial District * Miami Design District
==== Footwear ==== * Timberland LLC * Dr. Martens Ltd
==== Sportswear ==== * Nike LLC * Converse LLC
==== Liqueur ==== * The Balvenie * Absolut Vodka
==== Automobile ==== * RIDECAKE — EV motorbike
==== Permanent, temporary architecture & installation ====
* '''Hublot Watch Manufacture''', Geneva, Switzerland — Completion: 2027–2028 * '''Miami Design District''' — Permanent installation, twenty steel benches (2024) * '''City of London — Sculpture in the City''' — Large-scale installation (2024) * '''Milan Design Week — TRANSPOSITION''' — Large-scale installation (2025) * '''Milan Design Week — TERMINAL 02''' — Large-scale installation (2024) * '''Design Miami — TERMINAL 01''' — Large-scale installation (2023) * '''Milan Fashion Week — SS20''' — Runway (2020) * '''London Fashion Week — AW19''' — Runway (2019)
== Honours and awards == Ross is the recipient of the 2018 British Fashion Award for Emerging Menswear Designer,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Samuel Ross is part of the BoF 500|url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/samuel-ross|access-date=2021-04-03|website=The Business of Fashion|language=en-GB}}</ref> the 2019 Hublot Design Prize,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Wallpaper* |date=2019-09-27 |title=A-Cold-Wall's Samuel Ross lifts the 2019 Hublot Design Prize |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/watches-and-jewellery/samuel-ross-2019-hublot-design-prize-winner |access-date=2021-04-03 |website=Wallpaper*}}</ref> Forbes 30 under 30 Europe,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Samuel Ross|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/5c5c691a31358e2a162e8f01/samuel-ross/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Forbes}}</ref> the 2020 GQ USA Fashion Award<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ma|first=Fiona|date=2019-06-10|title=A-Cold-Wall's Samuel Ross Wins the BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund Award|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/a-cold-walls-samuel-ross-wins-the-bfc-gq-designer-menswear-fund-award-1203164519/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref> and the 2020 People of the Year British Fashion Award for his philanthropic endeavours.<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Fashion Council – The Fashion Awards 2020 Honourees Announced|url=https://www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk/bfcnews/4346/The-Fashion-Awards-2020-Honourees-Announced|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk}}</ref> He received an honorary doctorate from The University of Westminster in 2021.<ref name="University of Westminster">{{Cite web |title=University of Westminster awards fashion designer Samuel Ross with Honorary Doctorate degree |url=https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news/university-of-westminster-awards-fashion-designer-samuel-ross-with-honorary-doctorate-degree |access-date=2021-12-05 |website=University of Westminster}}</ref> Ross is a recipient of a 2021 British Fashion Award, within the category 'Leaders of Change'.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-29|title=All the Winners from Britain's The Fashion Awards|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/british-fashion-council-the-fashion-awards-2021-winners|access-date=2021-12-05|website=Vogue}}</ref> Ross was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to fashion.<ref name="The London Gazette-2023">{{London Gazette|issue=64269|supp=y|page=N24|date=30 December 2023}}</ref> In 2025, Ross was awarded an honorary doctorate by De Montfort University.<ref>{{cite web |title=How visit to DMU with his dad sparked meteoric career for young designer |url=https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2025/february/how-visit-to-dmu-with-his-dad-sparked-meteoric-career-for-young-designer.aspx |website=De Montfort University |access-date=2026-01-06}}</ref>
* 2012 FSG design award * 2017 British Fashion Council (BFC) Newgen Award * 2018 British Fashion Award, Emerging Talent * 2018 LVMH Prize (finalist) * 2018 Andam Grand Prize (nominated) * 2018 BFC Newgen 2018/2019 * 2019 Hublot LVMH Design Prize * 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 * 2019 BFC GQ Fashion Fund Award * 2019 BFC Newgen * 2020 British Fashion Award, Person of the Year (philanthropy) * 2020 GQ USA Fashion Award * 2020 International Woolmark Prize 2020 (finalist) * 2021 British Fashion Award, Leader of Change Award * 2021 Honorary PhD (''Doctor Honoris Causa'') conferred by the University of Westminster<ref name="University of Westminster" /> * 2022 London Chamber Of Commerce, Outstanding Contribution To Fashion * 2022 Soho House Award, Established Change-maker Award * 2023 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to fashion<ref name="The London Gazette-2023" /> * 2024 Best Contemporary Design Object, DESIGN MIAMI.BASEL<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Contemporary Design Object: Fire Opens Stone Bench by Samuel Ross, presented by Friedman Benda |url=https://designmiami.com/article/best-of-show-at-design-miami-basel-2024 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Design Miami}}</ref> * 2025 Elle Deco International Design Award (EDIDA)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Samuel Ross MBE |url=https://www.edida-awards.com/designer/dr-samuel-ross-mbe |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=www.edida-awards.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-16 |title=Samuel Ross MBE tells the story of his most treasured possession |url=https://www.elledecoration.co.uk/design/people/a64499876/samuel-ross-treasured/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=ELLE Decoration |language=en-GB}}</ref> * 2025 Elle Deco Japan – Young Design Talent Award * 2025 Honorary Doctor of Design (Hon DDes), De Montfort University
== References == <references />
== External links == * {{Official website}} * ''{{youTube |id=P5cVVwDXsYU Architectural Fashion Design {{!}} A-COLD-WALL* {{!}} Dr Samuel Ross}}'', Victoria and Albert Museum * ''{{youTube |id=O2rdH91oQqQ |In the Studio {{!}} Samuel Ross on Industrial Abstraction in His Art, Fashion and Design}}'' * ''{{youTube |id=S2cjwTlSczA |LDB25 x SR_A Dr Samuel Ross MBE – SURFACE REFLECTIONS}}'', 2025 London Design Biennale * ''{{youTube |id=Yt0fuEg4cec |The Creative Design Vision of Samuel Ross & SR_A {{!}} On Creativity}}'', Ross in conversation with Paula Wallace (SCAD) * ''[https://timesensitive.fm/episode/samuel-ross-on-the-art-of-awakening-materials/ Samuel Ross on the Art of "Awakening" Materials],'' podcast with Spencer Bailey for Time Sensitive * ''[https://disegnojournal.com/newsfeed/the-crit-samuel-ross The Crit #25: Samuel Ross]'' Disegno Journal
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