Samuel Ross

Dr. Samuel Ross MBE (b. 26 May 1991) is a British artist & designer.

Ross was born in Brixton, London, to second-generation Windrush parents of Caribbean descent.

His perspective in fashion is well documented, winning numerous awards, including three British fashion awards, two GQ awards and The Hublot design prize.

Ross’ practice spans from intimate solo exhibitions with White Cube and Friedman Benda, to innovative wearable objects engineered with LVMH group, Nike group and Apple group.

He worked extensively with the late Virgil Abloh, as his first design assistant for numerous years, he exchanged thoughts, ideas and concepts with the generational polymath.

In 2014 Ross independently founded A-COLD-WALL*, a luxury sportswear brand, self-described as a ‘material study for social architecture’. In 2019 Ross founded SRA SRA. Its function is that of an ongoing exploration into the artisan-driven, industrial beautification of precious garments, objects and space. In 2020, Ross founded The Black British Artist Grants Programme. Ross summarises the endeavour as ‘holistic design for change’.