George Wu
George Wu is a creative known for bringing unexpected joy to everything she touches. Her work spans film, installation, graphic design, and events.
A Royal College of Art graduate, currently working as Design Director at Mother Design, she has created sound experiences for BBC Sounds, pop-ups at Selfridges, and a music video for a band of chickens for Download Festival. She co-founded The Poundshop to make design accessible and affordable, and recently founded Para Para, creating animated umbrellas that come to life via a webapp. Her work has earned recognition including an HClub British Council Creative Entrepreneur award and a Cannes Silver Lion.
Her work bridges commercial projects and personal experiments, always seeking to bring a sense of play and surprise to everyday objects and experiences.
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You, in a nutshell?
A creative magpie and queen of the side hustle, who is addicted to learning as many crafting skills as she possibly can.
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Where is home?
Hove, UK
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What did you wanna be when you grow up?
An accountant. My dad said it was a good job.
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What did you become?
A designer, video director, puppet maker, wannabe quilter.
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If you were an object?
A teapot.
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The best gift you ever got?
My dog, Stevie Wonder.
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The best gift you ever gave?
A quilt I made for my son, depicting all the food I craved or made me vomit so he can feel bad about it when he is grown.
6 gems from our bazaar?
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Your most prized possession?
My terrazzo kitchen counter. I can never move.
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The ugliest item you own and dearly love?
This Wham tee shirt. It's so thin I have never dared to wear it.
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A coveted yet clearly unaffordable item?
A Molly Goddard Dress.
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A contemporary kindred spirit?
Olafur Eliasson.
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An all-time hero?
Alexander Calder.
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A side hustle?
Para Para, my brand of animated umbrellas.
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An obsession?
Miniature animals.
