Emma Follett

Joining as a Studio Junior in 2000, Emma Follett has played a fundamental role in Design Bridge and Partners’ global reputation for creative excellence.

Now as Co-Chief Creative Officer, Emma has worked with a broad, challenging and enticing range of brands – everything from small entrepreneurial start-ups with a new story to tell, to prestigious global brands with a rich history – and her work has won countless international awards including D&AD, DBA Design Effectiveness, Pentawards and New York Festivals.

Emma is a regular on the creative industry awards scene. She has been a jury member for the likes of D&AD, Cannes and many more, and in recent years has spoken at The Pentawards Conference and London Design Festival. She is a D&AD Trustee. Passionate about supporting young creative talent, Emma has been a coach and mentor for the D&AD New Blood Academy and a speaker for Creative Equals. 

An Address from the Jury President: 

“I’m really looking forward to leading this years' Craft Jury at Golden Drum celebrating Craft and elevating the importance of it within our industry.

As designers we seek to solve problems for our client... interrogating and understanding the issue and seeking insights that will help us unlock a unique idea. A strong idea, that gives a brand or piece of work its emotional edge, translating abstract strategies into actionable, tangible expressions that resonate with people. That move people.

But all of this falls short if the drive for distinctiveness in execution, the love poured into materials and finishes, the attention to every detail is not there. Without craft everything falls short.

I am really looking forward to celebrating the work that went the extra mile and transformed the idea into exquisite reality!"