Wayne Hemingway

Designer

Wayne Hemingway, with his wife Geraldine, were the co-founders and proprietors of the award winning international fashion label Red or Dead. The label was very successful during the 1980s and 90s winning British Fashion Council awards three years consecutively. Having sold off their stake in the company in 1999 they set up hemingwaydesign specialising in building and product design.

hemingwaydesign are currently working with George Wimpey Homes on the design and master planning of the Staithes South Bank development in Gateshead. They are also working on housing schemes in North London and the Thames Gateway. Wayne is an active campaigner to improve the quality of house design in the UK. He is the Chairman of Building for Life, a CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) funded organization that promotes excellence in the design of new housing. He is currently on the judging panel for an international design competition for the regeneration of the Byker Wall development, and has previously judged the Sterling Prize for Architecture.