John Barratt, IDEA 2010 Jury Chair

is President/CEO of Teague where he dedicates his time to positioning Teague for future success; striking a careful balance between building the Teague brand, and safeguarding the legacy. During his four years in this position, he’s established and strengthened Teague’s partnerships with some of the world's leading brands including Hewlett-Packard, Nike, The Boeing Company, Starbucks, Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Rockwell Collins and Microsoft among others.
 
John began his career in 1990, working as a product designer at Exatiss Concept in Paris. After nearly five years of exhausting hours and clients, a few design awards and 2400 hours in the Parisian Metro, he moved on to Philips Design in Holland where he worked under the direction of Stefano Marzano.
 
John held leading positions in Philips' Hong Kong, Eindhoven and New York studios. As Strategic Design Manager, he established and implemented a coherent brand language across Philips' ranges of telecommunication products.
 
John earned his master’s degree in Industrial Design from Leicester Polytechnic, United Kingdom after receiving a bachelor’s degree in Three Dimensional Design from Teesside Polytechnic, United Kingdom.