TC & Friends is an international design agency working with a diverse range of clients from startups to heritage brands. We offer a bespoke service to those who believe in the power of great design to deliver excellent, enduring outcomes.
With over 30 years experience in the luxury industry, our premium ethos is embedded into everything we do.
We believe great design should be ubiquitous.
We believe every touchpoint with an audience is an opportunity to advance your message with style, purpose and flair.
We believe in Design Excellence, Everywhere.
Tony Chambers is a Creative Director, Design Consultant and Editor. He is the founder of creative agency TC & Friends and co-founder, with artist Ryan Gander, of OTOMOTO – the design, art and ideas platform.
Tony is the editor and creative director of the definitive monograph of designer Paul Smith published by Phaidon and the Co-Chair of Brainstorm Design, Fortune magazine’s design & business conference held in Singapore.
From 2003 to 2018 Tony served as Brand & Content Director, Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director of Wallpaper* magazine, for which he still contributes. He also served as Art Director of British GQ and Art Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine.
Under Tony’s leadership, Wallpaper* was transformed into a hugely successful global lifestyle brand. He introduced a series of over 100 pocket City Guides, a pioneering website and social media platform, an in-house creative agency, an interior design service, and the online retail platform WallpaperSTORE*.
He is also the creator of Wallpaper*Handmade, an annual exhibition at Salone del Mobile which brings together the finest designers, artists, craftsmen and manufacturers to collaborate on one-of-a-kind pieces.
Tony has worked with creative luminaries such as Jean Nouvel, Philippe Starck, Louise Bourgeois, Karl Lagerfeld, Hedi Slimane, Christian Marclay, Thomas Heatherwick and Zaha Hadid.
He has twice been named the PPA Designer of the Year and twice Editor of the Year by the BSME, and is the recipient of the Mark Boxer Award for outstanding services to the Publishing Industry – the most prestigious honour in British publishing.
Tony sits on the board of Trustees of the Barbican Arts Centre and the Whitechapel Galleries Ventures board.
Meet the team
Georgia Dehn
CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Georgia Dehn has over 15 years experience as a journalist and copywriter. While working as a staff writer at The Telegraph Magazine, she spent the best part of a decade interviewing a vast array of subjects — from artists and designers such as Peter Blake and Kenneth Grange to big screen actors including Eddie Redmayne and Jennifer Lawrence. She has also contributed to The Guardian and Wallpaper* Magazine.
Zulum Elumogo
MANAGING DIRECTOR
As Managing Director, Zulum Elumogo leads on business development, strategy and communications. Previously Special Advisor at freuds communications, Zulum worked with clients such as Bolt, Comic Relief, Dior, Premier League and Vogue on their communications strategies and public presentation.
A passionate advocate for the Arts, Culture and high quality education for all, Zulum is currently on the Board of Fair Education Alliance and the Barbican Centre, Europe’s largest multi-arts venue.
Zulum was President and Chairman of the London School of Economics Students’ Union from 2018 to 2020, making him the first Black man to hold the position in the LSE’s 125-year history.
In April 2024, Zulum was named in Forbes Europe’s ’30 under 30’ Class of 2024 for Media & Marketing.
Celestine McCabe
PROJECT MANAGER
Celestine McCabe is Project Manager at TC & Friends, a role that draws on her knowledge of design, managerial skills and passion for luxury lifestyle brands.
Celestine graduated with a BA (Hons) in Surface Design from University of the Arts London in 2014 and recently honed her graphic design skills at Shillington. She has over 8 years experience working in Interiors, Architecture and Design for luxury brands such as Liberty, Harvey Nichols, Missoni Home, House of Hackney, Designers Guild and Louise Bradley.
Dylan Efinger, Betty Brunfaut, Bakhtawer Haider
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS
Betty Brunfaut and Bakhtawer Haider are Royal College of Art Alumni who specialise in graphic design, creative direction and publishing. Working together as Plan B, they blend Pakistani, German and Belgian influences.
Dylan Efinger is a graphic designer and creative hailing from the bustling streets of New York. Currently the Graphic Designer at independent lifestyle brand Lazy Oaf, Dylan cut his teeth at TC & Friends after graduating in 2021 with a BA (Hons) in graphic design from Ravensbourne University London.
Callum Majekodunmi-O’Hara
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Callum Majekodunmi-O’Hara is a Designer at TC & Friends. After graduating with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design from Ravensbourne University London in 2021, Callum worked as a Designer at ChillCreate, a boutique design agency specialising in Arts, Culture and Heritage.
His projects include ‘The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of Black British Fashion’ at Somerset House, the launch of Brixton House in 2022, and 'Black Atlantic' at The Fitzwilliam Museum.