Neville Wakefield

CARTIER

THE SOCIAL LAB : PROGRAM AND CONTENT CURATOR

Celebrating the life and spirit of Alberto Santos-Dumont the Cartier Social Lab took place over three days in San Francisco. A series of talks, panel discussions, listenings rooms and tastings explored themes that ranged from intrepid design, dreams, sustaining futures, invention and failure to mind over matter. Participants included amongst others Larry Jackson, Frida Pinto, Melanie laurent, Bob Roth, Laird Hamilton, Aimee Mullins, Ma Yansong, Leo Villareal, Es Devlin, Idris Elba, Stewart Brand, Kevin Kelly, David Lachapelle, Danielle de La Falaise and Sam Taylor-Johnson.

‘Curated by Neville Wakefield, the Social Lab creates connections that build into a brainstorm of ideas. Hailing from diverse worlds, these luminaries share a generous and open spirit that makes them special. All of them are bold, fearless, and driven, ceaselessly taking their work, life, and passions ever further. In doing so, they make the world more amazing, more exciting, and more interesting for us all.'