Joe Perez is a creative director with a background in graphic design and filmmaking who has established an iconic style, expressed through raw minimalist design. After working with Kanye West for nearly a decade, he launched his own design studio where he continued catering his unique vision to a wide range of clients, including Beyoncé, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Nike, and President Joe Biden.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the festival, Joe Perez will be joined on stage by award-winning multidisciplinary artist and founder of METAL & DVST, Kelly Korzun. Launched in 2014, METAL & DVST is a personal collection of original in-depth interviews with the industry’s top emerging and established artists, including Karim Rashid, Stefan Sagmeister, Esteban Diacono, Joe Perez, Saad Moosajee, Fabien Montique, Jean Jullien, Sara Blake, and others.