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Ryan Noon is a creative director, curator, and consultant with over 15 years of global experience spanning contemporary art, fashion, design education, and executive leadership. His work is guided by a passion for innovation, storytelling, and building meaningful platforms for creative expression and community engagement.

Ryan’s career began early—founding a clothing label at age 15 and later earning a BA in Fashion Design with Print at the prestigious Central Saint Martins. He launched his eponymous London Fashion Week label in 2009, selling a menswear collection to 15 boutiques across the UK, Japan, the USA, and Europe. He went on to design prints and textiles for Alexander McQueen under the direction of Lee McQueen. He further sharpened his vision at Henrik Vibskov in Copenhagen before joining Nike in 2010, where he held a series of transformative roles for over a decade.

At Nike, Ryan launched and led the Blue Ribbon Studio—an innovation lab serving 1,200 global creatives—which he built from the ground up. BRS marked a seismic shift for creativity at the brand, fostering a culture of innovation not seen since Nike’s founding 50 years prior. His work included leading the graphic rebranding of Nike Court, where he developed signature looks for Serena Williams, Roger Federer, and Maria Sharapova, and directed graphic and print strategies for global product lines. He also initiated collaborations with Liberty, Jean Jullien, P.A.M., and others, while writing a series of books on the Grand Slams. For 2 years he lead the trend research division, researching culture shift to direct the brand's creative vision. In 2012, he created Tight of the Moment, a limited-edition series of engineered graphic apparel that carved out a massive new business and hype opportunity for the brand.

As a curator and gallerist, Ryan founded NOON Projects in 2022 in Los Angeles—a contemporary art space known for its nuanced programming and support of emerging and historical artists. His work bridges disciplines with a human-centered, queer-informed, and materially sensitive approach. Noon has created programs with visionary creatives including Susan Cianciolo, Mary Lattimore, ScanLAB Projects, Zina Saro-Wiwa, and Samin Nosrat.

In the consulting space, Ryan advises on creative strategy, program design, innovation ecosystems, and organizational development. Clients include Mattel, Market Studios, PICA, SXSW, and educational institutions such as PNCA and Central Saint Martins, where he has taught and given lectures. In 2023 he joined the S.E.E.D. program at adidas—an industry apprenticeship education for women—where he spent two years teaching footwear design.

His specialisms include brand strategy, print, pattern, and product design, creative operations, curation, community-building, and immersive space-making. Ryan thrives in environments where creativity meets culture, and where visionary and bold ideas are grounded in thoughtful execution.

Creative Direction:
    Branding Strategy and Direction 
    Concept Development
    Print, Graphic, Apparel & Product Design
    Brand Repositioning

Curation:
    Freelance Curation
    Collection Advising
    Writing
    Program Design
    Gallery Leadership

Consulting
    Creative Strategy
    Program Design
    Innovation Studio Buildout
    Public Speaking
    Teaching